SPOART
@spoart
Curator of vintage sports ephemera. Beauty is in the eye of the collector. SABR. Primary focus ‘66-‘72 Topps and OPC. Also PC Kaoru Betto, Roberto Clemente, and linen postcards of stadiums.
The lens of Alfred Eisenstaedt. Wimbledon back in the day. @mattypabst.bsky.social @buntwaxera.bsky.social
On September 6, 1912, Smoky Joe Wood faced Walter Johnson in a memorable pitching duel at Fenway Park. Matched pitch-for-pitch, Wood eventually bested Johnson 1-0 for a two-hit complete game shutout, his 30th win of the year. @markhoyle4.bsky.social @markarmour04.bsky.social #redsox
1970 Ovenca Sport Grafico. Cito Gaston and Cesar Tovar in action. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @adarowski.bsky.social #cardsky
1967 Topps. Pirates-centric 7th Series homage. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @mikekanemp.bsky.social #cardsky
Deadball era Home Run Derby.,Who you got? @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @mattypabst.bsky.social @jedthorn.bsky.social @number5typecard.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @scottsimkus.bsky.social #cardsky
Don’t sleep on vintage postcards. This has to be my oldest. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @nickvoss.bsky.social @number5typecard.bsky.social @mattypabst.bsky.social @splitseason1981.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @thelensofdonnam.bsky.social @billpearch.bsky.social #cardsky
1933 Sports Kings. An opportune time to post this triptych. @buntwaxera.bsky.social @mattypabst.bsky.social #cardsky #wimbledon
A nonpareil writer and photographer. The perfect prelude to today’s Gentlemen’s Championship. @buntwaxera.bsky.social @mattypabst.bsky.social #wimbledon
A Fairly good Dodger, and a better Expo. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @misstellier.bsky.social @culleys.bsky.social @dodgers-cards.bsky.social #cardsky
1955 Bowman. Chet looking like the first 3-D card. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @tjpilotsfan.bsky.social @splitseason1981.bsky.social @number5typecard.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @adarowski.bsky.social #cardsky
“Eyechart”. The greatest nickname of the modern era. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @jpkurkjian.bsky.social #cardsky
1933 Goudey. The other Babe who hit some dingers in Wrigley. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @tjpilotsfan.bsky.social @splitseason1981.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @scottsimkus.bsky.social @ckamka.bsky.social @number5typecard.bsky.social @gimapreceptor.bsky.social #cardsky
Thanking @billpearch.bsky.social and @thelensofdonnam.bsky.social for tonight’s SABR chapter show & tell collaboration. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social #cardsky
1966 Bazooka. Sudden Sam, when nicknames were great. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @tjpilotsfan.bsky.social @splitseason1981.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @number5typecard.bsky.social @seank138.bsky.social #cardsky
1966 Topps. My first memories of cards includes this trio. Funny how the mind works. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social #cardsky
7/5/47. A very important day in the American League. 🇺🇸⚾️🇺🇸 @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @scottsimkus.bsky.social @curtburner.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @adarowski.bsky.social #cardsky
1965 Topps. The youngest major leaguer looks like he could double as the oldest major leaguer. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social #cardsky
T206. A wee bit of Old Glory for the 250th. 🇺🇸🎆🎇🇺🇸 @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @tjpilotsfan.bsky.social @splitseason1981.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @mattypabst.bsky.social @number5typecard.bsky.social @gimapreceptor.bsky.social @seank138.bsky.social @shlabotnik-rpt.bsky.social #cardsky
Happy 4th! Let’s see some Red, White, and Blue today. 🇺🇸🎂🇺🇸 @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @tjpilotsfan.bsky.social @splitseason1981.bsky.social @curtburner.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @seank138.bsky.social @gimapreceptor.bsky.social @mattypabst.bsky.social @jedthorn.bsky.social #cardsky
Otis Shepard was genius. I’d go to Wrigley just for the scorecards. @sabrbbcards.bsky.social @phitter72.bsky.social @billpearch.bsky.social @scottsimkus.bsky.social @seank138.bsky.social @ckamka.bsky.social #cardsky