An Off-Centered 1952 Topps Card [Could Have] Led to a Mike Piazza and Roger Clemens Friendship
Dodgers pitcher Ben Wade hit two home runs as a rookie off Warren Spahn and that’s not even the interesting part.
1952 Topps High Numbers
1952 Topps: Meet Joe Black
One of the best Dodgers pitching performances is hiding in the text of a ’52 high number.
You’re Supposed To
Faye Throneberry and I grew up in entirely different worlds. I never knew high school could be optional.
Filling in the Blanks with Johnny Kucab
Another budget high number joins the 1952 Topps set building project. There is some blank space on the back for collectors to consider.
The J.R. Richard of 1952 Topps
A Houston Astros power pitcher, a similar story from a guy who dished out shutouts at the same rate as Nolan Ryan, and the image from the 1951 World Series used on a 1952 Topps baseball card.
Going Nuclear
One does not usually associate weapons of mass destruction with the friendly neighborhood milkman. I unfortunately do.
A Razor Sharp ’52 High Number
Is there an inverse relationship between the quality of a player’s on field performance and the condition of the baseball cards entering my collection?
Peter Pan in Dodger Blue
A monster card added to the 1952 set building project, one that is twice as scarce as Mantle or Jackie.
“I Pitched to Eddie Gaedel”
Bob Cain was a frequent signer on the autograph circuit of the ’80s and ’90s. Every item bore an inscription about the same event.
Joe Adcock: Architecture, Protection, 336 Home Runs That Counted and One That Didn’t
Tracking down the skyscraper randomly adorning the background of this 1952 high number.