Gary Beard's
Baseball Cards

History Binder Project

The Ideas and links:

IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT I CAN INCLUDE IN MY BINDER, PLEASE FILL OUT THE INFORMATION BELOW AND CLICK THE SUBMIT BUTTON. I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR SIMILAR EVENTS TO THOSE MENTIONED BELOW THAT PLAYED A SUBSTANTIAL PART IN THE HISTORY OF MLB. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR REGIONAL EVENTS THAT PLAYED A PART IN THE HISTORY OF A SINGLE TEAM, BUT RATHER EVENTS THAT ARE OFTEN SEEN IN CLIPS ON T.V., HAVE MOVIES ABOUT THEM OR EVENTS THAT SIMPLY MADE BASEBALL WHAT IT IS TODAY! THANKS FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER.

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1919 BLACK SOX SCANDAL ~
cards of each of the players charged with throwing the World Series ('91-'94 Conlons are a good start). Newspaper or magazine articles.

NO TRADE CLAUSE / FREE AGENCY ~
Curt Flood, Andy Messersmith & Dave McNally's 1974 Topps cards and Floods 1971 Topps card showing 0 games played in 1970. Newspaper and magazine articles.

DEATH OF ROBERTO CLEMENTE ~
His last card. Newspaper and magazine articles, including HOF inductee articles.

PETE ROSE - GAMBLING ON BASEBALL ~
Last Topps card - 1989 #505. Magazine and newspaper articles. Managerial record. The Dowd Report found here. Pictures of any evidence against Pete. 1990 Donruss card #716 of A. Bartlett Giamatti.

DOPING ~
Cards of Jose Canseco, Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa, Curt Shilling & Rafael Palmeiro from 2004 or 2005. Newspaper and magazine articles.

HANK AARON 715th HOME RUN ~
1974 Topps card. Newspaper articles.

CAL RIPKEN JR. CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAK ~
Cal Ripkens 1995 Topps card. Ty Cobb card. Newspaper and magazines.

FIRST YEAR FOR EACH TEAM ~
Opening day rosters. Cards of each of the starting player in first game for each team(????). Newspaper clipping with report of first game highlights for each team.

BUCKY DENT'S HOME RUN IN BOSTON ~
Bucky Den'ts 1978 Topps card. Newspaper and magazine articles.

MVP'S ~
May do a page with a card from every MVP.

DON LARSON'S PERFECT GAME 1956 ~

NEGRO LEAGUE ~
Will definately do a section on the Negro League. NEED IDEAS AS TO WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THIS SECTION!

JACKIE ROBINSON BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER ~
Jackie Robinsons RC would be a great inclusion! Newspaper and magazine articles.

HALL OF FAMERS ~ A page for every HOF'er with a card of him with the team he was enshrined with. A picture of his HOF bust.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM EACH YEAR ~
2007~ Barry Bonds Breaks Aaron's HR record
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1998~ McGuirer hits 70 HR's
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1995~ Ironman Cal Ripken Jr.
1994~ Player strike
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1991~ Nolan Ryan thows 7th no-hitter
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1989~ Pete Rose Banned
1988~ Oral Hershiser 59 scoreless innings
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1986~ E-3 Bill Buckner, game 6 WS. - Mookie Wilson (batter), Ray Knight (winning run). Mets won series 4-3.
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1983~ Fred Lynn - first grand slam in All-star game. George Brett hits "pine tar" HR off Goose Gossage (Yankees).
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1978~ Bucky Dent's HR
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1975~ Big Red Machine. Carlton Fisk HR game 6 WS.
1974~ Free agency / Hank Aaron's 715 HR
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1956~ Don Larson's perfect game agains the Brooklyn Dodgers in World Series.
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1920~ Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $100,000 and a $300,000 loan. The Red Sox wouldn't win the World Series for 85 years. Kenesaw Mountain Landis - first commissioner of MLB.
1919~ Black Socks Scandal
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