Innholdsfortegnelse for August 14, 2020 i Sports Collectors Digest

If they build it, will anybody be able to come? Well, they built it, but as of this writing Major League Baseball had yet to decide if any fans will be able to attend what is being dubbed MLB at Field of Dreams presented by GEICO. Simply put, it’s the Field of Dreams Game, and the game is on, fans or no fans. MLB, as its been doing the past few years to expand the boundaries of its game, has created a new site at which to play, this one in a cornfield next to the original field featured in the Kevin Costner movie “Field of Dreams.” The game between the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals is set for Thursday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. Eastern. FOX…

MIKE MCCORMICK Mike McCormick, who signed an MLB contract out of high school and went on to be the first Cy Young Award winner for the San Francisco Giants, died of Parkinson’s disease on June 13 at the age of 81. McCormick was only 17 years old when he became a major leaguer, bypassing the minors and playing right away for the 1956 New York Giants. The southpaw recorded 50 victories before turning age 23, a record broken by Dwight Gooden of the N.Y. Mets in 1986. He played with the Giants from 1956 to 1962, was traded to the Baltimore Orioles (’63-64) and then Washington Senators (1965-66) before being traded back to the Giants in 1967 when he went 22-10 with a 2.85 ERA and won the Cy Young…

Lee Noblet, a little-known baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s, became known as a local historian to his friends in Halifax, Pa. Noblet’s passions for baseball and history led to his collecting a vast number of vintage baseball cards. Now, collectors will have a chance at obtaining those precious cards. Noblet’s collection of hundreds of cards from 1909 to 1912 will be auctioned in the Baseball Card and Ephemera Auction by Cordier Auctions in Harrisburg, Pa., from July 31 to Aug. 15. Noblet was a pitcher and was recruited to play in the minor leagues for the Cardinals’ farm team and others. He passed away in 1990 at age 82. A friend is the executrix of the estate and has put the collection up for auction. The collection includes…

Collecting autographs of athletes – especially baseball players – has always been a hobby of Jonathan Algard. The general rule for Algard: the more scarce the signature, the more fun the hunt. It was 20 years ago when a 30-year-old Algard went on a hunt that he had no idea would last for nearly two decades. Thinking about a baseball player he wanted to collect for his next autograph, Algard opted for a name most baseball fans before 1989 wouldn’t have had a clue about his identity. But when the Kevin Costner movie “Field of Dreams” captivated the country, Archibald “Moonlight” Graham became a household name. “To me the movie ‘Field of Dreams’ is on a lot of times as background noise in my house,” said Algard, who lives in…

2020 TOPPS STERLING BASEBALL Returning from a 10-year hiatus, one of the ultra-premium forefathers is back with Topps Sterling. Each master box holds two themed mini-boxes, which will contain one of the following: 1) On-card Autographed Relic Card numbered to 25 or less, or 2) A Unique Relic or Autographed Relic Card numbered 1-of-1 (two per case). Potential themes include World Series Champions, Yankee Greats, MVP Award Winners, and Topps Rookie Cup Recipients. On-Card Autographed Relics include Sterling Seasons, featuring players and their greatest seasons; Sterling Strikes, highlighting the game’s greatest pitchers; and Sterling Swings, showcasing the best hitters. All are numbered to 10, to 5, and 1-of-1. Others are Sterling Sets Dual Autograph Relics (notable pairs), Sterling Sets Triple Autograph Relics (collectible trios), and Sterling Splendor Jumbo Autographs (jumbo-sized…

A LeBron James autographed rookie card doubled the record price paid for a modern-day sports card by selling for a whopping $1,845,000 on July 19 in the 2020 Summer Premium Auction at Goldin Auctions. The 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection card—one of 23 produced but only one of two that graded a 9.5 mint gem by Beckett Grading Services—surpassed a gem mint Bowman Draft Chrome Red Refractor Mike Trout autographed rookie card that sold at auction in May. That card went for $922,500 to set a modern-day record, generally said to be those cards produced from 1980 on. “If we were talking about a T206 [Honus] Wagner, or a 1952 [Mickey] Mantle, it probably wouldn’t be that much news,” Ken Goldin, founder of Goldin Auctions, told ESPN. “But when you’re…

ALABAMA Aug 15 AL, Scottsboro. Scottsboro Sports Cards & Memorabilia Show, Goose Pond Civic Center, 1165 Ed Hembree Dr., Scottsboro, AL, 35769. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 60+, A: free. Contact: Stephen Moore @ 256-599-0989 or stephen@jacksonssportscards.com CONNECTICUT Aug 1 CT, Enfield. Enfield Sportscard Show, American Legion Post 80, 566 Enfield St, Enfield, CT, 06082. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 55, A: $1. Contact Cliff Gorneault 860-302-0493, clfgorneault@yahoo.com Aug 9 CT, Orange. Orange Collectible Show, American Legion Post 127, 630 Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT 06471. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 30+, A: $1. Contact: Karen or Fred Riso – PH: 203-265-1813, Email: kmrfdr@gmail.com Aug 15 CT, Plainville. Plainville Sportscard Show, VFW Hall, 7 Northwest Dr., Plainville, CT, 06062. SH: 9am-2pm, T: 45, A: $1. Contact Cliff Gorneault 860-302-0493, clfgorneault@yahoo.com Aug 22 CT, Trumbull. Trumbull Cards…

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1. $92,701 on 70 bids: 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Gold Refractor, #19/50, auto (BGS 9.5) 2. $82,401 on 57 bids: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA 6) 3. $71,200 on 136 bids: 2003-04 Topps Chrome LeBron James Black Label (BGS 10) 4. $59,100 on 60 bids: 2017 Panini National Treasures Patrick Mahomes, #48/99, auto patch (PSA 9) 5. $50,125 on 28 bids: 1996-97 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant Refractor (ungraded) 6. $45,100 on 66 bids: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10) 7. $40,686 on 65 bids: 1979-80 OPC Wayne Gretzky (BGS 9) 8. $37,100 on 57 bids: 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket, auto (BGS 9, auto 10) 9. $34,350 on 71 bids: 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle (PSA 7) 10. $32,655 on 74 bids:…