Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Repack Haiku #484 (Sammy Stewart)

Debut set record
For consecutive strikeouts:
K'd seven White Sox
 
1988 Donruss #596 Sammy Stewart
 
Stewart made his debut with Baltimore on September 1, 1978. He retired all 3 batters in the 2nd inning via strikeout, and did it again the next inning. He also whiffed the leadoff batter in the 4th, setting a new record for consecutive strikeouts in a pitcher's debut game.

Monday, October 26, 2026

Trapped In Time: Remnants Of The 216th - 220th Trades


Amongst this month's cards on the chopping block is the single greatest batch of cards yet - 29 cards from one trade (and all from the same set!)
 
Traded 12/16/22: 1972 Topps #1 World Champions (Pittsburgh Pirates) (TC),  1960 Topps #418 Don Mossi (VAR), 1958 Topps #274 Rocky Bridges, 1958 Topps #290 Dick Donovan, 1957 Topps #68 Ray Crone, 1956 Topps #89b Norm Zauchin (VAR) 
 
Received 12/27/22:
  • 1971 Topps #371 Jack Hiatt (See Trade #228)
  • 1959 Topps #168 Carroll Hardy
  • 1957 Topps #179 Ernie Oravetz (See Trade #287)
  • 1957 Topps #234 Dick Cole (See Trade #453)
  • 1955 Bowman #83 Max Surkont (See Trade #231)
  • 1955 Topps #101 Johnny Gray (RC)

Only 2 cards in this first trade that was made at the TCDB. These cards from the 50's are a little beat up, but still look great! Ironically, we got two teams that have undergone name changes recently - one to the city (a common theme for those travelin' A's) and one to the team name. 
 
Trade #217 Greg (The Collective Mind)
Traded 12/28/22: 1978 Topps #22 Charlie Hough, 1978 Topps #412 1977 NL Championships (NLCS), 1978 Topps #435 Checklist #364-484 (CL)

Received 12/19/22: 
  • 1970 Topps #2 Diego Segui
  • 1970 Topps #3 Darrel Chaney
  • 1970 Topps #4 Tom Egan (See Trade #375)
  • 1970 Topps #7 Indians 1970 Rookie Stars (RS, RC) (See Trade #375)
  • 1970 Topps #8 Jose Martinez (RC) (See Trade #275)
  • 1970 Topps #12 John Hiller
  • 1970 Topps #13 Jack Hiatt
  • 1970 Topps #18 Carlos May
  • 1970 Topps #19 John Boccabella
  • 1970 Topps #28 Billy Wilson
  • 1970 Topps #29 Sandy Alomar
  • 1970 Topps #34 Willie Crawford
  • 1970 Topps #36 Reds 1970 Rookie Stars (RS, RC) (See Trade #375)
  • 1970 Topps #39 Mike Nagy (ASR, RC)
  • 1970 Topps #47 Bob Miller
  • 1970 Topps #52 Bruce Dal Canton
  • 1970 Topps #56 Phillies 1970 Rookie Stars (RS, RC)
  • 1970 Topps #57 Pat Kelly
  • 1970 Topps #59 Dick Ellsworth
  • 1970 Topps #60 Jim Wynn
  • 1970 Topps #74 Angels 1970 Rookie Stars (RS, RC) (See Trade #375)
  • 1970 Topps #76 Carl Taylor (See Trade #358)
  • 1970 Topps #77 Frank Linzy
  • 1970 Topps #85 Max Alvis
  • 1970 Topps #86 Lum Harris (MGR)
  • 1970 Topps #87 Steve Renko (RC)
  • 1970 Topps #91 Rich Morales
  • 1970 Topps #97 Joe Moeller (See Trade #359)
  • 1970 Topps #99 Bobby Pfeil (RC) (See Trade #359)
  • 1970 Topps #117 Don Young
  • 1970 Topps #122 George Stone
  • 1970 Topps #130 Ollie Brown
  • 1970 Topps #266 Wally Bunker
  • 1970 Topps #274 Gerry Arrigo
  • 1970 Topps #276 Ron Hunt
  • 1970 Topps #283 Angel Bravo (RC)
  • 1970 Topps #284 Jack Baldschun

 
Yeah, this will add some breathing room to the box! I guess no one has been actively working on the 1970 Topps set, or at least not interested in cards from the first three series. These cards from Greg (The Collective Mind) made up almost half of the 1970 Topps cards currently listed in the stack.
 
