Number 5 Type Collection

Happy 47th birthday to Braves legend Tom Glavine, 2-time Cy Young winner and future Hall of Famer! I owned this 1991 Ultra #5, a glossi...

Let's look at some Hammerin' Hank cards to mark my blog's 755th post, one of baseball's transcendent numbers. Aaron's in...

Here are the favorite Twins cards chosen by entrants to 2013's first Opening Day Giveaway . (Five in all, so appropriate!) Jose Velazq...

Been way too long since I sent cards out the door. Let's count down to opening day with a Minnesota giveaway! TWINS TRIVIA: Five Twin...

This is my third look at a numbered 1971 Bazooka Yaz card--first discussed here and followed up  here --but this time it's a real one. ...

Born on March 4, 1968, Venezuelan native and international pitcher of mystery, Giovanni Carrara. This photo of Giovanni's A-ball du...

Happy 45th birthday to the much-traveled Matt Stairs, native of New Brunswick, Canada and one of a handful of guys to suit up for at least a...

Just over a century since future ballpark staple " Take Me Out To The Ballgame " swept America in 1908, no snack connects to game ...

Happy 55th birthday to Alan Trammell! He appeared as #5 in Donruss's debut baseball set, who joined Fleer in finally pushing Topps off t...

One of my favorite type cards in the collection, starring HOF lefty and master of the screwball, Carl Hubbell. There's a little of ...