Collecting Baseball Cards

Collecting Baseball Cards
Author: Thomas S. Owens
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2001-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780761314783

Provides standards for grading the condition of cards, descriptions of rare cards, tips for cyber-collecting, and hints for hobby shows.

Cramer's Choice

Cramer's Choice
Author: Mike Cramer
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2023-10-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476693579

Mike Cramer's first love was baseball cards. Before high school he had a mail-order trading card business. At age 30 he founded Pacific Trading Cards with money he made fishing crab in the Bering Sea. From 1980 to 2004, Pacific created more than 200 successful trading card products. In 2021, a Pacific Tom Brady rookie card sold for $117,000. Pacific's cards remain some of the hobby's most sought-after and other companies still emulate their innovations. Cramer's memoir offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of a major card company, from one kid's overgrown collection to every hands-on facet of building a business with hundreds of employees producing cards for retail stores worldwide.

A House of Cards

A House of Cards
Author: John Bloom
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 1997
Genre: Baseball cards
ISBN: 9781452900254

Ultimate Guide to Collecting

Ultimate Guide to Collecting
Author: Frances A. Karnes
Publisher: PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2005-06
Genre: Collectors and collecting
ISBN: 1593630115

Provides tips on how to start, organize, maintain, and display a collection and includes advice from young people who are currently maintaining collections.

Got 'Em, Got 'Em, Need 'Em

Got 'Em, Got 'Em, Need 'Em
Author: Stephen Laroche
Publisher: ECW Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1554909716

For over a hundred years, kids of all ages have enjoyed the thrill of collecting sports cards. Whether it was souvenirs from their parents’ cigarette packs, pieces that came in bubble gum packages, or the modern dazzlers, the simple formula of pictures and text on cardboard have been a part of North American society for over a century. Now, take a look back at one of the most popular hobbies in history with Got ’Em, Got ’Em, Need ’Em. Covering baseball, basketball, football, hockey, boxing, and golf, this unique book offers a look at the greatest sports cards ever produced, including the players and personalities involved. Relive the days gone by with some of the industry’s most well-known experts as we count down the best from the business. Plus, as a special bonus, take a look at the best innovations, the worst blunders, and a special tribute to the hobby’s boom era in the 1990s.

Cardboard Gods

Cardboard Gods
Author: Josh Wilker
Publisher: Seven Footer Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2010
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781934734162

Wilker marks the stages of his life through the baseball cards he collected as a child. He captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game.

Wacky Packages

Wacky Packages
Author: The Topps Company
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1613122586

Take a fun look back at Quacker Oats, Blisterine, and more classic packaging parodies—plus an interview with creator Art Spiegelman! Known affectionately among collectors as “Wacky Packs,” the Topps stickers that parodied well-known consumer brands were a phenomenon in the 1970s—even outselling the Topps Company’s baseball cards for a while. But few know that the genius behind it all was none other than Art Spiegelman—the Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novelist who created Maus. This treasury includes an interview with Spiegelman about his early career and his decades-long relationship with the memorabilia company—as well as a colorful compendium that will bring back memories of such products as Plastered Peanuts, Jail-O, Weakies cereal, and many more. Illustrated by notable comics artists Kim Deitch, Bill Griffith, Jay Lynch, Norm Saunders, and more, this collection is a visual treat, a load of laughs, and a tribute to a beloved product that’s been delighting kids (and adults) for decades.

Scouting

Scouting
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2008-10
Genre:
ISBN:

Published by the Boy Scouts of America for all BSA registered adult volunteers and professionals, Scouting magazine offers editorial content that is a mixture of information, instruction, and inspiration, designed to strengthen readers' abilities to better perform their leadership roles in Scouting and also to assist them as parents in strengthening families.

Outsider Baseball

Outsider Baseball
Author: Scott Simkus
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2014-03-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1613748167

Outsider Baseball is the story of a forgotten world, where independent professional ball clubs zig-zagged across America, plying their trade in big cities and small villages alike. Included among the former and future major leaguers were mercenaries, scalawags, and outcasts. This is where Babe Ruth, Rube Waddell, and John McGraw crossed bats with the Cuban Stars, Tokyo Giants, Brooklyn Bushwicks, dozens of famous Negro league teams, and novelty acts such as the House of David and Bloomer Girls. Legends emerged in this alternate baseball universe and author Scott Simkus sets out to share their stories and use a critical lens to separate fact from fiction. Written in a gritty prose style, Outsider Baseball combines meticulous research with modern analytics, opening the door to an unforgettable funhouse of baseball history. Scott Simkus is the founder and editor of the Outsider Baseball Bulletin. He is the winner of a research award from the Society of American Baseball Research for his work on the Negro League Database.

Collecting Baseball Cards

Collecting Baseball Cards
Author: Thomas S. Owens
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2001-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780761317081

Provides standards for grading the condition of cards, descriptions of rare cards, tips for cyber-collecting, and hints for hobby shows.