Trade #218 Bo (Baseball Cards Come To Life!)
Traded 12/28/22: 2022 Topps #104 Nelson Cruz, 2021 Topps #290 Josh Harrison, 2019 Topps Opening Day - 150 Years Of Fun #YOF-5 Babe Ruth, 2019 Topps Opening Day - 150 Years Of Fun #YOF-7 Sandy Koufax, 2019 Donruss Optic - Pink (football) #108 Jeffery Simmons, 2017 Topps Update - Topps Salute #USS-32 Josh Reddick, 1994 Topps - Gold #158 Shortstop Prospects, 1994 Score (football) #119 Clyde Simmons, 1991 Pro Line Portraits (football) #267 John Riggins (RET), 1959 Topps #75 Sam Jones
 
Received 12/27/22:
  • 1975 Topps #11 Bill Melton
  • 1975 Topps #43 Cleon Jones (See Trade #254)
  • 1975 Topps #45 Joe Rudi (See Trade #224)
  • 1975 Topps #53 Dave Giusti (See Trade #427)
  • 1975 Topps #79 Gary Matthews (See Trade #372)
  • 1975 Topps #122 Al Hrabosky (See Trade #254)
  • 1975 Topps #166 Woodie Fryman
  • 1975 Topps #170 Bert Campaneris (AS)
  • 1975 Topps #398 Elias Sosa (See Trade #358)
  • 1958 Topps #92 Clint Courtney (VAR: white letters)

 
Bo (Baseball Cards Come To Life!) had just a trio of 1975 cards, plus a great card from 1958. You don't see many catchers wearing glasses...
 
Trade #219  - No Remnants!
 
Traded 12/28/22: 1969 Topps #328 Joe Horlen, 1968 Topps #519 Jerry Stephenson, 1967 Topps #1 The Champs (F. Robinson/Bauer/B. Robinson), 1967 Topps #273 Dick Lines (RC), 1967 Topps #399 Al Worthington 
 
Received 12/30/22:
  • 1968 Topps #245 Tony Gonzalez
  • 1967 Topps #54 Dick Green (See Trade #453)
  • 1966 Topps #57 Jim Lefebvre
  • 1966 Topps #145 Bill Freehan (See Trade #272)
  • 1965 Topps - Embossed #13 Al Kaline (See Trade #226) 
 
Finally, a couple of great 60's cards from a TCDB member named Mike. What's a better background - batting cage area or stadium?
 
All these cards will be removed from the trade stack next month. If you want any, claim them - all it takes is an older card in return! 
 

Friday, October 23, 2026

World Series Tale Of The Tape

The World Series starts tonight! Although I'm sure the networks and others who profit from the game are disappointed that there are no large market teams in this year's World Series, I'm personally excited. No matter how this series plays out, one fandom is going to experience a glorious World Series Championship for the very first time! My Red Sox went 86 years between titles, and that drought ending victory in 2004 is a feeling I had never felt before or since. (Maybe if one of Buffalo's teams ever breaks through...) Someone is going to get that feeling soon.
 
The AL Champion is the Tampa Bay Rays, who also led the league with 98 wins. After sweeping the second-best team in the AL (Yankees), they finished off the AL Central Champion Guardians winning the last three games of the series. 
 
The NL Champion is the Milwaukee Brewers. They finished the regular season with the best record in all of baseball, leading the way with 103 wins. Their only postseason loss came in the Division Series against the Padres, and earned the NL pennant by impressively sweeping the back-to-back defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
 
Two well-built teams built on great pitching and solid fundamentals. We also get to watch two of the greatest young superstars in the sport in Junior Caminero and Jackson Chourio. This is about as close to an even matchup as we've seen in some time in the World Series.
 
Since the team I wanted to see in the Fall Classic fell short, who should I root for? There are lots of little factors I take into consideration, so who has the edge?
 

