Baseball’s … First Ever!!!
(Each card sized @ 4″ x 7 ½”)
Note: Though very few people know about our company and this box score unique product line, this set an incredible pre-internet production feat; it has won numerous awards over the years as well as appearing and selling in The New Yorker, Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, and the Wall Street Journal, to name a few. So, if you are a ‘serious’ collector of rare baseball collectibles and want that special item … this would be it. Don’t wait because once the remaining sets are gone, they’re GONE!
The Set's Four Series
Eighteen Hundred Series (36 Cards) …
Starting with baseball’s first-ever box score (1845)
Eighteen Hundred Box Score Card: front side (historic box score) / back side (article)
The first series, Eighteen Hundred Box Score Cards, is designed to give you a feel for baseball’s battle to survive in the 19th century and the fans’ need for more information as reflected in the constant changing of the box score. There are 36 historic 1800 box score game cards, each with a related story in this series.
Regular Season Series (108 Cards)
Including the greatest statistical box score in MLB history
Regular Season Box Score Card: front side (historic box score) / back side (article)
The second series, 108 Regular Season Box Score Cards, is designed to capture baseball’s many eras, the real eras from Honus Wagner (1900s) to Ken Griffey Jr. (1990s) and all the classic box score games in between. There are 108 historic 20th-century box score game cards with their related tales in this series.
Pennant Races Series (36 Cards)
Including one of the greatest pennant races in MLB history…
Pennant Races Box Score Card: (front side (historic box score) / back side (article)
The third series, 36 Pennant Races Box Score Cards, illustrates (particularly on the ‘newspaper’ side of the card) how baseball, over the years, has captivated towns, cities, and countries. There are 36 historic 20th-century pennant races box score game cards with all the twists and turns and the tales to boot!.
World Series Series (36 Cards)
Including the World Series’ most dramatic walk-off, end-of-series home run
World Series Box Score Card: front side (historic box score) / back side (article)
The fourth series, 36 World Series Box Score Cards, needs no explanation; it’s the history of America’s fall classic! These 36 classic box score card games and the story behind them are a classic.
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