Discovery Plaza

December 11, 2025

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.

Pitched expertly in relief for the Dodgers in 1951. Appeared in 46 games. Hurled 190 innings. Won 16 games while losing 12. Began in baseball in 1946 with Danville of the Three-I League. With Danville in '47. Divided '48, '49 and '50 between minors and Dodgers.

Sandy is one of the many Cubans who can usually be found around Griffith Stadium. He is also a good pitcher. As a matter of fact, his won-lost percentage was 1.000 for the 1952 season. He appeared in a total of 30 games; won 6 and lost none. Sandy began in organized ball in 1949 with Havana, had worked in 11 games in 1950, when he was called up by the Senators.

Danny Morris: After winning just 5 games at Denver in 1967, Danny notched 16 wins last season. This righthander is 6'2" and weighs 203 pounds. Danny is 22 years old. Graig Nettles: Graig had his finest year in the minors last season as he batted 297 and banged 22 home runs. The 24 year old bats from the left side and throws righthanded.

Long a punisher of right-handed pitchers, Jake took his power numbers to new heights in 2023, setting career bests for homers, doubles and RBI. He also became the first Reds right fielder to post a 20-steal season since Reggie Sanders in 1996. "He's not afraid of any situation," skipper David Bell observes. "It's so much fun watching him play that way."

Fast base runners like Ben Chapman of the Yankees who led the American League in stolen bases in 1933, can take longer leads off the bases with safety than slower runners. All base runners must accustom themselves to listen to the advice of coachers. This is because, while the runner can see the pitcher and tell when he is about to throw to a base, he cannot see the basemen, who stand behind hi...

A two sport star, Frank played professional basketball in the Basketball Association of America for a while, but he gave up the hoop game in favor of baseball. He attended Ohio University. His first year in the majors was 1947 with the Cincinnati Reds when he batted .282 in 151 games. Last season he appeared in 128 games for the Reds, hit .296 and drove in 30 runs. His fielding average was .987.

Johnny is one of the best fielders in the league, and a dangerous hitter. He ap-peared in 125 games for the White Sox in 1954, hitting .275. He had 116 hits good for a total of 157 bases. These included 20 doubles and 7 homers, and he batted in 60 runs. Johnny began in baseball in 1946 with the Tigers, appearing in 4 games for them. He was with Williamsport the next year, appearing with the Tig...

On Oct. 24, 1999, John recorded 22 saves for his 38th straight career shutout. That 2-0 blanking of Florida was his third zero, which tied the team record he set the previous season.

Voted the Rookie of the Year in the N.Y.-P. League in 1965, Ken will have a bright future in the majors. Although out for a month with an injury, Ken managed to sock the ball at a .261 clip which was good enough to lead Met lefty batters in 1968. In 1966, Ken was the only met to homer in Dodger Stadium.

Hopped to big league after only one year in minors. Came to Cubs from the Greenville, Miss., team, in 1923. A fast ball pitcher and has plenty of smoke. Was the only National League pitcher to win a world's series game in three years, from 1927 to 1929. Pitched the game that clinched the pennant for the Cubs last year. Guy Bush was born in Greenville, Miss., 1903, but now lives in Chicago, wher...

Jerry hit .339 in 29 games for the Senators in 1953. Previously he was in the Yankee organization. He starred in baseball and basketball in high school, then played Legion ball and for Oklahoma City University before signing with Joplin in 1947. He moved from there to Quincy of Three-I League, was named to the League's All Star team. In 1949 was on Texas League All Star team. In 1951 with Beaum...

Tajama led George Washington University to four NCAA tournaments and owns all-time school records for career points, blocks, scoring average and points in a season. She was named the '96-97 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year.

Manager Ray Blades, pointing the St. Louis Cardinals toward a pennant, has high hopes for left-hander "Tom" Sunkel. Sunkel, who came to the Cards last year from Atlanta where he won 21 and lost only 5, did not see much action with the Cards but showed enough to earn a crack at a regular berth. He won 4 and lost 4 last year, including among his triumphs a nifty two-hit shutout over the New York ...

"Gus" Suhr solved all the first-base problems for the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies acquired the smooth-fielding, consistent Californian in a mid-season trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and "Gus" merely picked up where he left off. For sheer fielding consistency over a period of years, there probably isn't a better first baseman in the National League. And he can hit, too, a fact he pro...

Tom Johnson could be considered something of a "throwback" blueline. Tom's forte is his defensive soundness, his behind the blueline generalship. There are some who feel Tom could be a top two-way rearguard if he possessed a harder, more accurate shot - but Johnson apparently realizes his chances for success lie in defending his own end of the rink and that's where he can usually be found.

