Jeff, great Angels lineup card!

And the '51 Yanks ain't bad either :)

Was flipping through some of my oldest lineup cards yesterday and decided to take them out and take a group picture.

Seeing them together is a reminder of how little regard they were given. Meant to be used and tossed. Today, 80-90 years later, the few that remained are generally worn, ripped, stapled, stained, dirty, faded etc.

For me, they tell the story of baseball in a way that almost no other item can match. The player names, the substitutions, the manager's signature etc. All from in the action.

Lineup cards in the photo range from 1933-1944. 4 are WOrld Series linup cards. Manager signatures include Walter Johnson, Connie Mack, Joe Cronin, Joe McCarthy, Bill Terry and Bucky Harris. Some prominent names include Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Jummie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Earl Averill, Mel Ott, Ernie Lombardi, Leo Durocher and many others both remembered and forgotten.

Thanks for sharing Jeff. Here are a couple 1953 for Boudreau and Dykes.

Super cool, thanks for sharing! I love seeing vintage lineup cards.

Looks like 5/27/1953 Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics

https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...95305270.shtml

Excited about this pickup. Never seen a Robin Yount rookie season lineup card before.

Dan Haren 1st Career Start as a Marlin
 

Dan Haren 1st Career start as a Marlin

Nice! Haren had a really strong career. 150+ wins, ERA+ 0f 109, 3 time All-Star. Do you collect Haren particularly? I think I have a couple of Haren win lineup cards from over the years. (Manager lineup cards.)

Lineup card from CC Sabathia's MLB debut.

4/28/2001 Cardinals signed lineup card.

Pujols 8th career HR. He tied the rookie record for most homeruns in April (since surpassed by a number of players).

Signed by Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa.

Here is the Rangers copy of their dugout lineup card from 09/23/21 when they visited Camden Yards.

It's a long story, but it took awhile for to arrive (the Orioles copy was never made available) however the game holds personal significance to me because my son performed the National Anthem (sax solo) that evening for the first time in a MLB park.

I'm going to mat/frame it with a few photos and a ticket (yes, I was able to buy a physical ticket that night!) and will surprise him with it for an upcoming birthday:
https://i.imgur.com/LlIOCsG.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/2By8y8V.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/ZK0Sxzx.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/QfRkDaX.jpg

That's super cool and more meaningful than any player milestone. Post a pic when you get it matted and framed!

Awesome stuff, Bill! I love it. How cool for your son...

Thanks Jeff & Scott! I'll post a picture of the finished project once complete.

Bill, this is really rad! Congrats!

Nolan Ryan final career win #324 dugout card
 

I'm happy to have finally got around to completing a framed project that I've been thinking about.

Here is the original dugout card from HOF Nolan Ryan's last career win on 8/15/93 @ CLE at now defunct Municipal Stadium.
Nolan signed and inscribed the dugout card 6-8 years ago.
The snapshots were taken during Nolan's warmup prior to this game.
Up on the wall above my desk where I can enjoy it every day.
I love it! :cool:

Looks great Scott!

That is killer. Your framed pieces really bring out the best in the items.

Thanks Bill & Jeff!

I was able to purchase a small collection (6 pieces) of 1960's Yankees lineup cards from the son of a former boxer who also did some security gigs. He sent me a picture of him and his Dad with Roger Maris.

The collection included these 3:

• Mantle HR
• Maris HR
• Johnny Keane (manager) signed lineup card. He managed the Yankees for just a few games more than one season. I don't believe I have ever seen a Keane signed lineup card before.

On May 31, 1938 the Yankees played the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The day after 81,000 showed up for a Yankees/Red Sox doubleheader, there were just 6,917 in attendance to see the Yankees beat the Red Sox 12-5. Tommy Henrich, Bill Dickey and Red Rolfe hit home runs for the Yankees. Jimmie Foxx hit a grandslam for the Red Sox. Joe DiMaggio had a 2B and 2 walks, and Lou Gehrig had one hit.

