What better way to start the New Year than an APBA card of Hank Greenberg? Not only was he born on January 1 but his birth date is 1-1-11! This is Detroit Tiger firstbaseman Greenberg’s 1936 card. It’s not his best year by a longshot despite the look of his…
It’s kind of amazing that Ben Paschal hasn’t made an appearance on Monster Monday yet. While there are certainly better cards out there and ones that are more deserving (Paschal only managed 87 plate appearances for the 1927 Yankees), he was a bit of an APBA legend. Since the 1927…
Rickey Henderson has been featured twice on Monster Monday, for his 1982 card and his 1990 card. This 1985 may be one of his best, however. It certainly is most indicative of his talents. Not everyone is a Rickey Henderson fan but no one can argue his talent on the…
Along with Babe Ruth and Rogers Hornsby, I’ve probably done more Monster Card Monday columns on Ted Williams than anyone. He was actually the first official one I did. When Pastor Rich posted this 1948 Williams card on Facebook, I double checked to make sure I hadn’t written one up…
Another from Scott Fennessy’s 1883 BBW replay. This is Dave Orr from the New York Metropolitans. Orr is probably best known for hitting 52 triples in two straight seasons including 31 in 1886. The 1883 season was Orr’s second in the American Association and he was still getting his feet…
Pastor Rich thought that Al Simmons’ 1929 card would be an apt addition to the Monster Monday collection. While this card isn’t as juicy as ”Bucketfoot Al’s” 1930 card, it would do just fine hitting in the #3 or #4 spot in the lineup of any team. In 1929, the…
Ryan Morrison nominated this Ryan Ludwick card from 2008 for Monster Monday. In his second full year with the Cardinals, Ludwick played 152 games and bashed out 37 homers and found the gap 40 times. He his the century mark in runs (104) and rbis (113) while slugging .591. In…
In honor of this weekend’s Chicagoland APBA World Series Tournament in Woodstock, Illinois, I’m featuring outfielder Andre Dawson of my team of choice, the 1987 Chicago Cubs. I wish I could say that the “Hawk” carried the Cubs in 1987. He didn’t. The Cubs came in dead last with a…
Yesterday, Scott Fennessy asked me if I was going to feature Mr November in today’s article. Good idea, Scott! Derek Jeter is one of those players whose presence in the game of baseball surpasses his stats and and even his play on the field. In that way, he’s like a…
Both the Monsters and the Terribles were looking forward to the Midseason Doubleheader Gala at Winners Park. However, ‘22 Rogers Hornsby and ‘13 Walter Johnson gave the Monsters fans something to remember the day. It was business as usual for Johnson as he pitched his second consecutive no-hitter in Game…