The printing of baseball cards for sale goes back to the middle of the 19th century. Packaged with products as diverse as cigarettes and bubble gum, the modest little collector's items were swapped by school boys. Today, they offer a lucrative investment opportunity. A card depicting the legendary Babe Ruth sold not long ago for tens of thousands of dollars.
The items were traded, flipped, tossed and even attached to bicycle spokes using clothes pins. Just imagine fixing hundreds of hundred dollar bills on the wheels of a bike just to hear the cool sound they make. Among the famed idols whose faces graced what eventually became a license to print money were Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Babe Ruth.
Born George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the legendary pitcher and outfielder was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1895 and died in New York City in 1948. He batted and threw left-handed. He was named the best baseball player of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated Magazine.
Lou Gehrig was a pitch hitter and first baseman for the New York Yankees for his entire 17-year career. He was known as The Iron Horse owing to his enduring stamina. His career batting average was 340. On his 36th birthday, Gehrig was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder that was ultimately christened, "Lou Gehrig's Disease." Gehrig had such stature with the city, that New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia had the flags of the city flown at half staff when Gehrig died in 1941.
Known almost as well for his brief marriage to Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999) played center field for the New York Yankees for the duration of his 13 years in major league baseball. He held the record for a 56-game hitting streak in 1941, a record which stands to this day. He had two brothers, Vince and Dom, who both played the position of center field. DiMaggio was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
Mickey Charles Mantle (1931-1995) played first base and centerfield for the New York Yankees for 18 seasons between 1951 and 1968. He played in 12 World Series and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Himself the recipient of a liver transplant, Mantle established a foundation to raise the public's awareness of the need for organ donations.
"Georgia Peach, " Tyrus Raymond (Ty) Cobb was born in a small, rural community in Georgia in 1886. For the first 22 years of his pro baseball career, Cobb played outfield for the Detroit Lions. He finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. A film of his life was made in 1994 in which Tommy Lee Jones played the leading role. Clever investments in General Motors and Coca Cola enabled Cobb to establish a college scholarship for students from Georgia.
Baseball cards for sale may be found on a variety of auction sites. Countries where they are most popular are Canada, Cuba, Japan and the United States. The face of the cards would bear the image of the player, along with his name and club affiliation. The back sides would contain extra biographical information along with the players' statistics to date. Common sponsors of the cards included bubble gum manufacturers and tobacco companies.
The items were traded, flipped, tossed and even attached to bicycle spokes using clothes pins. Just imagine fixing hundreds of hundred dollar bills on the wheels of a bike just to hear the cool sound they make. Among the famed idols whose faces graced what eventually became a license to print money were Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Babe Ruth.
Born George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the legendary pitcher and outfielder was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1895 and died in New York City in 1948. He batted and threw left-handed. He was named the best baseball player of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated Magazine.
Lou Gehrig was a pitch hitter and first baseman for the New York Yankees for his entire 17-year career. He was known as The Iron Horse owing to his enduring stamina. His career batting average was 340. On his 36th birthday, Gehrig was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disorder that was ultimately christened, "Lou Gehrig's Disease." Gehrig had such stature with the city, that New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia had the flags of the city flown at half staff when Gehrig died in 1941.
Known almost as well for his brief marriage to Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999) played center field for the New York Yankees for the duration of his 13 years in major league baseball. He held the record for a 56-game hitting streak in 1941, a record which stands to this day. He had two brothers, Vince and Dom, who both played the position of center field. DiMaggio was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
Mickey Charles Mantle (1931-1995) played first base and centerfield for the New York Yankees for 18 seasons between 1951 and 1968. He played in 12 World Series and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Himself the recipient of a liver transplant, Mantle established a foundation to raise the public's awareness of the need for organ donations.
"Georgia Peach, " Tyrus Raymond (Ty) Cobb was born in a small, rural community in Georgia in 1886. For the first 22 years of his pro baseball career, Cobb played outfield for the Detroit Lions. He finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. A film of his life was made in 1994 in which Tommy Lee Jones played the leading role. Clever investments in General Motors and Coca Cola enabled Cobb to establish a college scholarship for students from Georgia.
Baseball cards for sale may be found on a variety of auction sites. Countries where they are most popular are Canada, Cuba, Japan and the United States. The face of the cards would bear the image of the player, along with his name and club affiliation. The back sides would contain extra biographical information along with the players' statistics to date. Common sponsors of the cards included bubble gum manufacturers and tobacco companies.
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