Your favorite "action shot" card that you own
 

Please excuse if this topic has came up before, just thought it would be a fun one. Here's one of my fav's of an under rated player from my youth.

I know this one has been brought up several times...but considering I FINALLY picked it up last week for my set I can now enjoy the card...

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1971-Topps-5-...il3w~~60_3.JPG

Staying with the 71 theme, this is a pretty bad mother of a card too...one of my favorites as a kid...

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1971-Topps-Ba...61r!~~60_3.JPG

This is a really cool Mantle shot that I love...

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1965-Topps-13...!kQ~~60_12.JPG


Another favorite from my youth...did Pete ever have a helmet on when he was running??

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1977-Topps-27...N+Q~~60_12.JPG

One more...probably my favorite card when I was 9...one of the few Tito cards you can't read his name spelled out across his hat!

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1972-TOPPS-42...b(pw~~60_3.JPG

Topps flat out nailed this card...

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1972-Topps-70...3hQ~~60_57.JPG


Look at Gibsons face in this shot!! No wonder he was feared...

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1968-Topps-15...B)Hg~~60_3.JPG

Another favorite from my youth...

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1970-Topps-To...nrQ~~60_12.JPG

Safe or Out???

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1973-Topps-20...0qGQ~~60_3.JPG


I used to LOVE action cards when I was a kid...last one I promise!!

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1974-Topps-47...!2w~~60_12.JPG

Mantle Shot ?
 

John---I like that card and I have it in my set. I grew up in St Louis and had the good fortune of attending game one at age 14. Game 3 was in NY and the Cardinal pitcher off whom Mantle homered was Barney Schultz. I have always felt that the picture on that card in fact shows Mantle swinging and missing a Gibson fast ball.

Al...first off...what a series and game to go to...WOW.

I just read the "Last Boy" Mantle book and she did a great job describing that HR. Definitely a high light of the book. And I think you are 100% right...here is a photo this card obviously comes from and this is Gibson blowing one past him..TOO FUNNY. Thanks for that! Great observation...

http://www.mearsonlineauctions.com/L...1d96dc_lg.jpeg

I've always loved this one because of the sheer irony of there being absolutely no action going on in an "in action" card



http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rsP9pG5RWY...+In+Action.jpg

John O,
I wasnt aware of that Pete Rose card, now on my want list

Two of my faves...
 

http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...Palmer.tif.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgall...pps_Reggie.jpg

Action jackson
 

Good ones Keith

As a Cardinal fan I've always liked these 2

Saw this card very soon after I got interested in vintage and HAD to have it. So cool:

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psed97156e.jpg

1976 Brock
 

The 76 Brock is another one I love... the artist retouching on his right stirrup really makes this card... the scarlet color painted on adds a cool glow to his legs!

As an 11-year-old, baseball-crazed NYY fan, the most important moment of my childhood to that time:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...0Topps0010.jpg

The 73 set has lots of cool action shots

I like the cars in the background of Luis Alvarodo, and the look in Beckert's face, like he did not like the home plate ump call.

And a couple more 73's. Quiz time, which one is Joe Rudi????? And, shouldn't Bobby Bonds card actually be Willie Stargell???

Great 73 cards..I love that set! The Steve Garvey falls into the theme of whose card is it as well, not much action, and not much Garvey...

action
 

Great cards all

Well, I don't have any vintage cards that could be categorized as "action shots", so I'll share one of my favorites. I'll own it someday (but surely not a PSA 9).

The 1953 Bowman Pee Wee Reese is the first thing I thought of.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4...owmanreese.png

It's a thing of beauty!

Just wow! I would like to have a print of that Reese shot for the wall...incredible! I have never seen that card before..

Reese
 

There is an informative thread from not long ago re the 52 Reese.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...light=52+reese

As would I, John.

Like I keep saying, modern day baseball cards have nothing on the vintage cards. Just an amazing shot.

Thank you, Paul. Reading it now.

Just found out that was a b&w shot, hand colored for the '53 Bowman set.

Wow. Just wow.

1974 Seaver

nice cards everyone by the way who is that sliding in at the plate in the 1971 topps munson card rick monday?

It's pitcher Chuck Dobson

http://forums.collectors.com/message...eyword2=munson

I like the Mantle 1962 #318 Switch Hitter
http://images.search.yahoo.com/image...mb=iuUvCHoy0wO

http://loveofthegameauctions.com/Ite...0/42a_med.jpeg

I've wondered what Bob was thinking at this very moment???


http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL85/.../405568837.jpg

Looks like he's thinking "Do they teach these guys the strike zone at all?"

This card was kind of groundbreaking for its time. I was never really a Ryan collector, but this one was always cool.

http://media2.cardboardconnection.co...Nolan-Ryan.jpg

He's thinking "that's ok, pitcher. Next time you hit the ball to right field, and try to stretch a single to a double, I'm going to throw you out".