June Pickups
 

I was a little surprised this Fleer sheet of Ted Williams did not garner any attention.....and I was happy to add it to my sheet collection.

Z Wheat

Awesome pick up.:eek: By far my favorite vintage set.

1959
 

Neat item Zach...but not my favorite set :)

Added Some HOF-ers
 

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...I'm starting to like this set a bit more but 1953 Bowman Color still makes my eyes smile.

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This was the Roberto RC for me. Wanted to spend as little as possible but also get centering and focus/registration. Often the face of the batting image is so blurry. Centering is not 50/50, but best I've seen since getting into the hunt for one.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...berto-clemente

Matty- those are hard to come by, sweet looking.
sometimes those low grade ones are as nice +1
Reminded me to upload mine to my Album here.

Those are some nice '55s. One of the better looking sets, IMHO.

Thanks to Bestdj777, I got my first Venezuelan Mantle.

Thanks again Chris!

Nice roberto!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Congrats on the Mantle! Not an easy one to land. +1 on those 55 HOF's. Those are very nice.

MattC, congrats on the Clemente rookie. I have looked for one on occasion and it is extremely difficult to find a nice looking lower grade. You definitely nailed it with that one.

Thx. And here's the first no tilt bottom Ozzie I have personally come across!

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...ps-ozzie-smith

I love my sniper thingy
 

Got this 1947 Sport Magazine Premium DiMaggio for 99 CENTS!!!!!!!

Also, I finally picked up a rookie of my other favorite player.

off to a good start guys...love that ven. mantle!!!

Agreed! That Mantle is awesome!!!!

Great card Mike. Glad to see it in your collection!

An upgrade for my Furillo collection.

Very nice Bowman Carl Furillo Steve. How many different cards of him do you have?
Drew

Thanks Drew! I have 17 different cards,3 signed cards,2 signed photos,a few different team post cards,some regional cards ,a few AP photos and some other things I'm forgetting.

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http://caimages.collectors.com/psaim...andydevine.jpg

Nice Furillo RC. Congrats on the upgrade.

Duane

Thanks Duane!

Bob, that's a gorgeous Herb Score!

I am always a little sad when I look at his cards. I can't help but feel that a cruel twist of fate deprived baseball fans of one of the great pitching careers.

As his Baseball Reference page already notes, he would have had the lowest hits allowed per 9 innings pitched in history if he'd only thrown another 141 innings. Over 858 1/3 IP, he allowed only 6.4 hits per 9. And what's odd is that, even though he never regained his form after getting hit, he still didn't allow that many hits. In 1959, two years after being hit by the line drive, he led the league with 6.9 hits allowed per 9, and 8.2 Ks per 9. He just didn't have the command, which is understandable.

In his first two years, though, he allowed 6 hits per 9 inning pitched (6.04 to be exact). Compare that to Clayton Kershaw's last five seasons (not including 2015, which thus far isn't up to his normal standards). As great as he's pitched, he still allowed 6.6 hits per 9 IP. Score allowed 6.04!

Between 1956 and 1957, Score's 6.04 hits per 9 IP was by far the best in the Majors. There were 86 pitchers to throw over 200 innings combined across those two years. Sam Jones, at 6.90 hits per 9 IP, was next best, almost a full hit behind Score.

He had 36 wins, and 508 strikeouts before age 24. Who knows what he might have accomplished.

That is a very nice looking card! Just "pops" when you look at it. Bill thanks for
the history lesson on Herb.

Bob who is the cowboy below Herb Score?

Cowboy
 

Looks like a young Andy Devine, although I doubt any young folks here would know who that was :)

The pride of Kingman Arizona!

First purchase since completing my Jackie Robinson Bond Bread set. Happy to add this one to the collection!