Former Red Sox Players

 
Brewers: David Hamilton, Kyle Harrison, Dustin May 
Rays: Cam Booser, Steven Matz

2026 Topps Update #US22 David Hamilton

If I can't root for my Red Sox, I can at least root for the guys who used to play for them. You have to love it when trades work out for both sides. That appears to be the case for the off season trade that sent current Brewers David Hamilton, Kyle Harrison, and Shane Drohan from the Red Sox in exchange for Gold Glove finalist Caleb Durbin and others. The Red Sox may have gotten the best player, but all 3 players from that trade are on the World Series roster. On the Rays, the single greatest reason to root for them is relief pitcher Cam Booser. His story and everything he had to overcome is what makes baseball great.

Advantage: Brewers 
 

Shenandoah Valley Baseball League Alumni

 
The Shenandoah Valley Baseball League is a summer collegiate league that operates in my little corner of the world. I try to go to at least one game every year in support of my hometown team, the Waynesboro Generals. Unfortunately, no alums made the World Series this year. 
 
Advantage: none
 

University of Virginia Cavaliers Alumni*

 
Go Wa-hoos! Living a short drive from Charlottesville, I've gone to a few UVa baseball games and try to keep up with them throughout the season. Out of the 10 former Cavaliers who played in the Majors this past season, none of them made it this far. Although it's not quite the same, I can root for Rays' pitcher Kevin Kelly who attended another nearby college, James Madison University.
 
Advantage: *Technically none, but I'll give the Rays a point here for the local guy
 

Championship Drought

 
Brewers: 57 years (Never won)
Rays: 28 years (Never won)
 
When my favorite team finally won the World Series in 2004, it ended an 86-year drought. As a result, I've always had a soft spot for teams that haven't one in awhile. Like I and pretty much everyone else has mentioned, this year a team is going to win their first title ever, so I really can't be upset if either team wins. I'm giving the edge to the Brewers though. Not only have they been around longer, but their only other World Series appearance was even longer than the Rays' existence. That team by the way featured 5 Hall of Famers! (Yount, Molitor, Simmons, Sutton, and Fingers).
 
 
1982 Donruss #510 Robin Yount


Advantage: Brewers
 

Personal Connection

  

Growing up, I always found the Brewers likable due to their fun yellow and blue uniforms and arguably the greatest team logo in sports history. However, back in 2017 I sent out every card in a pack to see if I can get any players to sign them. The biggest return from that pack was current Brewers veteran Christian Yelich. Back then, he was a young Miami star coming off his first Silver Slugger Award. After joining Milwaukee, he became one of the franchise's all-time greats.
 
As for the Rays, I've been to Tampa. That plays more of a factor in the next section though. 

Advantage: Brewers
 

Spring Training Adventures

 
From 2013-2019, I went with my father-in-law and a friend to Spring Training in Florida every year. I got to see a lot of different teams over those years, and once got to see the Rays take on the Orioles. I managed to see some of the greatest players to ever put on a Rays' uniform, such as Evan Longoria, Chris Archer, and Kevin Kiermaier. The Brewers train in Arizona, so no adventures there.
 

A picture I took: Spring Training 2017


Advantage: Rays
 

Best 2026 Topps Base Set Card



#192 William Contreras

#342 Chandler Simpson (FS)


Since this is primarily a baseball card blog, I figured this post should have a card show-off! I decided to pick each team's best card from the 2026 Topps base set. As far as I'm concerned, it's power vs. speed. Both of these cards are fantastic, but my vote goes to the border-breaking bat flip!

Advantage: Brewers


Final Talley: Brewers 4, Rays 2

Crack open a cold one!






Go Brewers!

 

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Repack Haiku #483 (Nick Ahmed)

First player to spend
Ten years with Arizona
Retired last year
 
2023 Topps Update
#US12 Nick Ahmed
 
Ahmed became the first player to spend 10 years with the Diamondbacks in 2023. He won back-to-back Gold Gloves in 2018 and 2019.

Monday, October 19, 2026

Time Travel Trading Update #118


 
I purposely scheduled my card giveaway the Friday before this Time Travel Trade Update - less trips to the Post Office, right? 
 
I'm excited to show off this first trade because the cards are really cool. I made a trade via the TCDB with a fellow blogger named Randy (I Started Out On Set Builds But Soon Hit The Frankensets). 
 
 
I know most of my readers don't collect non-sports cards, especially from 1910, but these are great! They each have little fables and life lessons and are beautifully illustrated. I'd be shocked if someone offers me something older for them, but you never know!
 
Bo (Baseball Cards Come To Life!) is up next with a half-dozen baseball cards, including everybody's favorite pitcher, Bartolo Colon!


