Robin Roberts was a 7-time all-star playing most of his career with the Phillies. Roberts was known as a workhorse pitcher and in 1950, he went 20-11 including pitching 10 innings in the final game of the season to clinch the pennant for the Phillies. Robin Roberts was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.

Don Drysdale spent his entire 14 year career with the Dodgers. He won the CY Young Award in 1962 and a three-time World Series champion. Drysdale was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984

Being a Yankees fan, I remember being a kid watching “The Kid” play for the Mets and loved watching him play. Great all around player who left us way too soon.

Gary Carter played in the Major Leagues for 19 years primarily with the Expos and Mets. Carter was an 11 time all-star and won a World Series with the Mets in 1986. He won 3 Gold Glove Awards and the Silver Slugger Award 5 times. Carter was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Excited to have picked up this tough Collins last month. Definitely an underrated set with an amazing check list.

Lefty Grove signed Government Postcard.

A government postcard in sports memorabilia refers to an official post card issued by the U.S. Post Office that fans can send an autograph request to their favorite players. Since these postcards went through the postal system, postmarks often verify the year of the autograph. The Lefty Grove postcard I have signed is dated March 20, 1952.

Lefty Grove is one of the greatest pitchers in history. He led the American League in wins in four separate seasons and strikeouts in 7 consecutive seasons. Grove had the league’s lowest ERA a record 9 times. Grove is a 2x World Series champion with the Philadelphia Athletics and AL MVP in 1931. He finished with 300 wins in his 17 year MLB career.

Lefty Grove was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.