1955 Topps #21 - Alex Grammas

Alex Grammas (b. 1926) was a reserve infielder from 1954-1963 for the Cardinals, Reds and Cubs. He also managed the Pirates in 1969 and the Brewers from 1976-1977. He has a career batting average of .247.

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Another Pickup From the Card Shop

I bought a pack of 2010 Topps Chrome at the shop and was pleasantly surprised to see this:
A Stephen Strasburg Chrome RC. I'm not going to sell it. I'm going to hold onto it and add it to my RC collection. I have a bunch of notable rookie cards, and right now, I think Strasburg is the most notable RC out there. Well, I'd really like the Pujols Chrome RC, but that's not in my budget right now.

I actually had a pretty amazing pack that the Strasburg was in. There was also Ichiro, Lincecum and Roy Oswalt. Not bad at all!!!

1955 Topps #20 - Andy Carey

Andy Carey (b. 1931) was a third baseman for the Yankees, A's, White Sox and Dodgers from 1952 to 1962. He was a career .260 hitter who retired with 64 homers. Not too impressive, I know, but what is impressive is the fact that he has four rings (1952, 1953, 1956 and 1958) with the Yankees. Talk about right place, right time.

Some Hits From The Shop

I was able to put some time in on Saturday at the shop, and opened a few packs. I did pretty well, I think...
I got a Shin Soo Choo printing plate out of a pack of 206. Not too bad. I always like pulling plates. I have now pulled two in the past month. I should maybe play the lottery...

I also bought a pack of 2010 Elite Extra Edition and got this nice auto. Too bad it's a Pittsburgh player; it's going to be real hard for me to keep track of this guy. You know, since we all know he'll be traded at some point.

Anyway, I did pretty well. I also got something else pretty awesome, but I'll share that tomorrow.

1955 Topps #19 - Billy Herman

FINALLY. Another Hall of Famer. Trust me, I didn't know he was one until I checked, but I'm glad we have our third...
Billy Herman (b. 1909 - d. 1992) was a second baseman for the Cubs, Dodgers, Braves and Pirates from 1931-1943 and 1946-1947. He was a 10-time All Star who ended his career with 2,345 career hits and a .304 lifetime average. He was also a manager for the Pirates and Red Sox. He was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1975.

(DECEASED 13)

(MANAGER 3)

(HALL OF FAME 3)

Awesome Trade at the Card Shop

One of my regular customers at the shop brought me this really awesome 2010 Topps Triple Threads Cal Ripken 3 piece relic.
I was really happy to get this card, I always like the Sepia parallels and this one is beautiful. As always, I'm glad to pick up a new Ripken and this one is really awesome.

All I have to do is trade him something suitable, and I have just the thing ;).

1955 Topps #18 - Russ Kemmerer

Russ Kemmerer (b. 1931) was a pitcher in the majors from 1954-1955 and 1957-1963 for the Red Sox, Senators, White Sox and Colt 45's. He had a 43-59 won-loss record for his career and 4.46 ERA. There's not a whole lot more I can say about him.