Jeff, great Angels lineup card!

And the '51 Yanks ain't bad either :)

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.

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

Excited about this pickup. Never seen a Robin Yount rookie season lineup card before.

Dan Haren 1st Career Start as a Marlin
 

Dan Haren 1st Career start as a Marlin

Nice! Haren had a really strong career. 150+ wins, ERA+ 0f 109, 3 time All-Star. Do you collect Haren particularly? I think I have a couple of Haren win lineup cards from over the years. (Manager lineup cards.)

Lineup card from CC Sabathia's MLB debut.

4/28/2001 Cardinals signed lineup card.

Pujols 8th career HR. He tied the rookie record for most homeruns in April (since surpassed by a number of players).

Signed by Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa.

Here is the Rangers copy of their dugout lineup card from 09/23/21 when they visited Camden Yards.

It's a long story, but it took awhile for to arrive (the Orioles copy was never made available) however the game holds personal significance to me because my son performed the National Anthem (sax solo) that evening for the first time in a MLB park.

I'm going to mat/frame it with a few photos and a ticket (yes, I was able to buy a physical ticket that night!) and will surprise him with it for an upcoming birthday:
https://i.imgur.com/LlIOCsG.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/2By8y8V.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/ZK0Sxzx.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/QfRkDaX.jpg

That's super cool and more meaningful than any player milestone. Post a pic when you get it matted and framed!

Awesome stuff, Bill! I love it. How cool for your son...

Thanks Jeff & Scott! I'll post a picture of the finished project once complete.

Bill, this is really rad! Congrats!

Nolan Ryan final career win #324 dugout card
 

I'm happy to have finally got around to completing a framed project that I've been thinking about.

Here is the original dugout card from HOF Nolan Ryan's last career win on 8/15/93 @ CLE at now defunct Municipal Stadium.
Nolan signed and inscribed the dugout card 6-8 years ago.
The snapshots were taken during Nolan's warmup prior to this game.
Up on the wall above my desk where I can enjoy it every day.
I love it! :cool:

Looks great Scott!

That is killer. Your framed pieces really bring out the best in the items.

Thanks Bill & Jeff!

I was able to purchase a small collection (6 pieces) of 1960's Yankees lineup cards from the son of a former boxer who also did some security gigs. He sent me a picture of him and his Dad with Roger Maris.

The collection included these 3:

• Mantle HR
• Maris HR
• Johnny Keane (manager) signed lineup card. He managed the Yankees for just a few games more than one season. I don't believe I have ever seen a Keane signed lineup card before.

On May 31, 1938 the Yankees played the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The day after 81,000 showed up for a Yankees/Red Sox doubleheader, there were just 6,917 in attendance to see the Yankees beat the Red Sox 12-5. Tommy Henrich, Bill Dickey and Red Rolfe hit home runs for the Yankees. Jimmie Foxx hit a grandslam for the Red Sox. Joe DiMaggio had a 2B and 2 walks, and Lou Gehrig had one hit.

A small ceremony was held to celebrate Lou Gehrig's 2000th consecutive career game. Unlike by Ripken, where there was a number (Gehrig's 2130) to target, Gehrig had already blown past everyone by a long shot, and so 2000 was the major moment.

(The person I purchased this from chose to get the lineup card signature authenticated, though I'll likely crack it out when I have a moment.)

For more info:
https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-...secutive-game/

Jeff, the additions to your collection never cease to amaze!

Thanks! I've been lucky to be able to acquire some really cool ones (and to collect a niche that most others ignore :) but I'm a little in shock to have this pair to be honest.

Was looking up some information and discovered that for Anthony Rizzo's MLB debut, John Hirschbeck was behind the plate.

I purchased the vast majority of John Hirschbeck's personal collection of lineup cards a few years back, so I went to the box of uncatalogued lineup cards I have, and there it was! Always fun finding pieces like this years after the collection was purchased.

For those of you who collect lineup cards here are some to look for:

https://www.aol.com/writing-wall-gia...033459359.html.

It mentions far down in the article that former MLer Jerry Narron also does this.

That's a really cool article, thanks for sharing it.

Over the past few days I finalized a purchase of a collection of lineup cards from the family of a former umpire. Purchased a subset of the lineup cards that they had (around 40 pairs of lineup cards). Many are rookie season lineup cards from players like Griffey, Frank Thomas, Jeter, Pujols, David Ortiz and Miguel Cabrera, (which I love and think are a super underrated and rare collectible, but also recognize that most people probably don't see anything significant in them), but also some other really cool ones which I look forward to sharing!

Posting with permission from Leon.

For those who appreciate baseball history and lineup cards, I have created a Facebook Page where I look at baseball history through the lens of lineup cards The plan is to look at baseball stories large and small.

The latest post focuses on father's and sons in baseball.

For those who are on Facebook, I'll love for you to take a look, and if you enjoy what you see, like and follow the page.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php...61560697693269

1973 World Series Game 1.

A's vs Mets

Willie Mays final career series and start.