Art Kusnyer was a baseball lifer. Kusnyer was longtime member of Tony La Russa‘s coaching staff when the Oakland A’s won the World Series in 1989. Beginning his career in 1966 as a 37th round draft pick by the Chicago White Sox. He made his major league debut in 1970 by appearing in four games. […]
Category: Baseball Cards
As a child collecting baseball cards was all about getting my favorite players. Growing older, it became more about the stories that went with a piece of cardboard. Thanks to the Internet, it’s been relatively easy to acquire cards that have a unique story. Over the years, several of my favorite stories have appeared on […]
Being quarantined can lead one down many different roads in your own home. In my search for baseball games to listen to or watch, I’ve discovered a link to the past that has presented me with something fresh and new. This site has a list of over 500 radio broadcasts from 1934-73 with many that […]
Baseball cards always have stories. Back in 1977, Topps had several cards that featured the history of the game. Nate Colbert had played his final big league game at the end of the 1976 season, but he was included in the 1977 set on cards called Turn Back the Clock. Colbert’s feat was just five […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Being first in anything is a great moment. There are many firsts in baseball, but sometimes it can be historical. Kansas City Royals pitcher Steve Busby celebrated a first for him and his team on April 27, 1973. That night, Busby tossed the first of four no-hitters in the history of the Royals in just […]
My favorite quote attributed to Hank Aaron is listed on baseball-almanac.com. “I don’t want them to forget (Babe) Ruth, I just want them to remember me.” It’s pretty easy to assume that statement was made during Aaron’s date with destiny and 715 career home runs. It was 45 years ago today that Aaron of the […]
Over the years, I’ve purchased baseball cards simply because they are old. One of these cards in my collection is a 1940 Play Ball of Buddy Hassett, which I found in a Cooperstown card shop during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend of 2000. John Aloysius Hassett was born in New York City on […]
Back in the 1970s as a pre-teen, there was no other feeling like opening a pack of baseball cards. Pulling a Hank Aaron, Willie Mays or Roberto Clemente was a special event though they were at the end of their careers. New players like George Brett or Robin Yount brought just as big a smile. […]
Cardboard Treasures is an ebook by Donald W. Tincher that has been released and is available on Amazon. The new book features biographical narratives and anecdotes of the accomplishments by important players and other figures in the history of baseball through cards that were once kept in a shoebox. Click on the photo of the […]