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...pps-hank-aaron

Outstanding looking Aaron rookie! I can't imagine any better looking PSA 3. Congrats!

bill,

spot on. really was a tragedy and worthy of much more recognition. much more! most just love him for his name, i love his entire story. i mean the guy got completely ran over by a truck at age 3 and just kept on going!! a truck, at 3! ...and 245 strikeouts in your rookie year? hot damn! well worth the time to read a lil on him.

as for the mcdougald line drive, such a class act that he didn't even finish running to first and ran straight to the mound instead. he was reportedly so overcome w/ guilt that he considering retiring if score woulda lost his eyesight. either just wouldn't happen in today's game.

jb,

as for the cowboy, ALR and Todd nailed it. it is indeed andy devine...good call!!! but i am young, sorta. and i know who he is! ; )

cb,

nice aaron rook. centering is great!

I love Andy Devine's voice; what a hoot! Remembering him right now as the first mate on the H.M.S. Henrietta in the classic, "Around the World in 80 Days".:D ---Brian Powell

I am all types of fired up over this little card right here. $110 on eBay. Rare centering, nice solid red area free of major PD, and most importantly for me: it doesn't have "caved in Mick face" on the batting Mick. Many 1960 Micks have a trick of inking that kind of makes the red cave in the side of his face.

This "3" is an upgrade of my "6," which will now be sold when I need to reach for the next big card. Nothing makes my day like upgrading to a cheaper card!

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...-mickey-mantle

Wow...
 

Nice cards, great start for June

Shaun, what a great Aaron RC! Congratulations

MattyC, beautiful Clemente RC and also real nice Mantle. Nice job!

brian or is it indy?,

his voice WAS "devine", most naturally have heard pencil thin mustache by jimmy buffett but there is also a frank zappa song accredited to him/his voice... i think the song is called ann d. devine....

Whenever I hear the name Andy Devine, I can't help but begin humming Jimmy Buffett's "Pencil Thin Mustache." That song was the first time I heard his name and the two are now intrinsically linked.

Had some pretty good luck in filling some holes in my Aaron set. I've been trying to get the Home Run Derby card for quite a while. The leader cards are Venezuelans.

Great cards! The Venezuelans are beautiful, and that Home Run Derby card is an incredibly tough one. I wish I had known you were looking for one as I broke up a near set earlier this year. Awesome cards and you must be incredibly happy to add them!

This is sure to elicit some mixed opinions, but I just picked up what I consider Topps' best card of the 1970s. It captures a HOFer in a classic pose in the absolute prime of his career. Great color too.
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I absolutely agree!!!!

Thanks Bob! Thanks for the insight on Herb Score... didn't know much about his story.

Thanks Dan!

60 Topps World Series Furillo

1954 Topps Clem Labine

Nice Furillo!

+1. I started collecting in 1974. Reggie and Aaron were, and still are, my favorites. Love or hate Reggie, you have to admit he brought excitement like few have before or since. I heard it said several years ago that Reggie's strikeouts were more exciting than most players' home runs. Awesome card.


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Happy
 

Very happy with this one....


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Picking up on my 1978 Reggie Jackson comment (best Topps card of the decade), I wrote a mini-blog on my Top Ten Topps Cards of the 1970s. Enjoy!

https://jasoncards.wordpress.com/201...-of-the-1970s/

78 Reggie is one of my favorite baseball cards. I adore the 1980 Nolan Ryan for the same reason-- just a badass looking card of a major talent in his prime. When card design, color, photo, and subject all come together it's a wonderful thing!

Sweet Aaron! Nice score and definitely looks better than the grade!

Some more low key pick ups
 

There is a lot of joy to be found in the mid-range...high grade cards, low prices, names you know and love..I don't think I ever consciously aware of this Weaver card. Love the image.

Good ones of my favorite two players:

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Knowing that these are hard to find centered. And how most of the guys here, i envy for their NOLAN RYAN RC cards. Yes, that includes you Begsus and MattyC.
With some advice from MattyC, i finally decided to land mine. And hope it arrives safely.
I had a few messages with this seller and had a best offer which expired last week and found out today he lowered it within my price range. The National Treasure card is a bonus.
I had to look at Begsu's collection, and noticed the differences, need to see the backs bro.
Was trying to find the old thread on the backs/reverse, couldnt find it.
FOUND THE THREAD: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...milton+bradley

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTE4N1gxMD...VYR5X/$_57.JPG

Been chasing a nice copy of this one for a long time:


http://www.ellisburkscollector.com/i...son_franks.jpg

Took about a month, but put this set of Billy Williams cards together as a gift for my son! Still short a couple of cards for the full set, and have already upgraded the 1965 & 1970 and picked up the 1972 IA card today, but not by my scanner to get them scanned in.
I would like to than all of the Net54 members that assisted me in putting together this set of cards! Still looking for the missing cards and also would like to upgrade a couple others before giving to him if anyone can help with any, just let me know!

