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

[Topnotchsy]

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

[Topnotchsy]

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

[Topnotchsy]

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:

[Topnotchsy]

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!

[Topnotchsy]

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/

[MVSNYC]

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