The football season is in full swing and hopefully your team is doing well. (My Bills have just one loss so far, but that defense - woof!) Brendan (The View From The Third Floor) sends in his monthly trade, chock full of gridiron goodness!


Finally, a personal swap. I needed a few cards from the stack to facilitate a couple of trades. I'm hoping what I offer in exchange will suffice:


One last thing, due to the upcoming World Series, the Remnants post will be moved to Monday. 
 
As always, these cards are all available in exchange for an older card. You can claim your cards below, or through the TCDB (Kep75). Let's make some trades! 
 

The Time Travel Trade Stack:

  
 
 
2021-22 Donruss - Magicians (basketball)
 
2021-22 Donruss (soccer)
#183 Jose Macias (RR)     
 
2021 Topps
#43 Jo Adell (RC) 
 
2019 Topps Opening Day
#20 Jon Lester

2017-18 Donruss (basketball)
#75 Chandler Parsons
 
 
2015-16 Donruss (basketball)
#49 John Wall  
 
 
2011 Topps Lineage
#186 Mel Ott
 
2010 Topps (football)
#133 Chris Johnson (AP) 
 
2010 Topps Chrome (football)
#C141 T.J. Houshmandzadeh
 
2009 Donruss Americana (non-sport)
#50 Francesco Quinn
 
2008 Topps - Trading Card History
#TCH31 Chipper Jones
 
2008 Topps New York Yankees
#NYY8 Jason Giambi
 
2007 Upper Deck MLB Rookie Card of the Month
#ROM-4 Ryan Braun 
 
2007 Playoff Prestige (football) 
 
2006 Topps Updates & Highlights
#UH172 Mike Piazza (SH)
 
2006 Upper Deck Artifacts
#57 Mike Piazza 
 
2004 Bowman Chrome
#263 Jeff Allison (FY, RC)
 
 
2003 Fleer Tradition
#126 Steve Cox 
 
 
2001 Topps Post 500 Home Run Club
#6 Harmon Killebrew 
 
 
2000 Royal Rookies Futures - Wall Street Alex Rodriguez
#NNO Alex Rodriguez ("ET") 
 
1999-00 Topps (basketball)
#16 Eric Williams 
 
1999 Stadium Club
#214 Tony Saunders 
 
1999 Topps
#40 Bartolo Colon   
 
1999 Upper Deck
#232 Raul Mondesi (FF)
 
1998 Donruss
#22 Tony Gwynn

1998 Upper Deck Pop Weaver (racing)
#PW3 Rusty Wallace 
 
1997 Pinnacle X-Press (football)
#76 Marshall Faulk 
 
1996 SP
 
1995 Cardtoons
#7 Fowl Boggs
 
 
1995 Zenith
#31 Eric Karros 
 
1995 SkyBox Lois & Clark (non-sport)
#73 Be Mine!
#75 Do You Love Me?
 
1994-95 Finest (basketball)
#43 Rex Chapman
 
1994 Mother's Cookies Mike Piazza
#1 Mike Piazza 
 
1994 Panini Stickers
#207 Sean Berry
#208 Wil Cordero    
 
1994 Pinnacle Church's Hometown Stars
#21 Edgar Martinez
 
1994 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis 500 Champions Collection (racing)
#NNO Danny Sullivan 
 
1994 Classic Four Sport (multi-sport)
#145 Chad Penney   
 
1993-94 Score (hockey)
#442 Mark Recchi (LBM)
 
1993 Donruss
#302 Jeff Kent 
 
1993 Fleer
#339 John Olerud
 
1993 Leaf
#5 Ivan Rodriguez  
 
1993 Upper Deck
#344 John Olerud  
 
1993 Score (football)
#227 Ronnie Lott 
 
1993 Classic '93 Hockey Draft (hockey)
#40 Saku Koivu  
 
1993 Upper Deck Fuji World Cup Preview (English/Spanish) (soccer)
#F5 Marcelo Balboa 
 
1993 Classic Four Sport (multi-sport)
#246 Mike Rathje
 
1992-93 Ultra (basketball)
#204 Hakeem Olajuwon (JS)    
 
