SGC Registry - By the way I really like SGC better than PSA right now.

I have recently discovered "Set Registry" on the SGC website.  Check out some of my cards.  Search for 1909 Pittsburg Pirates in the "Collect My Way" section.

http://www.sgccardregistry.com/index.aspx

Of course only the Fred Clarke is registered there out of these two cards but I wanted to show them both.

The Top 8 Most Expensive Baseball Cards Of All Time

Check out Vintagecardprices.com and thank you for the info.

1	1909-11 White Borders (Piedmont & Sweet Caporal) Wagner, Pittsburgh #497 PSA 8			$2,800,000
2	1909-11 White Borders (Piedmont & Sweet Caporal) Wagner, Pittsburgh #497 SGC 40			$826,000
3	1914 Baltimore News Orioles Ruth, Pitcher #9 SGC 40			$517,000
4	1909-11 White Borders (Piedmont & Sweet Caporal) Wagner, Pittsburgh #497 GAI 3.5			$456,057
5	1909-11 White Borders (Piedmont & Sweet Caporal) Wagner, Pittsburgh #497 PSA 1			$399,500
6	1909-11 White Borders (Piedmont & Sweet Caporal) Doyle, N.Y. Nat'L #147 SGC 50			$329,000
7	1909-11 White Borders (Piedmont & Sweet Caporal) Wagner, Pittsburgh #497 BVG 1			$317,250
8	1909-11 White Borders (Piedmont & Sweet Caporal) Wagner, Pittsburgh #497 PSA 2			$294,338

Robert Byrne of the 1909 Pirates

Well I have been working over the past several years to accumulate some cards of the 1909 Pirates players.  I am going to post pictures of some starting today.  Thanks for checking out the site.  Please consider becoming a follower of this site.

This is a M101-2 of Robert Byrne.  It was issued by The Sporting News Jan 26, 1911.  This card is quite large and measure just a bit smaller the a regular sheet of paper at 8 x 10 inches.  The Pirates picked up Robert during the 1909 season to beef up the offense.  He primarily played 3rd base.

First HOF Induction Ceremony

Many know that the first class of Hall of Famers was in 1936. But many do not know that the building was not ready for use until 1939. The Hall in Cooperstown, NY has now been open for 70 plus years. The first class of 1936 consisted of 5 inductees, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. 11 players were inducted at the first ceremony in 1939. A total of 4 classes.

If you have iTunes I recommend doing a search for "MLB Vault". You can listen to the first induction ceremony. It is a valuable piece of baseball history.

Sam Leever Should be in the Hall.

I have always thought Sam didn't get a fair shake. He has by far out performed many pitchers in the hall. Sometimes it just helps to be a Yankee or a Red Sox player. Take a look at this excellent article.

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2011/05/sam-leever.html