Number 5 Type Collection

Last night, I did some Baseball-Reference research on my favorite 1980s Seattle SS, Spike Owen. Deep in his  batting splits , I came across ...

Collectors of baseball cards that feature catching equipment, take note: many minor league team sets have this kind of shot, since photograp...

The baseball peak supposedly comes between 27 and 29, when a player's flower garden of skills, body, and spirit all bloom at once. They ...

Say brother, can you spare $2500? That's what this tiny, 1" x 1.5" piece of Topps ephemera will cost you on eBay right now ( a...

Eddie Bane, Minnesota's first round pick in spring 1973, leapt directly to the majors from college and debuted on July 4. Skipping the m...

You're a three-sport star coming out of high school and get drafted (White Sox, 1974), but stick with more education and go to Amherst. ...

According to hearsay history, this two-line play closed the door on Cuban-born star Silvio Garcia's shot to break baseball's color b...

I've started listing prewar and vintage cards on eBay ( seller ID late_innings ) and will add more as time permits. They'll range in...

Today's minor league mugshot's an alum of  Mercer County Community College , a mild-mannered school in name that generated a notable...

I have a soft spot in my heart for Carlos Peña, who turns 35 today. Houston's slugging first baseman doesn't club them into the seat...