Extremely quick for a man his size, Hal is worth his weight in gold to the Eagles. A veteran of many pro campaigns, Hal doesn't fool easily and it takes a Houdini to fake him out of position.

"Hal Trosky started his career as a pitcher, but he was such a good hitter that he decided to shift to the outfield, and eventually changed to first base. Last year with Toledo, Trosky played both in the outfield and at first base. He batted .323 in 132 games and 33 of his hits were Home Runs. He played 11 games for Cleveland before the season ended, and hit .295. Hal was born in Norway. Iowa, ...

As a raw rookie Wes averaged 18.2 rebounds per game (second only to Wilt Chamberlain) in helping the Bullets to a first place finish in the Eastern division. Elected Rookie-of-the-Year by the players. Wes promises to be a standout performer in the NBA for many years!

Barney's clutch relief pitching during the stretch drive of the 1964 pennant race enabled the Cardinals to overtake the Phillies. The knuckle-balling veteran was called in from the bullpen to face the Yankees four times during the 1964 World Series. Barney tied a record by pitching in 9 consecutive games in '62.

1966 was Jim's finest season as the southpaw pitched 19 complete ballgames-the top mark in the American League. Two years ago he led the circuit with 42 starting assignments and he helped the Twins win the pennant. Besides being an excellent fielder, Jim is one of baseball's top hitting hurlers. Last year Jim was the A.L.'s winningest pitcher. He defeated Sandy Koufax, 5-1 in the '65 World Series.

Robert made two dramatic transitions in 2003, but he responded beautifully to the challenge. As an All-Star rightfielder for the Tigers in '02, he led the Majors with 21 outfield assists. In '03, he switched leagues and positions, yet shined as Atlanta's hard-hitting, slick-fielding first baseman.

Last season was Jim's first for the Braves. He played in 89 games at the beginning of the year and then illness kept him out of the line-up for the rest of the season. He broke into the majors at the end of the 1942 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates and remained with them until being traded to the Braves after the 1947 season. He hit .312 for the Pirates in 1944.

Hired as coach of the SuperSonics on 6/20/85 after 12 years as an assistant coach with the Washington Bullets... Led Seattle to Western Conference Finals in second year as head coach... Played point guard at the University of San Diego... Turned down an offer from the Harlem Globetrotters after college to begin coaching career at alma mater.... Named head coach at USD in 1969 after two years as...

George showed what he could do with a full season of health in 2016, becoming one of the game's top combination power-defense right fielders. In June, he came up with two 11th inning walk-off hits.

A Fordham University Graduate, Tom's fine performance at Louisville last season won him a berth with the Phillies in '55. Signed for a huge bonus in '50, he broke in with Wilmington in '51 and won 14 games with a solid 2.48 E.R.A. At Schenectady in '52 Tom won 11 and struck out 154 men and followed up in '53 with a 16-7 rec- ord and a 2.62 Earned Run Average.

Well-travelled Craig was originally the property of the Detroit Red Wings, who turned him professional with the old Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL in 1966-67. He played only one game with the Red Wings, however, before being traded to St. Louis, where he got most of his NHL experience. Craig has been the property of 8 NHL teams in just 6 yrs.

Injuries kept Willie on the bench most of his rookie season. He built himself up for the '65 season with a weight lifting program. He was 12th in KO Returns in '65, with 24 which he returned for 615 yards, averaging 25.6 yards a return.

A ferocious hitter who dominates inside and has speed and range to the outside, Vincent topped the Patriots in tackles for the third straight season with 158 in '93.

Rod was a junior and key man, in trade that sent Andy Bathgate to Toronto late in 1963-64 season. Has the poise of a veteran under pressure.

Derrill Pratt, infielder of the St. Louis American League Club, was born at Montgomery, Ala., in 1889. He became a star ball-player during his course at the University of Alabama, and when he graduated in 1911 he joined the Montgomery Club, of the Southern League, for his first professional experience. His work was so high-class that the St. Louis Americans purchased him at the close of that se...

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: Guy Bush (Baseball), Franmil Reyes (Baseball), "Tris" Speaker (Baseball), A.J. Allmendinger (Trading), "Tom" Sunkel (Baseball), Ben Chapman (Baseball), Jim Russell (Baseball), Gunnar Henderson (Baseball), Milwaukee Bucks, Eric Murdock (Basketball), "Pug" Rentner (Football), Johnny Groth (Baseball), Walt Dubiel (Baseball), Frank Baumholtz (Baseball), Tajama Abraham (Basketball), George Springer (Baseball), Rod Seiling (Hockey), Herman Franks (Baseball), Mike Hershberger (Baseball), Johnny Briggs (Baseball), and Roger Brown (Football).