Discovery Plaza

August 10, 2026

Discovery Plaza is the 1000 square foot forecourt leading to the Card Cyber Museum - a daily exhibition of 60 sports cards waiting to be discovered beneath your feet! Inspired by the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, where celebrities leave their handprints in concrete, our Plaza features digital frames embedded in the ground - beneath bulletproof glass. Each day brings a new rotation of cards showcasing the incredible sets found within the museum. Click any colored text square to flip it and reveal the card front, or click any card image to view full details.

Originally inspired by Piet Mondrian's neoplasticism style with bold primary colors, Discovery Plaza invites you to uncover the stories behind the cards.

For ten years one of the hardest-hitting outfielders in the American League, Joe Vosmik is on new stamping grounds with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League this year. It cost Brooklyn a reported sum of $25,000 to buy Vosmik from the Boston Red Sox and his potent bat may be a big factor in the Dodger pennant-or-bust drive this year. Although he fell below .300 with the Red Sox last year,...

Last season Coffey, who became the NHL's all-time defenseman leader in career goals and points, led all defensemen in assists and was 11th on the all-time assists list. The two-time Norris trophy winner is one of five NHL defensemen ever to score 100 points in a season.

Finished sixth among N.F.L.'s top passers in 1954... against Washington last year at Griffith Stadium (10/17) tied league record with seven touchdown passes... led league in total TD flings with 23... also had year's longest completed pass, 84-yarder to Jerry Williams... in five seasons in N. F. L. Burk has thrown 769 passes, completed 351 for 5216 yards and 51 touchdowns... has done all puntin...

Grady is the last of the "original" Vikings picked in the 1960 stock draft. His steady play has earned him recognition as one of the game's best tackles. He is popular among the players and won an award for meritorious play.

Voted to the NBA Second Team All-Stars for the 1972-73 season, Pete enjoyed his finest pro campaign. He topped his previous highs in almost every category. ranked 6th in league with 545 Assists for 6.9 Average Per Game and was NBA's 5th leading scorer. Pete made 11 Free Throws in game vs. Celtics, 3-23-73. Pete takes karate lessons.

After dishing out a pair of assists in regulation, Kaprizov lit the lamp with five seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 21, 2023.

The backs of the 1916 Sporting News M101-4 black and white cards were customized and created for distribution through a variety of advertisers such as The Sporting News, Altoona Tribune, Gimbel’s Department Stores, Standard Biscuit, Weil Baking Company, and other smaller companies.

One of three rookies on 1991 Spurs (with Sean Higgins and Dwayne Schintzius)...Scored season-high 10 points against Denver 12/19/90...Led Maryland in scoring (16.6) and rebounding (7.8) junior year...As a senior, was one of only two ACC players to average double figures in points and rebounds.

Ruthless, brilliant Lex Luthor never let failure stand in his way - local politics and an emotionally fortifying relationship with billionaire father Lionel were clearly not his strong suits. Clark Kent's most persistent and deadly nemesis, Lex has launched one outlandish, ultra-dangerous criminal scheme after another, bonding with testy extraterrestrials (sometimes literally) and slaying his o...

A brilliant engineer, Leah Brahms was part of the theoretical propulsion group for the Galaxy-class starship project at the Utopia Planitia Shipyards. There she made significant contributions to the design of warp drive systems. Geordi La Forge consulted a holodeck recreation of Brahms to help the Enterprise escape an aceton assimilator-a relic of the ancient Menthar-Promellian war.

Although he played an important part in the championship fight of the Giants during the 1933 season, he was deprived of the opportunity of playing in the World Series, due to an appendicitis attack, which necessitated an operation on August 31st. The Giants bought Verges from the Oakland Club of the Pacific Coast League before the start of the 1931 season, and he was the regular third baseman o...

The only Cuban now playing in the National League. Born in Havana in 1890. Had his first major league trial in 1913 with the Boston Braves. Failed to win a place. Came back with Cincinnati in 1918 and re- mained with that team until traded to Brooklyn in 1930. Signed with the Giants in 1932. Luque is a right-hander, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 172 pounds. His best year was 1923, when he w...

Eddie, who was nicknamed "The Brat" as a player, was one of baseball's best second basemen. He was known as a fellow not particularly adept at running, throwing or hitting, yet one of the most valuable players a team could have. A fighter, too. Eddie is the perfect example of a player making the most of possibly limited talent. He was expert at drawing bases on balls. Played for the Cubs, Giant...

Pumping up the volume in Toronto, Van Vleet has increased his shots per game every season since attempting a mere 3.0 as a rookie in 2016-17. The 2020-21 campaign saw him holst up 16.7 field goals per contest and average 19.6 points, also a career high. He nailed 17-of-23 FGs during his 54-point explosion at Orlando on Feb. 2.

Johnny enjoyed his best season in the majors in '51 when he ranked 6th in the National League with .311 mark. He started in pro ball in '37. John had trials with the Pirates in '42 and '43. In '44 he led the American Association in Hitting with .358. After 2 years in the Service, Johnny joined the Phils and hit .281 in '46 and .273 in '47. The Phils traded him to the Reds in '48 and got him bac...

