Innholdsfortegnelse for January 1, 2022 i Sports Collectors Digest

1. $117,000 on 39 bids: 2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Gold Refractor, #1/50, auto (PSA 10) 2. $66,666 on 51 bids: 2015-16 Upper Deck The Cup Connor McDavid Foundations, #1/1, auto quad-patch (BGS 9, auto 10) 3. $66,200 on 57 bids: 2020 Panini National Treasures Justin Herbert, #77/99, auto patch (PSA 9) 4. $60,101 on 50 bids: 2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Sapphire Red, #5/10, auto (PSA 10) 5. $55,656 on 146 bids: 1996-97 Fleer Skybox E-X2000 Kobe Bryant Credentials, #442/499 (BGS 9) 6. $54,100 on 56 bids: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (BVG 2) 7. $51,212 on 42 bids: 2009-10 Topps Chrome Stephen Curry, #153/999 (PSA 10) 8. $50,100 on 101 bids: 2020 Panini National Treasures Justin Herbert, #98/99, auto patch (PSA 9) 9. $42,100 on 83 bids: 2003-04 Topps…

For a complete listing of upcoming shows, visit www.sportscollectorsdigest.com NOTE: If you have a show listing, follow the style below and send to jowens@aimmedia.com. ALABAMA Jan 22 AL, Gadsden. Cloudy Sky Entertainment Presents: Champion City Sport Card + Memorabilia Trade show, 201 George Wallace Dr Gadsden, AL 35903. SH: 9:30am-2:30pm. T: 100+ ($60 Wall; $50 for center, includes catered lunch + raffle. A: $3 + raffle. Contact: Jason Fuller 256-553-1824, Cloudyskyent@gmail.com ARKANSAS Feb 11-12 AR, Bentonville. GG2 Sports Cards Show, Four Points Hotel, 211 SE Walton Blvd., Bentonville, AR. SH: Fri: 11am-7pm, Sat: 9am-5pm. T: 130+, A: FREE. Contact: Matt Canaday 479-586-4494, griffeyguy@yahoo.com CONNECTICUT Jan 1 CT, Enfield. Sportscard Show, American Legion Hall Post 80, 566 Enfield St. Rt. 5, Enfield, CT 06082. SH: 9am-2pm. T: 50. A: $1. Contact:…

Brothers Manuel and Richard Ramos were watching Game 6 of the 2021 World Series from their apartment outside Minute Maid Park in Houston when a valuable memento from the classic game practically rolled right to them. Atlanta’s Jorge Soler had just blasted a mammoth three-run home run that sailed over the left field wall and clear out of the ballpark. The ball landed on top of an awning outside the stadium and rolled to a stop on the sidewalk just inside a fence separating the park from the surrounding city. The ball sat there for eight minutes before the Ramos brothers raced down six flights of stairs and collected it. They have consigned the ball to SCP Auctions, where it is up for bid along with two other memorable home…

Denny McLain spent a decade pitching at a high level in Major League Baseball. Spending the bulk of his career with the Detroit Tigers, the Markham, Ill. native was a revelation early on for the team in the Motor City. In 1968, the big right-hander became the last pitcher to win 30 or more games in a single season, finishing his magical run with an astounding 31-6 record. The storybook start to McLain's career was solidified when he won Cy Young Awards in 1968 and 1969 and the American League MVP award in 1968. McLain was a three-time All-Star and a World Series champion. After battling through many highly publicized off-field issues, McLain retired after spending part of the 1972 season with both the Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves. He…

NO. 1 AT UPPER DECK Remember the first pack of Upper Deck cards you opened? Those distinctive tamper-proof foil wrappers in 1989 were something else — a tangible step up in terms of packaging. The wrappers served notice that the cards themselves would be a step up — and they were. With its 1989 baseball set, Upper Deck raised the stakes of trading card quality, giving us sturdy stock, high gloss, a classy design, excellent photography, and holograms. The retail price may have felt jarring at a hefty 99 cents per pack, but you couldn’t argue with the product. The star of that iconic set was and is Ken Griffey Jr. He hadn’t yet played a game in the bigs, but Upper Deck celebrated his potential by making his card…

The players elected by the Baseball Hall of Fame veterans era committees on Dec. 5 should bring back a flood of memories for longtime baseball fans, as well as avid card collectors. If you collected baseball cards in the 1950s and 1960s, and kept any of them, you undoubtedly have a Minnie Miñoso, Jim Kaat, Gil Hodges or Tony Oliva card. Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler were also elected to the Hall of Fame. O’Neil, a celebrated player in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, and Fowler, who played in the 1800s, did not get their own baseball cards until long after their playing days were over, but did appear on some cardboard keepsakes in the 1980s, ’90s, and 2000s. Kaat, Oliva, Hodges and Miñoso were elected…