Innholdsfortegnelse for May 24, 2019 i Sports Collectors Digest

When you first saw the cover of this issue of Sports Collectors Digest I hope that you immediately thought the photo of Edgar Martinez was fitting for him, since he is holding flaming bats. As soon as I saw this photo of Martinez I knew I had to use it on the cover of SCD, since this issue includes a feature story about Martinez and his thoughts about being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Since it was his hitting that punched his ticket to the Hall, the flaming bats photo had to be used on the cover. I know some baseball purists aren’t thrilled with Martinez being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame because he spent the majority of his playing days as a designated hitter. For…

The Heritage Auctions Spring Memorabilia Auction includes nearly 2,000 lots featuring game used gear, autographs and other top sports memorabilia items. The auction event may draw more than $4 million in bids and the beloved backstop of the Brooklyn Bums is positioned to notch the top result in the sale: Roy Campanella’s 1956 home white flannel jersey is likely to surpass its $100,000-up pre-auction estimate. The largest Super Bowl ring ever designed — issued to mem bers of the 2016 New England Patriots — bears a pre-auction estimate of $60,000-up. It is the first of its kind to see the hobby’s auction block. Hall of Fame outfielder Enos Slaughter, best remembered for scoring the winning run in the 1946 World Series with his legendary “Mad Dash,” supplies over 200 lots…

MAY 8: 2018-19 Panini Spectra Basketball 8: 2019 Topps Tier One Baseball 10: 2018 Leaf Trinity Baseball 10: 2019 Leaf Flash Football 15: 2019 Panini Prizm Baseball 15: 2019 Topps Big League Baseball 15: 2018-19 Topps Museum Collection Bundesliga Soccer 22: 2019 Panini Legacy Football 22: 2018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Soccer 22: 2019 Topps Pro Debut Baseball MiLB 22: 2018-19 Upper Deck Engrained Hockey 24: 2019 Leaf Valiant Football 29: 2018-19 Panini Noir Basketball 29: 2018-19 SP Authentic Hockey 29: 2019 Panini Leather & Lumber Baseball 29: 2019 Panini Victory Lane Racing NASCAR 29: 2019 Topps Definitive Collection Baseball JUNE 5: 2019 Topps Finest Baseball 7: 2019 Panini Luminance Football 12: 2019 Topps Series 2 Baseball 12: 2019 Topps MLB Sticker Collection Baseball 19: 2019 Topps Museum Collection…

GRADED Mantle (left side) PSA 5 ......................... $57-$90Mays (right side) PSA 7 ............................... $78Ruth (Right side) SGC 4 ........................ $18-$50 RAW Starr (Right side)(EX) ................................. $40Camaro/Mays (EX) ....................................... $24Mantle/Ruth (G) ........................................... $23Corvette/Ruth (VG) ...................................... $16Mantle/Damascus (VG) ................................ $15Sayers/Welcome Service Award (VG-EX) ..... $15Mantle (Left side) (VG) ................................ $14Ruth (Right side) (G) ..................................... $6Damascus (Right side) (VG) .......................... $2…

VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. SETS TOPPS NOW PRINT RUN RECORD – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s Major League Baseball debut excited baseball fans around the globe. His first Topps rookie card was made available the day after his debut through the TOPPS NOW® program, which captures MLB’s best moments on trading cards that are available for just 24 hours on Topps.com. The card, which featured his first career hit, a double that set up a Toronto Blue Jays walk-off win, broke a TOPPS NOW record, selling nearly 20,000 copies. The 19,396 copies broke the record by more than 2,000 cards. The previous card record featured Shohei Ohtani signing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, which sold 17,323 copies in the 24-hour window. TOPPS NOW is an on-demand product that changed the way…

THE HUMAN SCRABBLE RACK — We admit we have to look up his name to spell it right, but there’s no doubt that Giannis Antetokounmpo deserves a mention here. The Milwaukee Bucks’ primetime swingman has been improving every year in the NBA, as his year-by-year scoring average shows us. He went from 6.8 points per game as a rookie in 2013-14 season to 12.7 in his second year, and then to 16.9, 22.9 and, last season, to 26.9. This year, he’s scoring 28.0 ppg as we file this. And Antetokounmpo is hardly one-dimensional. He averaged 10 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game last season. This year, at press time, he’s at 12.5 rpg and 5.9 apg. Thanks to auto-fill at eBay and other sites, you don’t need to know how…

