Number 5 Type Collection

As a fan of baseball eras long past, it's fun to think every player has their own piece of history. The one thing they did that few othe...

As time and tide wait for no man, neither do your feet adjust to hours of pounding around the robust concrete floors of Rosemont's conve...

I want to think Mr. Wright looks mean here. Someone threw a pitch at his head, called his puppy an insulting name, or said his nose looked l...

Today's 10-card set popped up in a recent eBay search, and though it's not baseball-specific, I liked its art enough to snapshot the...

I'm a fan of strip card issues from the 1920s and 30s. They're relatively plentiful in low grades, often feature interesting designs...

30 Helens Agree: "It's hard to beat a vintage Babe Ruth card." This #5 still looks hale and hearty, though a previous owner...

We find today's guest in an unfamiliar role: on the field, with a glove, just moving to one side. No incredible batting skills, no legg...

In 1925, today's guest appeared in a single game for the Boston Red Sox. Bob (aka Bobby) made 3 catches in left field, rapped a two-run ...

Today's guest served lengthy tenures both on the field and in the coach's box. He followed an unremarkable run as Philadelphia's...

This rather homely, baseball-only strip card set contains 20 players and slotted the incomparable Babe Ruth fifth. W521 closely parallels o...

Shufflin' Phil Douglas owns a great baseball nickname, right up there with Puddin' Head Jones and Hot Potato Hamlin . Unfortunatel...

The silent, corkscrewed face of Ed Rommel shows such determination, I have to wonder--is that a person? A statue? The essence of focus, narr...