Number 5 Type Collection

Do you like orange? Here's future big leaguer Bob Knepper, modeling a Dutch-orange hat against orange trim and orange borders. His card ...

I recently came across my second 19th century type card, a woman in hazy sepia pretending to catch a ball dangling on a string. While unusua...

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...

Have you seen this man? Last spotted rounding second at full speed? If baseball fans mention Dale Mitchell in conversation, it’s usual...

Today (August 23) in 1914, over 35,000 British troops encountered Germany's 1st army in Belgium, following similar engagements by France...

This card's always intrigued me, as it could show Maury Wills making a play at second long before he worked out his unusual contract ker...

"It's somewhere in this room. Somewhere. I just need to use my good spyglass and find it." You can hit three limits at ...

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...