Once upon a time, there was a wizard in the Emerald City, and what he did was utterly enchanting. Well, actually, he’s still there. His name is Gar, he’s idolized in Seattle (known as the “Emerald City”), and his legend looms larger than ever before. Edgar Martinez, nicknamed “Gar,” played 18 seasons (1987–2004) for the Seattle Mariners and waved his bat like a magic wand. Gar is now enshrined in a place where generations past and yet to come can learn about all his astonishing deeds—the Baseball Hall of Fame. But, like that fabled cinematic Yellow Brick Road, the road to Cooperstown can be challenging to travel at times, even for those who do amazing things, like saving major league baseball in the Pacific Northwest. Martinez was elected to the…

ALABAMA May 18 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL. T: 75, F: $25-$30, A: Free. Contact: Stephen Moore – PH: 256-599-0989, Website: www.jacksonssportscards.com Jun 29 AL, Fultondale. Central Alabama Sports Card And Memorabilia Show, Fultondale BSDA Friendship Hall, 1024 Old Walker Chapel Road, Fultondale, AL 35068. SH: 9am-1pm, A: Free. Contact: Adam Berendt – PH: 205-386-0223 Aug 17 AL, Fultondale. Central Alabama Sports Card And Memorabilia Show, Fultondale BSDA Friendship Hall, 1024 Old Walker Chapel Road, Fultondale, AL 35068. SH: 9am-1pm, A: Free. Contact: Adam Berendt – PH: 205-386-0223 Sep 7 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Card & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL. T: 75, F: $25-$30, A: Free. Contact: Stephen Moore…

Marilynn Smith World Golf Hall of Famer Marilynn Smith died April 9. She was 89. Smith was one of the 13 founders of the LPGA Tour, which began in 1950. As a pro golfer, Smith won 21 LPGA titles and won two majors - 1963 and 1964 Titleholders. Scott Sanderson Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Scott Sanderson died April 11. He was 62. Sanderson pitched for seven major league teams during his career, which spanned from 1977 to 1996. During his career, Sanderson made 407 starts, compiling a 163-143 record, with a 3.84 ERA in 2,561 innings. He pitched for four playoff teams. After his playing career he became a player agent. John Havlicek Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek died April 25. He was 79. In college Havlicek helped propel…

1. $94,999: 2013-14 Panini Immaculate Acetate Giannis Antetokounmpo, #31/34, auto patch (BGS 10) 2. $89,999: 2013-14 Panini National Treasures Giannis Antetokounmpo, #11/25, auto patch (PSA 9) 3. $57,583: 1966-67 Topps Bobby Orr (U.S. test; PSA 8.5) 4. $50,100: 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski (PSA 6) 5. $42,600: 1961-62 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain (PSA 9) 6. $40,100: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady, auto (PSA 9, PSA/DNA) 7. $35,100: 2001 Upper Deck SP Authentic Tiger Woods, #84/100, auto (PSA 10) 8. $33,426: 1980-81 Topps Larry Bird, Julius Erving and Magic Johnson (SGC 10) 9. $32,423: 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan (PSA 10) 10. $29,101: 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky (PSA 9)…

2019 Topps Pro Debut Baseball Collectors who collect baseball cards of minor league players need to mark May 22 on their calendar. That is the day 2019 Topps Pro Debut Baseball hits store shelves. This year’s version of Topps Pro Debut Baseball includes more low-numbered parallel cards and a new Jumbo Patch Relic subset. The base set includes 200 cards, showcasing all of the year’s top Minor League Baseball stars on the 2019 Topps Baseball card design. Parallels include: Green, Gold, Orange, Red, and Black. Insert sets include: Base Card Image Variations, Promo Night Uniforms, MiLB Leaps and Bounds, Ben’s Biz, Pro Debut 10-Year Anniversary Reprints, and 2019 “Make YOUR Pro Debut” Winner Card. Two autograph cards will be delivered in each box of 2019 Topps Pro Debut Baseball. Future…

Editor’s Note: In the “Through the Years” article series, we take a look at specific sports celebrities and how their signatures have changed over time. All the signatures highlighted in the articles have been obtained in person, directly from the player. Many collectors like to have the autographs in their collections certified. But many times “real” autographs fail authentication for one reason or another. Here we try to illustrate that there are variations of a player’s signature. Sometimes these variations occur due to the circumstances in which the autograph was obtained, for example, if the player was in a hurry, in a crowd, at an autograph appearance, or even the weather. Hopefully this will help you build a better collection and will help keep fake signatures out of it. In…