A small ceremony was held to celebrate Lou Gehrig's 2000th consecutive career game. Unlike by Ripken, where there was a number (Gehrig's 2130) to target, Gehrig had already blown past everyone by a long shot, and so 2000 was the major moment.

(The person I purchased this from chose to get the lineup card signature authenticated, though I'll likely crack it out when I have a moment.)

For more info:
https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-...secutive-game/

Jeff, the additions to your collection never cease to amaze!

Thanks! I've been lucky to be able to acquire some really cool ones (and to collect a niche that most others ignore :) but I'm a little in shock to have this pair to be honest.

Was looking up some information and discovered that for Anthony Rizzo's MLB debut, John Hirschbeck was behind the plate.

I purchased the vast majority of John Hirschbeck's personal collection of lineup cards a few years back, so I went to the box of uncatalogued lineup cards I have, and there it was! Always fun finding pieces like this years after the collection was purchased.

For those of you who collect lineup cards here are some to look for:

https://www.aol.com/writing-wall-gia...033459359.html.

It mentions far down in the article that former MLer Jerry Narron also does this.

That's a really cool article, thanks for sharing it.

Over the past few days I finalized a purchase of a collection of lineup cards from the family of a former umpire. Purchased a subset of the lineup cards that they had (around 40 pairs of lineup cards). Many are rookie season lineup cards from players like Griffey, Frank Thomas, Jeter, Pujols, David Ortiz and Miguel Cabrera, (which I love and think are a super underrated and rare collectible, but also recognize that most people probably don't see anything significant in them), but also some other really cool ones which I look forward to sharing!

Posting with permission from Leon.

For those who appreciate baseball history and lineup cards, I have created a Facebook Page where I look at baseball history through the lens of lineup cards The plan is to look at baseball stories large and small.

The latest post focuses on father's and sons in baseball.

For those who are on Facebook, I'll love for you to take a look, and if you enjoy what you see, like and follow the page.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php...61560697693269

1973 World Series Game 1.

A's vs Mets

Willie Mays final career series and start.

Oh wow Jeff this is awesome!

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Thanks! Picked up a couple of collections recently which are really cool and I'm really excited about! Will be sharing some over the coming days/weeks.

Rickey Henderson final career stolen base.

That game was a fascinating 'summary' of Rickey's career. I posted a full write-up in my Facebook Page, "Baseball History through Lineup Cards."

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560697693269

RIP "Baby Bull" Orlando Cepeda.


Did a write-up on my Facebook page, Baseball History through Lineup Cards
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...eric&ref=notif

Two of the 50 or so games where Griffey Jr and Sr played together.

Lineup card from 9/11/1949

Game was the 2nd of a doubleheader, as noted on the card.

The game featured many of the Cardinals who remain well known to this day with HOF Red Schoendienst getting a 2B, Enos Slaughter walking before being replaced, Marty Marion walking a couple of times and Stan Musial leading the way with 3 this and 2 homeruns.

Musial and Slaughter would finish the season #2 and #3 in the MVP race (behind Jackie Robinson). Similarly, the Cardinals would finish the season 1 game behind the Dodgers for the pennant.

Perhaps surprisingly, I have come across under 10 lineup cards with Musial on them in all my time collecting these, both live, being sold online and in completed listings from auction houses. This is only the third Musial HR game I have ever come across, and the only multi-HR game I have found.

Obviously they are not nearly as in demand as a Musial HR game bat or jersey, but I am quite confident that fewer HR lineup cards exist than HR bats or jerseys. (For jerseys, obviously, any one that exists was almost certainly worn for multiple HR's.)

Not a line up card but I thought this crowd might find this interesting. Here is one of John Sterling's scorecards from a Yankees radio broadcast:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...73db2f2d52.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...83897e2ecd.jpg

That's very cool!

I imagine that many who post or view this thread are already familiar with this, but I wanted to take a moment and mention the new book on lineup cards that just came out.

