Big League Vintage

For Mr. Baseball

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

The Grand Old Man

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 nea

The Making of Home Run Baker

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 a

He Was Baseball

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

The Masterful Mr. Mathewson

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 everythin

Among Giants

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 p

Pioneering the Hobby

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 t

The Frenzy

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 so

The Fourth Man

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.

The Trio

8 stanzas of the poem, Baseball’s Sad Lexicon, would forever change the lives of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance forever. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creat

116 in 1906

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

A Pitch for Doc

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

The Elysian Fields

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. Music from #Uppb

The Catcher

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. Music from #Uppbe

The Photo That Lived On

The 1909 New York Giants team photo has a unique connection to one of the most iconic baseball card sets of all time. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https:/

Dominating the Pitcher’s Mound

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 pri

The 16 Year Old Big Leaguer

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. Mus

Lena Blackburne’s Special Mud

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. Music from

In Honor of Addie Joss

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 o

In the Beginning

Baseball changed forever in 1887 with the introduction and widespread distribution of the first baseball card sets.