A strong candidate for Rookie-of-the-Year honors, the supposedly defense-oriented Mutombo is the team's leading scorer (18.9 PPG) and placed third in the league in rebounding (13.8 RPG) in early January. A Rookie-of-the-Month Award winner. Mutombo still fills the lane in imposing fashion, averaging 2.7 blocks per game.

Collectors should be on the lookout for forged 1909 T206 Set cards — particularly those of Wagner, the Big Four, or Cobb cards.

Mikulak won his second career American Cup title this past March a momentum builder for his third Olympic Games in Tokyo. In the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Sam just missed the podium in both the horizontal bar (fourth) and the team competition (fifth) while also competing in two other events.

A determined Lee Petty spent 1951 trying to put his racing organization together. Times were lean, and it was a struggle at times for him to have enough money to go racing. Petty's finances allowed him to participate in only 31 of the 41 races scheduled. He won on July 31, 1951, at Rochester, New York, and had four second-place finishes. He finished fourth in points.

A real favourite with the Montreal fans Bobby has one of the hardest slap-shots in the N.H.L. After being named Rookie of the year in 1961-62 season he has continued to average over 20 goals per year. A solid performance game after game.

Posted 3 shutouts, career high for a single season, to tie for fifth in NHL in 1991-92 ...Had 4 assists, raising career total to 15...Became first NHL goaltender to score a goal by shooting the puck into the net... Happened against Boston on Dec. 8, 1987 ... Won Conn Smythe Trophy in 1987 despite his team losing in Stanley Cup Finals... Won 1987 Vezina Trophy.

After three years of minor-league exile, "Johnny" Babich came back with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics-and made the grade. Unsuccessful in earlier trials with Brooklyn and Boston in the National League, Babich's work in the minors led to his drafting by the A's last year, and he proved well worth the investment of $7,500. Babich won 14 and lost 13 for the Mackmen, with an earned-run-avera...

Beagle helped lead the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads to a Kelly Cup championship in 2007, after a two-year stint playing NCAA hockey at the University of Alaska-Anchorage.

"Heeney" holds the Big League Fielding Record for third basemen with a .988 mark, set in 1947. Since he started in pro ball in 1935, he's won the batting crown of the 3-1 League with 345 in '37 and the International League with .345 in 42. A War Vet, he's seen service with the Braves, Yankees, White Sox and A's. His top years were 1948 with the A's when he hit .310 and drove in 120 runs and '49...

"One of the most promising young pitchers with the Detroit Club is Steve Larkin, right-hander, who came from the Shreveport team of the Dixie League. Larkin has a good assortment of stuff, including a fast ball and fine control. Last year, with Shreveport, he won 22 games and was beaten only 7 times. He struck out 142 men, and allowed only 96 bases on balls. Steve was born in Cincinnati in 1910...

In his fourth season with the Phillies, "Hersh" Martin may blossom out as a vastly improved ball player. His showings up to now have been good but this year he is a more seasoned player, a steadier fielder and should hit far better than ever before. Last year Martin's batting average was .282. Martin jumped into professional baseball on his graduation from Oklahoma A. & M. in 1932. He is marrie...

Jack played in 12 games for Newport in '40 and was out of baseball for the next 6 seasons, when he was in the Service and was voluntary retired from the game. He came back in '47 to lead the Middle Atlantic League in RBI's for Uniontown. Jack played for New Orleans in '49 and '50 and was called up by the Pirates at the end of '51 after a good season at Indianapolis of the American Association.

Ranked among team leaders in blocked shots in 1991... Averaged 20.7 ppg for Portland in 1990 Playoffs... Led Portland in rebounding in 1988 and 1989... Set Longwood College records for points (1,756), rebounds (1,162), steals (248) and blocked shots (142).

This tall Tiger was Detroit's top reliever in '68 as he saved 4 and won 5 coming out of the bullpen. Fred pitched two scoreless innings in the 1968 World Series.

1909 T206 Set cards have been heavily reprinted and even reprints of the more popular cards like Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb can sell for $10 or more.

Today's Curated Selection

Our curators select cards of interest every day of the year for display in the digital frames embedded in the ground beneath bulletproof glass on our Discovery Plaza. Today we have cards such as: H.D. Baird (Baseball), Steve Larkin (Baseball), Johnny Lujack (Football), Len Dawson (Football), Manny Mota (Baseball), "Hersh" Martin (Baseball), Lex Luthor (Trading), Jack Merson (Baseball), Robert Rousseau (Hockey), Tylor Megill (Baseball), Fred VanVleet (Basketball), Joe Frazier (Baseball), A Winning Organization (Trading), Henry Majeski (Baseball), Bobby Witt, Jr. (Baseball), Evan Neal (Football), Jack Harshman (Baseball), Danny O'Connell (Baseball), Pete Maravich (Basketball), and Paul Waner (Baseball).