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

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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

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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

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

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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.)

[packs]

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:

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Originally Posted by packs

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:

That's very cool!

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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/

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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.

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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.

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In honor of his induction into the Hall of Fame.

CC Sabathia's MLB debut lineup card

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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.

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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/

[Scott Garner]

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.

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.