Mark McGwire Collector's Thread

[RStadlerASU22]

^^^ Very nice and love the pic / moment on the card

Ryan

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

Just won a mac that is pretty rare.

This is the 2nd 2014 Topps 89' mini I have seen come up for sale. The other one was a redemption that I bought last year. The 89 ' mini autos were slated at 1 in 37,000 packs. They made 2 different versions , A's & Cardinals.

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Here it is in a pic stitch with the Cardinals version.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

^^^ Those look nice

Ryan

 

[chippercards.com]

I grew up in St Louis during the late 1990's and as a teen attended #62 . Pretty cool memory. I begged my dad to sell our tickets to a scalper on the way in, but he insisted we go. I think I probably still have 50 each of the #62 and #70 Post Dispatch papers tucked away in a closet.

Picked up a large McGwire collection about 8 years ago. I sold off all the #/100 or less inserts but there are still about 1,000 cards left - including tons of regional/oddball types from the Oakland late 80's era. If you have a wantlist feel free to PM me. Unfortunately I do not have them all digitally cataloged like much of my inventory. Pretty sure though that I can scare up links to a series of about 100 pictures on photobucket though.

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

2002 Upper Deck 40 Man BuyBack Auto's Progress
11 down , a long 33 to go .....

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

Just got this one in the mail.

2015 Donruss Recollection Collection # 1/3




Got this as well. Not the best placement but I wanted a IP Ginter

 

[onionring9]

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2002 Upper Deck 40 Man BuyBack Auto's Progress
11 down , a long 33 to go .....

11? Christ that's awesome! You da man.

 

[onionring9]

Just an FYI this is not a refractor 252081359099. Looks like the seller finally clarified that in a comment but didn't update the listing. Someones going to be disappointed when they get that!

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

Finally locked down this card. A few have been on eBay over the past year but finally added it.
Full sig on the 2003 UD Superstars Auto



also added this. 87 classic IP auto signed in the designated "Autograph" box on back.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

^^^ Maybe one of the first times I have seen a sig in that spot on a Classic card, kinda neat. I have a Clark puzzle that has a spot , I have always wondered if anyone actually had it signed.

Ryan

 

[ewess77]

1980s San Jose Mercury news McGwire Drawing card

I am looking for this, if anyone wants to sell.




Also looking for a 1989 Blue Chip McGwire....but who isn't.

Thanks

 

[Big Mac McGwire]

I won this tonight. I have the dual with Sosa from this same set.

Can not recall the last time I saw this card up for sale. Was going to go after the 2015 tops redemption auto w/ Griffey that has been up but this was hard to not go after. Pretty stoked about this one !

 

[Yankee Jason]

Congrats

 

[metallicalex777]

I pulled this one a few days ago

2015 Triple Threads Mark McGwire Patch Autograph Ruby Parallel 1/1:

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I pulled this one a few days ago

2015 Triple Threads Mark McGwire Patch Autograph Ruby Parallel 1/1:

Congrats! What's the "Number 9k" mean?

Ryan

 

[LWMM]

Congrats! What's the "Number 9k" mean?

Ryan

Was wondering that too, maybe this? McGwire apparently hit the A's 9,000 franchise HR.

http://www.mcgwire.com/news/done/96franhr9000.html

 

[metallicalex777]

Congrats! What's the "Number 9k" mean?

Ryan

@LMWW - You are correct! I just scanned the front and back, and Topps actually put the stat on the back of the card

 

[RStadlerASU22]

Was wondering that too, maybe this? McGwire apparently hit the A's 9,000 franchise HR.

http://www.mcgwire.com/news/done/96franhr9000.html

Cool thanks...

They were reaching for something there IMO

Ryan

 

[LWMM]

Cool thanks...

They were reaching for something there IMO

Ryan

It's cool, but, like you say, kinda arbitrary.

I Looked up the others for fun:

1 Lave Cross April 30, 1901
1,000 Mickey Cochrane May 15, 1927
2,000 Jimmie Foxx June 21, 1935
3,000 Sam Chapman Sept. 30, 1949
4,000 Hector Lopez Aug. 17, 1958
5,000 Jim Nash May 22, 1968
6,000 Gene Tenace May 25, 1975
7,000 Carney Lansford July 3, 1983
8,000 Jose Canseco Sept. 2, 1989 [MENTION=7453]mouschi[/MENTION] [MENTION=7109]RAZOR-Z[/MENTION]
9,000 Mark McGwire May 28, 1996
10,000 Miguel Tejada April 14, 2001
11,000 Bobby Kielty June 15, 2006
12,000 Brandon Moss June 5, 2013

Aaand, years per each additional 1,000:

1,000: 26
2,000: 8
3,000: 13
4,000: 9
5,000: 10
6,000: 7
7,000: 8
8,000: 6
9,000: 7
10,000: 5
11,000: 5
12,000: 7

 

[onionring9]

That card is so awesome. But you guys are right, of all the milestones, why 9k? It sure is though one of the nicest looking mcgwire cards I've seen in '15.

Anyways, I've been watching the '15 tek's filtering in. Checklists pin McGwire in an A's uni for his base cards but a cardinals uni for Autos - yet the first auto that popped up was an A's uni proof. Any idea if the cardinals uni is a typo and they are all A's?