Category: 1960s Baseball History

Vintage Baseball Cards: 1961 Topps

In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]

Baseball History: World Series

History will be on one team’s side as the combatants have reached a seventh game in the 2016 World Series. With victories in the last two contests over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs have set the stage for a magical moment for at least one of the two long-suffering franchises. There have been 10 […]

Baseball History: Bill Donovan; Bob Moose

Research is a valuable part of writing. Often times I’m asked about the ways I find out about the baseball history stories that appear on this site. Simply put, I read. It’s amazing what can be found online in just a few clicks. However, there are times when it becomes difficult to read stories that […]

Baseball History: 1920 Cleveland Indians

It was a game of firsts. During the 1920 World Series one of the unusual contests took place in game five as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1 on Oct. 10. There were three things that happened for the first time in the history of the Fall Classic. Elmer Smith, Jim Bagby and […]

Vintage Baseball Cards: 1960 Topps

In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]