How many lineup cards per game in MLB?

[Scott Garner]

Traditionally there have been one home and one visitor larger dugout card as well as an original smaller home and visitor lineup card which is delivered to the home plate umpire prior to the game. Carbon copies are sometimes used with the smaller cards, but not always depending on the team.

The last poster made me remember this Tigers Home dugout card from my wife's & my 1st date at old Tiger Stadium in 1989. Both of us are die-hard Tigers fans. By pure serendipity I stumbled onto a guy selling dugout cards on eBay about 9-10 years ago. He seemed to have some that were close to our 1st date game. I sent him an e-mail asking if he had one from our game & told him the significance of why I was asking. I struck gold and bought it for $14 delivered.
I had it framed up with some photos of our wedding and other items related to our early beginnings and gave it to my wife for our 20th anniversary.

Oh, the game itself was perfect. The Tigers throttled the Evil Empire Yanks in what was a runaway laugher....

[baseball tourist]

In the early-mid 2000’s (don’t know if they still have them or not) the Blue Jays also printed a full size lineup card for the outfield bullpen wall. It didn’t have the manager’s sig nor any player change amendments but looked just the dugout versions. I picked many of these up from the Grounds Crew after games.

[thenavarro]

The Blue Jays got the last laugh on me lol

The lineup card I purchased from them is from the game where Odor popped the bat flipper a good one. Even though the game was in Arlington, they evidently took it back to Canada with them. I was really excited to win the item at auction for my RANGERS collection.

I received my package from them today and when I picked up the package, I thought it odd that the box was big and heavy. When I opened it up, to my surprise it is some sort of big Blue Jays Opening Day authenticated banner. As a Rangers fan it adds insult to injury.

Hopefully whomever got my lineup card does the right thing and returns it to them so they can send it to me. Have left the Jays Team Shop a message asking them to instruct me how and where they want me to ship this banner too as its now a blight in my house lol

[felada]

Just got this back from steiner. From my sons first Yankees game. Didi hit hr number 25 for most by a Yankees short stop and judge and Sanchez went back to back. I’m trying to get all the players that made it into the game to sign it for him

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

The Blue Jays got the last laugh on me lol

The lineup card I purchased from them is from the game where Odor popped the bat flipper a good one. Even though the game was in Arlington, they evidently took it back to Canada with them. I was really excited to win the item at auction for my RANGERS collection.

I received my package from them today and when I picked up the package, I thought it odd that the box was big and heavy. When I opened it up, to my surprise it is some sort of big Blue Jays Opening Day authenticated banner. As a Rangers fan it adds insult to injury.

Hopefully whomever got my lineup card does the right thing and returns it to them so they can send it to me. Have left the Jays Team Shop a message asking them to instruct me how and where they want me to ship this banner too as its now a blight in my house lol

You’ve given me a great idea, I need to try and track down the lineup card from the ALDS game in 2016 when the Jays swept the Rangers, with Odor making the throwing erorr to lose it!

[btcarfagno]

I have about 250 lineup cards. Mostly from 2006-2009, mostly the Minnesota Twins and teams that visited the Twins. Several Yankee lineup cards signed by Torre or Girardi. A bunch signed by Joe Maddon and Jim Leyland.

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

You’ve given me a great idea, I need to try and track down the lineup card from the ALDS game in 2016 when the Jays swept the Rangers, with Odor making the throwing erorr to lose it!

That would be cool to put with your Kreindler painting. If you do find that lineup card, I'm sure it will cost a good bit of Canadian dollars. Would make a neat autograph project as well if the cards hold graphs well.

Good luck with finding it, from some of your prior posts I know you'd cherish it. I can hate Bautista, and the Jays, but still respect their fans. (At least the ones that weren't acting like imbeciles that game)

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[Runscott]

I only have a few. The first few were handwritten with the manager's signature. Then handwritten with no manager sig. Now preprinted with no manager sig.

[Topnotchsy]

I'm a huge fan of line-up cards (the smaller ones). Primary focus are lineup cards signed by HOF managers. My total went up recently when Trammell was elected to the HOF. I think that brings the total I have to 17 different HOF out of the 80+ HOF'ers who were managers. (Although some likely played before they made line-up cards like these...)


Here are a few of my highlights:
- George Brett 3000 hit game
- Phil Niekro 300 win game
- 1999 World Series Game 2 Yankees (also have Braves card from the same game)
- 1997 World Series Game 6 Marlins (also have Indians card from the same game)
- Tom Glavine 1st Win
- 1934 Cleveland Indians signed by Manager Walter Johnson