Louisville Slugger Glove Cards

[ArmourPhil]

Have been collecting the Louisville Slugger cards since the first release of Garvey back in 1981. In the early 1990s the set became very confusing.

I originally gave the info to Lemke for the Std CAtalog (~2005) which had release years on the initial cards. The list in there now is impossible to understand since there are no card numbers and now no card dates.

I came upon your thread which has helped a lot. With this info I propose the following checklist . I have used the back info to determine the year the card was released. See that column for details.

Right now the goal is to lock in the players, teams and major variations (Taiwan vs Philippines; blue border vs black border etc )

The last 3 cards on the list Sanders, Jones and Stottlymre are listed in the Std catalog but I have never seen them and no one on this thread mentions them. Does anyone know if they really exist ???

Let me know if I have missed any MAJOR variations. Comments are appreciated....Phil

[ALR-bishop]

Phil- thanks for your effort and contribution. Very Helpful.

On Hershiser besides the differences in place of origin and black and blue, there are significant front cropping differences in the front photo, plus the Bull Dog version posted above. Also I have two black Hershisers, one light ( Taiwan) and one dark ( Philippines). Also two dark blues, Taiwan and Philippine

Not sure if the Ruth card should be included or viewed as a separate item

[ArmourPhil]

please send me or post pics of the Hersheiser's you think I am not listing ...thanks

[ALR-bishop]

Will do when I have the chance , and then you can send me scans of what you have I do not

[ArmourPhil]

Can anyone help me get the Butler, McDowell and Davis/Dodgers cards ??

[4reals]

Very hard cards to find, good luck!

[autograf]

Good luck Phil. I look every day for those and Ventura.

[ALR-bishop]

My wife and her family were all shareholders in H&B which made the Louisville Slugger bats. Their grandfather was a major shareholder and director of the company. That connection scored us a lot of World Series tickets over the years

H&B has a very nice Museum in Louisville. Worth a visit if you are ever there. I asked the company Secretary why they did not have an exhibit of these cards like they do for the bats. I don't think it ever occurred to them. I asked if they had a master list of all the player cards they produced in Taiwan, the Philippines or elsewhere. They did not. It was of no real interest to anyone I talked to threre.

For the most part, the Louisville Slugger brand was sold by H&B to Wilson a couple of years back. The company really only owns the bat factory and Museum in Louisville now. It was always a family run business ( Hillerich as opposed to Bradsby) that was not up to the new competitors in the bat market.

Card history and documentation about what they produced did not seem important to anyone I could find. And whether there are 5 or 6 or more Hershiser variants clearly is of no interest to anyone at H & B

[sb1]

I realize this is not the proper place to buy and sell, but I have a group of nine different of these that I would like to sell and feel like they would not get any attention in the BST under normal conditions.

So... Here are 9 that I have.. please pm if interested., Not even sure how much. let's talk and make a deal for someone.

[autograf]

Arrgghh....no tough ones there!

And to Al's point about the Slugger Museum......if you're ever in the area, it is a great place for a couple hour visit. Muhammad Ali museum is within walking distance as is the Louisville Science Museum and the Frazier museum of history.....focusing heavily on guns and weaponry. All about 2 hour diversions. If you come to Louisville for the Hunts auction which is generally on the second Saturday of November, they always have free admission to the museum on that day.

And to Al's other point.....they don't have much in the ephemera type of stuff on display at the museum. It's all about the bats but some of the tangent stuff would make such a great display. No mini bats. No bat banks. No pens/pencils. Little to no advertising....posters, point of sale, die cut, etc. Love the place, but they could really add to it.

[ArmourPhil]

Originally Posted by ArmourPhil

Can anyone help me get the Butler, McDowell and Davis/Dodgers cards ??

If you all heard someone screaming on the east coast the other day it was me after I realized that I missed the auction of the cards that I was missing i.e. McDowell, Butler and Davis and Boggs variations.....

I'm sure one of you got them...congrats...

I have put together a powerpoint slide set of all the different cards and variations that I know of today. I think it is now 31 total. If you want a copy of this file send me a private message with your email ...Phil

[mrmopar]

I saw those listings and although didn't recall the thread, did recognize that I had never seen the Butler or McDowell cards before. They were already too high for my taste,so I didn't bid but I saved scans of them. I went after the Bostock glove tag, but lost that one. I did get that hologram Will Clark tag and a Maddux from same seller though.

[aragben243]

Well all my net 54 baseball card fans I have sent a Louisville slugger baseball card Eric Davis Chicago blue mint blue uniform it will be on auction March 12th with Mile high cards out of Denver so if anyone's interested and purchasing that card look out for the auction on March 12th

[aragben243]

Well all my net 54 baseball card fans I have sent a Louisville slugger baseball card Eric Davis Chicago blue mint blue uniform it will be on auction March 12th with Mile high cards out of Denver so if anyone's interested and purchasing that card look out for the auction on March 12th.

[ALR-bishop]

[ArmourPhil]

working with Al Richter on this. Appears there may be 1 or two more Hershisers ...I will post when I can confirm.