Discovery Plaza

December 14, 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.

A blond backliner, Bob specializes in rough defensive tactics. He's rated as one of toughest to circle enroute to net. Discovered by Hal Cotton, Bob is in his 6th year on club.

Leading defensive scorer for Scouts last season. Was member of United States Olympic Team in 1972. Attended Bemidji State College before turning to professional career. Had seven points in 10 WHL playoff games, 1974. Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

A Red Scout spotted Karl playing American Legion ball and signed him in 1948. In 1950, he hit .321 at Birmingham, wallopped 23 homers and drove in 100 runs. He had hit .320 at Louisville in 63 games in '51, when the Red Sox brought him up. Karl didn't get much chance to play Big League ball in '51 and this year he's in the Service. He's a carpenter by trade.

Last year Dave was the Senators' #2 fireman and was credited with 5 saves! The tall righthanded hurler began his pitching career with Williamsport in 1959. His finest minor league campaign was in 1965 when he won 15 out of 20 decisions for Burlington and Hawaii. In one of Dave's last starts, he pitched an 11-inning shutout. Dave majored in Zoology and Anthropology at the University of Miami.

Handy Andy had a great season with the Whiz Kids in 1950. Besides doing a grand job in receiving, Andy wielded a potent bat. He slammed out 24 home runs. Hit .288 in 130 games. Played the last 4 games of the season, and in the World Series, with a bad bone separation in his ankle. In 1949 tied a major league record by hitting 2 homers in one inning. First full season with the Phillies was 1945.

It could be said that Manny has cleaned up his act. Prior to his second ML game in 1993, learnmates did a little rookie hazing by pinning him to the clubhouse floor and sonking him with eggs, ice cream and Gatorade. His response abruptly made him "one of the boys:" Ramirez went out and hit two home runs in Yankee Stadium. Three-plus years later, he is a young, but veteran star coming off consec...

Pietrangelo logged his fourth three-point outing of the 2022-23 season when he dished out a pair of assists before scoring the game-winning goal in the final frame of Vegas' 5-4 victory over host Vancouver on Nov. 21.

Broke Pirate rookie home run record with 30 in 1953, his first full season in the big time. Hit 35 homers and drove in 131 runs for New Orleans in 1952 before joining Pittsburgh late in year. Closed freshman year with a bang, hitting eight homers and batting .339 in final 14 games. Also fine defensive outfielder.

Originally thought of as strictly an offensive player, Jack has developed into an aggressive and effective defensive player. No longer used in the backcourt, he has good, quick moves to the basket and is an outstanding shooter from the outside making him extremely difficult to defense. Jack had been used as a "swing'' man between forward and guard until two years ago. Jack was valedictorian of ...

Biggest siege gun for the Giants in the World Series with the Washington Senators. Batted for .389 in the 5 game series and hit two home runs. One of them was in the 10th inning of the final game and was the deciding blow which gave the New Yorkers the World's Championship. He is 5 ft. 9 in. tall and weighs 160 pounds; bats left-handed, but throws right-handed. Joined the Giants in 1926 at the ...

Zack's grand slam homer on July 14 against the Phillies tied the Club single-game team record with eight. He hit the Club's 9,000th homer, 6-30-24.

John was one of the brightest lights last season, even though the Blues failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is one of the few goaltenders to ever jump right into the NHL from junior hockey. John was the first choice of the Blues in the 1973 Amateur Draft, and most hockey people feel he will become an established NHL performer. John is one of the tallest NHL goalies.

Wounded in combat in the Phillipines, "Sheriff" staged a 9 month fight to recover. He returned to Columbus in '46 to have the best year of his career with a 16-8 record. The Reds brought him up for a trial in 1951 after he won 12 for Syracuse in '50. Sent down to Columbus in '51, he had a 7-15 record. A future lawyer, he's studying at St. Louis University.

Emeka brought a winning spirit to a team that didn't win many games, and his tough play made him a local favorite. So when he won the '04-05 got milk? Rookie of the Year Award, he wasn't celebrating alone. "Every time I would walk out on the street, people would say, "Hey, Rookie of the Year! Congratulations," Okafor said, "...that's what makes this that much more sweet - the fact that the t...

The Reds are the second big-league team to be piloted by Luke Sewell. He managed the Browns for 6 seasons, and led them to the pennant in 1944. His active playing career began in 1921 and ended in 1939 except for 6 games in 1942. Entered the majors with the Indians after catching only 17 games in the minors. With Indians, 1921-32; Senators, 1933-34; White Sox, 1935-38; Indians, '39.