 
1992 Diet Pepsi
#9 Bryan Harvey
 
1992 Donruss - Bonus Cards
 
1992 Fleer
#705 Today and Tomorrow (Vaughn/Fielder) (SSS, VAR) 
 
1992 Fleer - Roger Clemens Career Highlights
#13 Roger Clemens (EXCH)
#15 Roger Clemens (EXCH)    
 
 
 
 
1992 Pinnacle
#404 Bip Roberts 
 
1992 Post
#26 Tony Gwynn 
 
1992 Score
 
1992 Score - 90's Impact Players
#77 Greg Maddux    
 

1992 Topps McDonald's Baseball's Best
#18 Will Clark

 
1992 Topps Batman Returns (non-sport)
#51 Sabotaging the Batmobile
#61 Oswald Outwitted!
 
1991-92 O-Pee-Chee Premier (hockey)
#127 John Cullen
 
1991-92 Pinnacle (hockey)
#100 Wayne Gretzky  

1991-92 Pinnacle French (hockey)
#252 Paul Ranheim
 
1991-92 Pro Set - Collectibles (hockey)
#CC5 Wayne Gretzky (LL)  
 
1991-92 Pro Set French (hockey)
#306 Brian Skrudland (AS)
 
1991-92 Pro Set Platinum (hockey)
 
1991-92 Score Canadian English (hockey)
#349 Joe Sacco (TP, RC)  
 
1991-92 Fleer (basketball)
#92 Danny Manning
 
1991-92 Upper Deck (basketbal)
 

1991 Donruss - Bonus Cards
#BC-9 Mark McGwrire (VAR)
 
1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier
#6 George Bell
 
1991 Score
 

1991 Ultra
#31 Roger Clemens 
#395 Nolan Ryan (GP) 
 
1991 Upper Deck
 
1991 Fleer (football)
 
1991 Pinnacle (football)
#1 Warren Moon 
 
 
1991 Impel WCW (wrestling)
#157 Missy Hyatt

1991 Impel Star Trek 25th Anniversary (non-sport)
#28 Symbiosis
#42 The Schizoid Man
#46 The Dauphin
#60 Home Soil
#62 11001001
 
1990-91 Pro Set Super Bowl XXV Silver Anniversary (football)
 
1990-91 7th Inning Sketch QMJHL (hockey)
#205 Eric Bissonnette

1990-91 O-Pee-Chee Premier (hockey)
#46 Jody Hull (RC)
 
1990-91 Fleer (basketball)
#21 Kelly Tripucka
#21 Kelly Tripucka
 
1990-91 Hoops (basketball)
 
1990-91 Skybox (basketball)
#19 Kevin McHale


1990 Fleer
 
1990 Pacific Legends
#34 Don Kessinger
 
1990 Pacific Senior League
#154 Wayne Nordhagen 
 
1990 Topps
 
1990 Topps Kmart Super Stars
#2 Ryne Sandberg 

1990 Upper Deck
 
1990 Pro Set (football)
#668 Stan Humphries (RC)
 
1990 Score (football)
#327 Dalton Hilliard (GF)
#440 Deron Cherry     
 
1990 Topps Traded (football)
#102T Howard Cross (RC)
 
1989-90 O-Pee-Chee (hockey)
#141 Mike Allison 
 
1989-90 Fleer (basketball)

1989-90 Hoops (basketball)
#64 Armon Gilliam

1989 Donruss
#255 Mark Grace (VAR)
 
1989 Fleer
#299 Roberto Alomar 
 
1989 Fleer Baseball's Exciting Stars
#20 Tony Gwynn
 
 
1989 Star
#51 Rich Garces
 
 
1989 Topps Ames 20/20 Club
#32 Dave Winfield  
 
1989 Upper Deck
#5 Sandy Alomar Jr. (RC, SR) 
 
1989 Pro Set (football)
#58 Boomer Esiason
 
1989 Topps (football)
#360 Lions Team Leaders (Long Gets the Snap) (TL, VAR)

1989 Topps Traded (football)
#113T Bobby Humphrey 
 
1988 Card Collectors T-206 Reprint
#NNO Matty McIntyre
 
1988 Donruss 
 
1988 Donruss - Bonus MVPs
#BC-23 Mark McGwire (VAR)

1988 Donruss - Stan Musial Puzzle
#25-27 Stan Musial (PUZ)
 
 
1988 Pacific Legends I
 
 
 
