For those of us who grew up listening to him, it wasn’t just the Brewers we were tuning in for—it was Bob. He was a friend through the radio waves, a companion for every pitch and every home run. It’s hard to put into words what his voice meant to the fans of Milwaukee, but on those warm summer nights, he made you feel like you were home, even if you were far away from the ballpark.
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Connie Mack started playing baseball before electric light was invented, and by the time he retired from the game, baseball had been played at night, under lights for nearly 2 decades. His career started before Cy Young in 1890 threw his first big league pitch and it ended after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. His love for the game echoed that of a nation that was growing and expanding through the decades, and all the while, Connie Mack was there bringing baseball to the masses with a kind, soft spoken approach in a full suit and tie.
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Frank Baker was in six World Series - four with the Athletics and two with the Yankees, but it was his home runs on consecutive days in 1911 which gave him his nickname and everlasting fame.
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No one embodied baseball quite like John J. McGraw. He was the incarnation of America’s great pastime, his life and the game inseparably woven together as they grew, side by side. John J. McGraw wasn’t just part of baseball—he was baseball.
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Known as “Big Six,” Christy Mathewson was baseball’s first true superstar. At a time when the sport was played by rough characters, Mathewson’s presence changed everything. He arrived at the perfect time, as both the game and the country needed someone like him.
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Before he was Giant in New York, Mike Dorgan, was a young utility player Ten years earlier in St. Louis. In 1877, Dorgan would help make a piece of equipment a standard part of the game.
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You can’t touch a vintage baseball card without feeling Jefferson Burdick’s impact. His meticulous work laid the foundation for how we catalog, understand, and preserve these pieces of history. He wasn’t just a collector—he was a historian—a pioneer of the hobby, that we share together, today.
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The launch of the T206 set changed everything in the summer of 1909. Well maybe not everything, but it changed a lot. Boys all across the country were chasing the most sought-after prize they could get their hands on: pictures of baseball players—small, colorful cards that came tucked inside cigarette packs.
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Although Harry Steinfeldt wasn’t part of the legendary Cubs trio whose names were known far and wide, his contributions were woven into the fabric of the team’s success. His name may not be as well-known today, but his impact on the game of baseball will forever echo the reminder that not all heroes wear capes.
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8 stanzas of the poem, Baseball’s Sad Lexicon, would forever change the lives of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance forever.
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On Sept 9 the Chicago cubs won their 100th game of the 1906 season. Before the regular season was over, they’d tack on another 16 wins, setting a record that wouldn’t be matched for 95 years.
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In 1845, Doc Adams joined the Knickerbocker baseball club, a move that would change his life, and a sport known to few, forever. Remarkably, for his contributions to the game, and his recognition over the past century as one of the earliest pioneers of baseball, Doc Adams does not have a plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Before we had Ebbets Field, the Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium, Wrigley or Fenway, baseball’s earliest teams had the Elysian Fields of Hoboken New Jersey.
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Jack Meyers is fondly remembered as one of the greatest catchers of the dead ball era, when pitchers ruled the game and fans snacked on cracker jacks.
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The 1909 New York Giants team photo has a unique connection to one of the most iconic baseball card sets of all time.
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Today, we travel back to a time when four pitchers dominated baseball. Their T206 portraits in particular aren’t just historic—they’re among the most sought-after and prized collectibles in the entire hobby, representing a golden era of baseball dominance.
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During World War II there was a manpower shortage that extended into baseball. In 1943 the Brooklyn Dodgers held a tryout for new players and Tommy Brown was picked.
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There’s no way Lena Blackburne would know in 1909, the year of his T206 card, that the mud he would discover in 1938 would still be used on baseballs today.
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Episode 1 of Big League Vintage explore the 1911 All-Star game that honored the life of former pitcher Addie Joss. Learn more about the photo referenced in this episode on Instagram @bigleaguevntge
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Baseball changed forever in 1887 with the introduction and widespread distribution of the first baseball card sets.