Tom O'Reilly, who I believe is a member of this site wrote the first book ever written on lineup cards.

The book has a ton of photos and stories about cool lineup cards, provides a great overview of the history of lineup cards, and lots of really cool info.

I was interviewed for the book and some of the images come from my collection. Other members of this site were also interviewed and shared parts of their collection.


https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-lineup-card/

Thanks to the Lineup Guru Jeff, for this Judge Rookie Lineup Card!

Very cool. :cool:

Glad we could work something. Your Yankee lineup card collection is awesome!

Thanks Jeff! Most of which came from you! :)

(And thanks Dewey!)

Carl Yastrzemski's final career RBI. I believe when he retired he was 10th all-time.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AnYDUzy9u/

The fascinating story of the rehatching of the San Diego Padres Chicken Mascot. I've written up the details in my Facebook Page, "Baseball History Through Lineup Cards"

May 26, 1935 St Louis Browns lineup card. Browns lost to the Red Sox 8-7.

Not many notable players on the Browns at that time, with the exception of an elderly Rogers Hornsby, who was a player/manager.

Signed by Hornsby.

Lineup card from the day Manny Ramirez was called up the Majors. He was supposed to start at DH but arrived to the ballpark just before game time and Mike Hargrove reconsidered. He would make his debut the next day.

I did a full write-up of Manny's career (and Manny being Manny) on my Facebook page, "Baseball History through Lineup Cards"

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BUMZSKksn/

Jesse Barfield MLB debut

I shared these around 6 months ago, but sharing them again in light of the awful news that Rickey Henderson has passed away.

Hard to believe that someone so charismatic and full of life is gone at such a young age, but of course, life does not make that sort of promise.

Ending off 2024 with a World Series lineup card.

It's been a slow project that I will never complete, but I've been trying to acquire a lineup card from every World Series. Up to 19 at this time.

In honor of his induction into the Hall of Fame.

CC Sabathia's MLB debut lineup card

Bob Forch pitches the first no-hitter at home for the Cardinals in over 50 years and the first no-hitter at Busch Memorial Stadium (he would go on to pitch the only other no-hitter at the stadium as well).

I was told that Forch is the only Cardinals pitcher ever to throw 2 no-hitters.

Lou Brock passes Billy Hamilton for the stolen base record.

Full story is a fascinating perspective into baseball records. No one knew that Brock was setting the record in this game, and Brock had been celebrated for breaking Ty Cobb's mark (despite him never actually holding the record).

Have a full write-up about that on my page: Baseball History through Lineup Cards
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18wUugc722/

Ryan faces Aaron for the final time game used dugout card
 

Recently back from the framer, I finally completed a project that I have been contemplating for quite a while.

This is the game used dugout card from the June 15th, 1976 game in which HOF Nolan Ryan faced HOF great Hank Aaron for the final time.
Aaron came into the game as a pinch hitter late in the game and was fanned by the All-Time Strikeout King Nolan Ryan (5,714 career strikeouts).
Ryan pitches a 2-hit shutout with 9 K's and defeats the Brew Crew 1-0.
An epic last duel involving two MLB greats. :cool:

Original period-correct snapshots of The Express and Hammerin' Hank wearing a Milwaukee Brewers uniform in his final season in the MLB.

This dugout card was loaned to the (now closed) Ryan Center museum in Alvin, TX in 1999 (Ryan's HOF Induction Year).
The red placard was created for the display by the Ryan Center.
Aaron signed the dugout card IP for me back in the early 1990's at a signing in So Cal.
Nolan signed the card as well before returning it to me in 2002 after being on display for 4 years.

Many thanks to net54 good-guy Gary Scamehorn for allowing me to complete this project by finding the Aaron Brewers snapper that I had been searching for. :D

congratulations Scott, it looks fantastic!

Bill

Thanks Bill!

Scott that's an awesome display, Congrats!