Discovery Plaza

January 28, 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.

Hank capped a long career in baseball in 1952 by having his best season in the majors, and winning the title of National League's Most Valuable Player. He was the co-holder of the home run title with 37 and he led in runs batted in with 121. He has been in baseball since 1937, shuttling between the majors and the minors. His previous major league club was Cincinnati.

Harv won the A.L. Rookie-of-the-Year Award last season for his terrific hitting when he set a new A.L. record for Times at Bat and led the League in Hits. Signed for a $55,000 bonus while at Wisconsin U. Harvey hit .340 at Davenport in '52, his 1st pro year, and came to the Tigers late that season batting .325 in 19 games. Harvey received $55,000 for signing a Detroit contract!! Some 'experts' ...

Danny's three-run, walk-off homer against the Yankees on May 17, 2023 gave him four career game-ending hits, setting the record for a Blue Jays catcher. It came just three days after he'd tied the mark.

Ted came highly recommended to the Cincinnati club. Unlike most young hurlers, this southpaw is perfectly content to serve as a relief pitcher. Ted possesses all of the prerequisites which should make him a success in the National League: good stuff, good control and a good temperament. Ted led Palatka in ERA in 1960

Larry's 23rd win of the 1951 season gained the National League pennant for the Giants. He tied for the most wins in the league. Lost only 11 games. Earned run average: 3.03. A steady workman with fine control. Has had excellent record throughout career.

Merrifield heads into 2021 with the longest active streak of games played at 307. The speedster has played 98.8 percent of all possible innings in that span.

Hit .313 first season up (1946) and has been National league batting power ever since. Batted .290 in 1948 made up of 171 hits good for 309 total bases, 40 doubles, 4 triples and 30 home runs. Drove in 95 runs-batted-in. In addition he scored 86 runs. Finished 7th in National league slugging.

This receiver began playing in organized baseball in 1956. Chris was happy to be back in the big leagues last year when the Pirates brought him up from Columbus. Although not a high average hitter, Chris chimes in with many timely base-hits. Chris tied an N.L. record for unassisted double plays in '65.

MY ADVICE TO YOUNGSTERS by Vic Wertz. If you are trying to make baseball a career, you must work hard at several things. First, work very hard to improve yourself as a ball player, and at the same time, don't forget that it's important to be a good sport. You can be a great ball player, and if you are a good sport with it, you can look back on your career with pride, knowing that you were an in...

In the short 2020 season, Utah played five games. Lloyd turned in about a full year's worth of numbers anyway. The linebacker made 48 tackles, 10 behind the line of scrimmage, plus a forced fumble. Among his busiest games were 11-tackle jobs against USC and Washington and a game with nine solo stops against Washington State.

Miguel's first home run of 2021 was hit in the snow, but he continued to rain down roundtrippers throughout the year, until and beyond No. 500 of his career in August. His .311 career batting average was the fifth-highest ever at the time of any player's 500th.

Led National Football League in passing in 1950. Finished season with average gain of 8.85 yards for each pass attempted. Attempted 223, and completed 127 for 2,061 yards. Threw 18 TD passes. Played quarterback for University of Oregon. Led Oregon to its first undefeated conference season. All-Pacific Coast, 1948. Joined Rams in 1949. Noted for coming through to win games in the pinch.

Mann showed his consistency off the bench during the Clippers' first- round playoff matchup with Phoenix in 2023. The reliable spark plug reached double figures in scoring in every contest of the five-game series. In Game 2, he posted 10 points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting.

Only one player is featured with a mustache in the 1909 T206 Set – John Titus.

The Whalers' top-scoring rookie last season. Sanderson was tied for 10th among all freshman goal scorers. He changed his luck when he changed his number from 13 to 8, scoring 2 goals against Quebec in his first game in the new jersey. Sanderson is a former captain of Swift Current (WHL).

Pitched some nice ball for Dodgers early in the 1952 season. Acquired by Brooklyn early in 1951 campaign after spending 6 full seasons with the Chicago Cubs. In 24 games in '51, winning 2 and losing 6. Johnny's best season was 1948 when his record for Cubs was 18-13.

Rick holds the distinction of being the only player to have won scoring titles in both the NBA and ABA. He did it with the San Francisco Warriors in 1966-67 and with the Oakland Oaks in 1968-69. Among Rick's records at Miami U. were 59 points in a game vs. Rollins in 1965 & most points in career with 2298.