1988 Topps Toys "R" Us Rookies
#13 Mike Henneman
 
1988 Topps Traded
 
1988 Topps (football)
#46 Ray Wersching 
#176 Steve Grogan
#211 Jim Lachey
#353 James Wilder 

1987 1983 ASA Collectors Kits Reprints
#2 Warren Spahn

1987 Donruss
#404 Bud Black
 
1987 Fleer Limited Edition
#2 Marty Barrett
#9 Roger Clemens 

1987 Fleer Update
#U-36 Dan Gladden
 
1987 Fleer Update - Glossy
#U-69 Bill Madlock 
 
1987 O-Pee-Chee
#353 Ernie Camacho 
 
1987 Sportflics 

1987 TCMA Collectors Kits Reprints - 1986 All-Time Houston Astros

1987 Topps 
 
1987 Topps Traded
#30T Mike Dunne 
 
1987 Topps - 1000 Yard Club (football)
#21 Cris Collinsworth 
 
1987 Zoot U.S. of ALF (non-sport)

#43 Texas - The Lone Star State
 
1986 Donruss
 
1986 Donruss Highlights
#25 Fernando Valenzuela
#50 Steve Sax
 
 
1986 Fleer - Fleer All-Star Team
 
1986 Fleer Baseball's Best Sluggers vs. Pitchers
 
1986 Topps
#40 Ken Griffey
 
1986 Topps - 1986 All-Star Set Collector's Edition (Glossy Send-Ins)
#48 Gorman Thomas
 
1986 Topps Kay-Bee Young Superstars of Baseball
#19 Don Mattingly 
 
 
1986 Topps Traded
#7T Steve Bedrosian
#68T Mickey Mahler
 
1986 True Value Super Stars
#6 Fernando Valenzuela  
 
1986 Topps (football)
 
1985 Fleer Update
#U-10 Hubie Brooks

1985 Topps Drake's Big Hitters Plus Super Pitchers
#3 Don Baylor
 
1985 Topps (football)
#38 Bill Bates (RC)
 
1984-85 Topps (hockey)
#3 Tom Fergus  

1984 Fleer
#210 Ben Oglivie
 
1984 Topps
 
1984 Topps (football)
#340 Carl Birdsong (PB, VAR) 
 
1983 Donruss
#15 Willie Wilson (DK)  
 
1983 Fleer
#72 Lenn Sakata 
 
 
1983 O-Pee-Chee
 
1983 Topps
#49 Willie McGee (RC)
 
1983 Topps - 1983 All-Star Set Collector's Edition (Glossy Send-Ins)
#9 Buddy Bell
 
1983 Topps Drake's Big Hitters
#13 Steve Kemp
 
1983 Topps (football)
#52 Rafael Septien
#58 Billy Sims (TL)  
 
1982 Donruss
 
1982 Topps
 
1982 Topps Stickers
#81 Omar Moreno 
 
1982 Topps (football) 

1981-82 O-Pee-Chee (hockey)
#133 Rick MacLeish
 
1981-82 Topps (hockey)
 
1981 Donruss  
 
1981 Fleer
 
1981 TCMA Wisconsin Rapids Twins
#15 Michael Cole 
 
1981 Topps
 
 
1980 Topps 
#65 Al Bumbry
 

1979 Topps  
 
1979 Topps (football)

1979 Topps NASL (soccer)
#6 Dallas Tornado Logo

1978 Topps  
 
 
1977 Dover Publications Classic Baseball Cards Reprints
#10 Lefty O'Doul
#18 Jimmie Dykes
#99 Hal Chase
#NNO Melvin Harder
#NNO Fred Merkle
 