After a month in pro ball, Lou went into the Navy. From '46 through '49 he played in 6 different minor leagues. The Giants mistakenly put him on the waiver list and the Browns grabbed him in '50. After a brief trial with the Browns, he was sent to San Antonio, wining 12 - losing 5. Traded to the Senators in May of '52, Lou spent part of '51 at Kansas City, where he appeared in 7 games, winning ...

Johnny was NL's All-Star catcher once again in 1975. His RBI total was second best in Senior Circuit.

Versatile Alex was Atlanta's leading pass receiver last season with 44 receptions and 661 yards. Two grabs were for TD's. Before coming to Atlanta, he had been used as a running back, receiver and on the specialty team.

Don joins his 4th A.L. team after a fine '53 record at Toronto. He had the best Earned Run Average and Strikeout mark in the Throws Right International League. Don came up to the Majors with the Yankees in '47 after only one Minor League season and had a 4-3 record. He was traded to the Browns in '50 and to Washington in '51, when he won 7 and lost 12. In the summer, Don is a dependable perform...

It was a banner year for Ron and his linemates as they powered the Eagles to the number-one rushing ranking. The season got off to a bad start for Heller when he lost his starting job at right tackle, but he didn't sit for long, moving in at left tackle after the second game to replace injured starter Matt Darwin. In the Eagles 31-13 win over the Giants, Ron limited Lawrence Taylor to two tackl...

It is said that a decathlon winner is indeed the "greatest athlete in the world." Rafer Johnson became just that in the summer of 1960. He was in competition during the 1960 Rome Olympic Games against a former UCLA classmate C.K. Yang from Nationalist China. Johnson was leading the competition when they came to the final event, the 1,500 meters, which Yang was expected to win easily. Johnson, h...

Bob started the '54 season with the A's but asked to be sent to the Minors for more seasoning. He came back to Philadelphia late last year after a sensational 3.23 E.R.A at Ottawa. Sparkling performances are not new for Bob. At St. Hyacinthe in '52 he chalked up the League's top Won-Lost Pct. while winning 16 games and the next season at Ottawa, he led the IL with 21 Wins.

In high-grade, the 1909 T206 Set cards can be quite valuable – a near set sold for more than $8 million.

After three years of pro goaltending, Denis is considered ready for NHL. Unfortunately, his path is blocked by Glenn Hall. Denis starred with Buffalo last season after two years in EPHL where he was rookie of year.

The 1909 T206 Set received its name from Jefferson Burdick, author of the American Card Catalog. ‘T’ in the T206 name stood for 20th century tobacco issues while ‘206’ was simply a number assigned to it.

Dick Coffman ought to know the routes between Washington and St. Louis pretty well. Started his big league career with Washington in 1927. Traded to St. Louis where he played next four years. Traded back to Washington in June 1932, but returned to St. Louis Browns in deal made last December. Is elongated young man, towering 6 feet, 14 inches and weighing 170 pounds. Bats and throws right handed...

Coming from Detroit Tigers in 1946 he finished season with A's batting .318. Last year he hit .326. Began his career in 1936 in Texas League. From there he went to Charleston, then two years more with Beaumont team and he went to Detroit in 1939. 1940 was a great year for him, batting .340, leading the AL in triples and tied for the most hits.

Del returns to the Braves after being in the Service during the '51 and '52 seasons. When he came up to the Braves in the middle of the '49 season at the age of 19, he was the youngest catcher in the Majors. Del broke in with Leavenworth in '48 and hit .304, including 15 Homers. He was smacking the ball at a .351 clip for Evansville in '49, when the Braves called on him. As a catcher and 1st Ba...

Besides the Honus Wagner card, there are three other rare and valuable shortprints from the 1909 T206 Set, and the group makes up what is called "The Big Four".

"Run blocking is generally considered to be more physical than pass blocking. However, I have found that pass blocking with a passive attitude lends itself to failure. Both are demanding and have certain techniques that must be mastered. The satisfaction comes from the success of your teammates. It is gratifying to have Jim Everett throw for more than three-thousand yards and bave running backs...

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: Bradley Blalock (Baseball), Emeka Okafor (Basketball), Jerry Adair (Baseball), Ed Blake (Baseball), Otto Graham (Football), Bill Carrigan (Baseball), Jack Barry (Baseball), Alex Rodriguez (Baseball), Tim Anderson (Baseball), J.R. Towles (Baseball), Jim Delehanty (Baseball), Joey Estes (Baseball), Kolten Wong (Baseball), Barney McCosky (Baseball), Roman Gabriel (Football), Melvin Ott (Baseball), Oneil Cruz (Baseball), Iron Man McGinnity (Baseball), John Antonelli (Baseball), and Bob Armstrong (Hockey).