Thanks again,
Steve

Nice job on Billy W! His 1964 is one of my faves.

That '74 has always puzzled me. Why did Topps put a dreamy, surreal bright yellow/green background on that sucker??

A few odds and ends to the "Rookie" Collection. Nothing spectacular, but I enjoy them. The Kellogg's Eckersley was in a PSA 9 holder and the Kellogg's Murray was in a PSA 8.

Yes, it really jumps out! Do you think there's any chance it was just the actual photo, maybe with a weird glare or reflection? I will say I kind of like it. And Williams himself may stand out a bit more against the background than if it were regular coloring.

Very cool 74 Williams; never laid eyes on that card before!

Finally found the centered 75 Ryan of my dreams.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...pps-nolan-ryan

This was an unusual pickup for me. I don't normally go after autographs. Still, here was a great looking card of a star I didn't already have in my 1976 collection, and the autograph seemed to add that much more to the aesthetics.
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What a cool looking card! Another I've never before seen. Gotta love this place for that.

I read about it on the WhenToppsHadBalls blog and thought, "Yes, this really is a beautiful card."

http://whentoppshadballs.blogspot.co...r-620.html?m=1

Matty,

Nice 75 Topps Nolan. 75's are tough to find centered. Congrats.

Very underrated player. Nice cards!

More of my favorites:
 

HOF RC's
 

Added a few more HOF RC's

Wow! You didn't mess around...straight for the 10s!

Finally a centered one...
 

http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/204295...S_0002_NEW.JPG

...my scanner doesn't do well with the thick old Beckett slabs....the sub-grade on the back is " Centering 9.5" which is pretty heady stuff , coming from BGS.

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Nice card Mike! The '62 is my favorite Clemente .

Man is that a nice card!

Nice looking 62 Clemente! A very nice price performer with great eye-appeal!

So true; I've looked at it several times now. Really strikes the eye like an 8 it's so nice. A true find. Again, congrats.

Beautiful Clemente! Really tough year to find centered that well, really presents well for a 5.5!

not sure who this Henry Rawn guy is but he looked so much like Hank Aaron I picked it up. ; )

per the 75 ryan:

that ugly "thing"? *

*joke from another board

I saw that too. Heck i didnt even notice the chipping as pointed out.
Who in their right mind would spend 50 bucks on it? LMFAO!!
I think the guy didnt understand the point coming across of spending over 1k for what is graded a psa9 (that looks like a 8).

if I had to pick outright, i'd take matt's copy.

the twelve hundred dollar difference would just be the cherry on top.

WELL, I DID IT AGAIN!!!
This was the one i was going for intentionally, but i could not pass up the regular Topps i got before. SO, i picked it in hope, i would not be left empty handed. Now LOOK!!!
I ended up grabbing BOTH!!! a TOPPS & a MILTON BRADLEY verson
And after putting it down my want list, i guess it was about timing here. I defintely did not expect this outcome, I had thought i would grab my Mays RC before this happened.


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Am getting ever closer to my 1956 Topps Brooklyn Dodgers set. Just picked up this one up--
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Got this '68 Topps Venezuelan Joe Torre in the mail today. I also got this little '69 Transogram Torre guy too! Today was a great mail day!
Two more pieces of my Joe Torre puzzle complete!

Very nice Ryan RC.

I was very excited to get this one in the mail today. I was on the fence because I was looking for one in a higher grade, but I love the centering. Thanks to matt c for helping to convince me to pick it up.

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And just added one more to the 1956 Dodgers set...
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