1977 Topps
#565 Mickey Lolich 
 
1977 Topps (football)
 
1976 SSPC
#515 John Ellis  

1976 Topps
 
1975 Fleer Official Major League Patches - Pioneers of Baseball
#15 John McGraw  
 
1975 Topps
 
1975 Topps (football)
#47 Bivian Lee
#101 Bob Windsor
 
 
1974 Topps - Team Checklists
#NNO Milwaukee Brewers (CL, VAR) 
 
1974 Topps - Traded
 

1973 Topps
 
 
1972 Topps  
#94 1971 A.L. Pitching Leaders (Lolich/Blue/Wood) (LL) 
 
1972 Topps (football)
#11 Bobby Joe Green
 
1971 Topps
 
1971 Topps (football)
#8 Walt Garrison (RC)
 
1970 Topps
#2 Diego Segui
 
1970 Topps (football)
#126 Randy Johnson  
 
1969 Topps
#14 Al McBean

1969 Topps (football)
#115 Randy Johnson
 
1969 Topps - Four-in-One Singles (football)
#NNO Ralph Baker
#NNO John Bramlett
#NNO Billy Martin
#NNO Bob Talamini 
 
1968 Topps
 
1967-68 Topps (hockey)
#30 Reg Fleming
#224 Walt Bond    

1966 Topps
#8 Floyd Robinson 
 
1965 Topps
 
1964 Ed-U-Cards Washington Senators Baseball Card Game
#NNO Ball

1964 Topps 
 
1963 Topps
#26 Ray Moore
 
1962 Topps
 
1961 Post Cereal (F278-33)
#15 Bobby Shantz
 
1961 Topps
#78 Lee Walls 
#113 Mike Fornieles 
 
1960 Topps   

1959 Topps  

1957 Topps
 
1956 Topps
 
1955 Bowman
 
1955 Topps
 
1954 Bowman
#73 Don Mueller

1954 Topps
#12 Del Crandall
 
1954 Bowman Power For Peace (non-sport)
#91 USS Coral Sea (CVB43)
 
 
1952 Topps Look 'n See (R714-16) (non-sport)
 
1952 Topps Wings Friend or Foe (R707-4) (non-sport)
#129 PO-1W Lockheed
 
1951 Topps Red Backs
#51 Eddie Robinson  
 
1951 Bowman (football)
#118 Frank Reagan
 
1950 Topps Freedom's War (R709-2) (non-sport)
#197 Victory Medal  
 

1939 Wills's Garden Flowers by Richard Sudell (non-sport)
#38 Petunia

1938 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America Tenth Series (J9-6) (non-sport)
#2 Black-throated Green Warbler
 
1938 Churchman's Boxing Personalities (boxing)
#1 Lou Ambers 
#48 Arthur J. Elvin 

1937-38  Diamond Matchbooks Tan 6 (hockey)
#NNO Glenn Brydson
 
1936 Godfrey Phillips Screen Stars Embossed (Series B) (non-sport)
#4 Robert Taylor  
 
1935 Church & Dwight Useful Birds of America Eighth Series (J9-4) (non-sport)
#10 California Jay
 
1935 Stephen Mitchell & Son "A Gallery of 1934" (non-sport)
#47 Lord Trenchard 

1933 Church & Dwight Useful Birds of America Fifth Series (J9-1) (non-sport)
#5 Indigo Bunting   
 
1933 Hänsom Filmbilder 4 (non-sport)
#632 Max Pallenberg
#633 Carola Neher 
 
1930 All-Fair Authors Card Game (non-sport)
#13 Louisa May Alcott  
 

1928 Player's Flags of the League of Nations (non-sport)
#42 Roumania 
 
1924 Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada (ITC) Dogs Series (non-sport)
#4 Otter-Hound
 
1924 Lambert & Butler Wonders of Nature (non-sport)
#25 Army-Worms and Fly 

1922 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America Third Series (J7) (non-sport)
#7 Prothonotary Warbler
 
1916 Player's Cries of London (2nd Series) (non-sport)
#19 Maids, Buy a Mop  

1915 Church & Dwight Useful Birds Of America First Series (J5) (non-sport)
#1 Quail
 
1910 Champions (T218) (multi-sport)
 
1910 Turkish Trophies Fable Series (T57) (non-sport)
#NNO The Cat and the Mice (VAR)
#NNO The Horse and the Stag (VAR)
#NNO The Lion and the Fox (VAR) 
 
1890 N245 Sweet Caporal Actors & Actresses (non-sport)
#NNO Frankie Raymond

The Time Travel Trading Project is simple in concept. I started out with a random pack of 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards. My aim was to trade every card in that pack for something older. Each card I receive in turn is then made available for trade, with the goal to get the oldest card I can get.

Number of trades completed: 455
Unique trading partners: 95

Number of cards mailed out: 2,329
Year of oldest card mailed out: 1910-11

Number of cards received: 3,404
Year of oldest card received: 1890