Lineup cards: Let’s see what’s out there.

[Topnotchsy]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

I picked up my first line-up card in a mixed lot of collectibles a little while ago. It's from the Pirates in April 1976.

Looks like 4/30/1976

Dave Parker's 6th career HR.

Very cool.

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9/10/1951 Yankees lineup card

Features a rookie Mickey Mantle in right field playing next to Joe DiMaggio in the latter's 10th to last (regular season) game.

One of 3 Mantle/DiMaggio lineup cards from 1951 known to still exist.

[Topnotchsy]

Sometimes you go into a game knowing it could be important. Maybe it is the debut of a highly touted prospect. Or it is the final game of the season with playoff implications

Other times you don't know before, but you figure it out during the game. Maybe a big star gets 4 home runs, or a pitcher pitches a no-hitter.

Other times, the significance of a moment is only noticable some time later.

On August 22, 2023, Mike Trout returned from injury. He played one game and returned to the injured list for the remainder of the season.

At the end of the year, Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers.

The result is that this game represents the final time that Trout and Ohtani played together as teammates. Likely the final time their names will ever be penciled in on the same 'official batting order' card.

[MVSNYC]

Jeff, great Angels lineup card!

And the '51 Yanks ain't bad either

[Topnotchsy]

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.

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by Topnotchsy

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

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

[Topnotchsy]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

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