Versatility and clubhouse leadership are two of Jose's biggest assets. He is a team player who despises losing; he can play third base, shortstop or the outfield; and he is a switch-hitter, too. Although he has enjoyed better seasons at the plate, the longtime Brewer registered career highs in home runs and slugging percentage for the '01 ChiSox.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are very high on this smooth throwing rookie. Bill won 14 games at Spokane last season. Last year, Don won 8 games for Santa Barbara. Promoted to Albuquerque, Don tore up the league winning 15 games in 21 starts.

A Ty Cobb card with a Ty Cobb tobacco back is sometimes viewed as a 1909 T206 card by certain collectors.

Topps joined creative forces with Marvel Comics to produce this set of die-cut stickers starring the bevy of Marvel heroes and villains so popular in the mid-1970s, among them Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Medusa, Spider-Man, Black Widow and Dr. Octopus. Fronts ID the characters, each of whom has a funny balloon quote. Example: Captain America: "Look, Ma, No Cavities!" Backs are blank. Topps issued...

Clifford C. Cravath, outfielder of the Philadelphia Nationals, was born at San Diego, Cal., on March 23, 1882. He jumped from his work as a telegraph operator into the Pacific Coast League at Los Angeles in 1903. In the fall of 1907 he was purchased by the Boston American League Club. He failed to make good in the spring of 1908, and was shifted to Chicago and then Washington in the American Le...

Walt was sent to the Washington Senators shortly after the start of the 1952 season. With Washington he made 24 mound appearances, winning 9 and losing 8. Walt began in 1939 with Charlotte of the Piedmont League, and after appearing in 2 games for them, he went to Washington. He remained, except for three years in service, until traded to the Red Sox in June, 1949.

When Del came up to the Braves in the middle of the 1949 season, he was the youngest catcher in the majors being only 19 years old. He had hit .351 at Evansville in 38 games and at Boston, he hit .263. In 1950, his only full year in the Big Leagues he played in 79 games, but his batting mark fell off to .220. Del was in Military Service in 1951 and does not expect to be discharged in time to pl...

BY BIGGEST THRILL IN BASEBALL by Danny O'Connell. My biggest thrill in baseball was playing in my first major league game. I remember when I was a child I used to go to Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds with my father. I used to watch the games and think it would be impossible for me to ever play on one of those fields. But I finally made it with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1950, and when I think...

The production of the 1911 Turkey Red baseball card set, issued in two series, holds several minor variations that affect their players' name or team captions, but none are regarded as major scarcities.

"Preacher" came to Dodgers in a trade that sent Dixie Walker, Hal Gregg and Vic Lombardi to Pirates after spending four seasons with Pirates-winning 34 and losing 47. Became a steady pitcher in 1948 for Dodgers and wound up season with 12 games won, 8 lost. Entered OB in 1938 as a Card-spent next five seasons on Card farm teams before going to Pirates.

Acquired by the Super Sonics in a trade from the Bulls just prior to the start of the 1969-70 season, Barry provides the Sonics with a capable outside scoring threat in a reserve role. The nifty shooter hit at a rate of .454 from the field his first year at Seattle and fired at a .793 clip from the free throw line.

Sonny came to Washington in '64 in the trade for Norm Snead. He has been a leading QB for many years. Last season he completed 190 of 356 passes for 2367 yards and 15 TDs. He placed 10th among pro passers and is ready for '66.

A dominant reliever at Cal State Fullerton, Chad was drafted by Montreal in 2003, and made his Major League debut later that season. By the end of 2004, he had become their closer, finishing 40 games with a club rookie-record 14 saves. Cordero's late relief helped Washington to a surprising 2005 season and earned him his 1st trip to the All-Star Game.

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: Harvey Kuenn (Baseball), Johnny Schmitz (Baseball), Del Ennis (Baseball), Walt Masterson (Baseball), Dave Kingman (Baseball), Ted Davidson (Baseball), Ask Elvis: (Trading), Norman Van Brocklin (Football), Hank Sauer (Baseball), Danny Jansen (Baseball), Geoff Sanderson (Hockey), Ryan Zimmerman (Baseball), Parker MacDonald (Hockey), Devin Lloyd (Football), Larry Jansen (Baseball), Bill White (Hockey), Miguel Cabrera (Baseball), Bill Singer, Don Sutton (Baseball), Whit Merrifield (Baseball), and Chad Cordero (Baseball).