Discovery Plaza

July 13, 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.

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

Tall, thin, Blackwell looks like a spider when he winds up. His wicked side arm delivery develops a speed that has put him among the top flight pitchers. In 1947, he won 22 games and lost 8. His phenomenal feat of striking out 193 batters and also winning 16 straight games will be talked about in baseball for many years. Playing organized baseball since 1942 with 3 years out for war.

The 3rd baseman played in every game for the A's last year and saw his batting average jump 59 points over his 1967 finish. Sal has had a "can't miss" tag on him since his minor league days when he appeared in the Midwest League and the Southern Association All-Star games. Sal hit .480 in the College World Series in 1964.

Bill joined the Orioles last season right from the Clemson College campus. Receiving $15,000 to sign a Baltimore contract, he became the Orioles' first "bonus baby." Although now in Service, Bill will add plenty of mound strength to Baltimore when he returns. In 3 years at college, he had a 19-8 record demonstrating a blazing fast ball and excellent control.

Gil, who was primarily a second baseman during his sensational rookie year in 1951, was primarily a third baseman in 1952. Gil batted .306 in 1951. In the World Series that season he tied a record for the most runs batted in in an inning with 4; also for grand slam homers. He was the only rookie ever to hit a grand slammer in the Series. A good fielder.

Each 1916 Sporting News M101-4 card features a sepia image with the player’s name, team, position and the card number identified at the lower white border.

The apes beam with pride over their conquest. Nova, her wrists and ankles bound, gazes blankly at Taylor as he is thrown roughly in the wagon. His throat is smeared with blood. There is a jolt of movement as the wagon gets underway.

Nate possesses exceptional speed and quickness which makes him almost impossible to defend against. Nate's highest scoring NBA game: 55 points.

A high school All-American at the same school that produced Wilt Chamberlain, Walt attended UCLA where he led the Bruins to two national titles. Primarily a shooter, Walt has become one of the NBA's best playmakers and has led the Hawks in assists the past two seasons. Walt is a fine penetrator, a good ballhandler. They call Walt "The Wizard".

All-time great tackle with Green Bay Packers 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1935 and New York Giants 1927, 1928 and 1936. Residence, Milan, Missouri. Born October 31, 1900, at Keyteville, Missouri. Hobby is bird hunting. Scotch-Irish descent. Graduate of Geneva College in 1927. Began umpiring with Piedmont League in 1928 and American League umpire since 1936. He was named Umpire Supervisor in...

Came to the Senators from the Yanks in a trade early in 1952 season. Jerry began the 1951 campaign with the Yankees' Kansas City farm team. After appearing in 20 games, with a batting average of .269, he went to Beaumont of the Texas League, where he hit .290 for 105 games.

Hit .280 in 143 games for the White Sox in 1950. Slammed 29 home runs. Got first major-league chance with Indians, but was released to Hollywood. Acquired by Sox after 1947 season. Brought up for rookie year in 1949. In 73 games, hitting .318. Traded to Athletics, April 30, 1951. Soon after coming to Shibe Park, Gus tied a league record by hitting 7 home runs in 4 straight games.

Hops are a must in the Stone family. Stone's father played basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, his mother played volleyball at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and his sister participated in that same sport at Tennessee State. Diamond has that bounce, and he's putting it to use in L.A.

The real-life King of the Wild Frontier - a larger-than-life Tennessean who soldiered under Gen. Andrew Jackson in the early 1800s, served in Congress and died in the Battle of the Alamo in 1836 - was the subject of a popular Disney TV series and movie starring Fess Parker in 1955. Topps captivated Crockett-crazed kids - legions of them sporting licensed coonskin caps - with two separate 80-car...

Used as a utility outfielder and as part-time first-baseman, "Tommy" Henrich proved a useful member of the New York Yankees last year. The Ohio youth, who sold himself to the Yanks in 1936, batted a neat .307 in 90 games. and drove in 53 runs on 90 hits, including 10 home runs, 5 triples and 28 doubles. Henrich has a good throwing arm. His ability to shift from the outfield to first makes him d...

After sitting out the previous two years because of a Navy commitment, David's first NBA Season was, by all accounts, awesome. Robinson captured the NBA rookie-of-the-year award in 1990 by leading the Spurs in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocked shots. David finished 10th in the leaque in scoring, second in rebounding and third in blocked shots. David captured the Wooden Award as college ba...

At college Eddie won more honors than any other grid star in history! He continues to use his accurate passing and amazingly deceptive ball handling ability to baffle Washington's rivals. As a marine officer in Korea, Eddie was cited for bravery. Slick ball handling made him a three time Little All-American.

A seasoned veteran, Ellis was used in both starting and relief roles by the Red Sox in '52 He did a great job of relieving for them in '51 when he won 11 lost 2, had 2.55 ERA and appeared in more games than any hurler in the AL (63) The crafty curve-baller, who's been in pro ball since '38 and in the Majors since '45, led the AL in Pitching in '49 when he chalked up a 23-6 record for the Sox. H...

Jim compiled the lowest earned run average among Minnesota's starters in 1965. The hard-throwing righthander had his best season in the majors since 1960. Jim's brother, Gaylord pitches for the Giants

Steven Spielberg grew up loving creature features, and he directed a couple of classic ones himself (Jaws, E.T.) before reading Michael Crichton's 1990 novel - about a billionaire scientist cloning dinosaurs - and adapting it into another summer blockbuster. To match the film's complexity, Topps created two multidimensional card sets commemorating Jurassic Park. Aside from storytelling cards, o...

Randy acquired his own award in 2006, as the Randy Moss Award will now be given to the collegian who most excels on kick and punt returns. DeSean Jackson of California was the first winner.

A member of the Giants' pitching staff since 1946. Has a tremendous fast ball and a sharp curve. Hard to hit, but is plagued by control trouble. In 29 games in 1951, winning 1 and losing 2. His earned run average was a low 2.25. Especially effective against Cincinnati.

"Big Luke" was 1 Homer short of the American League crown although he didn't play a fall season for the Indians in '52. (He was optioned to Indianapolis for a short time in the middle of the season). Luke was hitting .363 in '49 at San Diego, his 1st year in organized ball when the Indians brought him up. He slammed 28 HR's and had 107 RBI's for the Tribe in '50 and hit 27 HR's and 103 RBI's in...

"In 1924 Frank Hogan was playing baseball with the Somerville, Mass., high school team. In 1925 he had been signed by Boston as an outfielder, and released to Albany, Worcester and Lynn for more experience. In 1926 the Braves took him back to Boston as catcher but traded him in 1928 to the New York Giants. After five years he returned to Boston and in 1933 hung up the record of best fielding ca...

Great backup point guard.go-go pace allows Hornets to play uptempo game 40 minutes...dangerous, though erratic, three point shooter... excellent open court passer and deadly accurate free throw shooter.... weak one-on-one defender, but has knack for steals.

When Spencer logged his 10th double-digit strikeout performance of 2023 on August 18, no other pitcher had more than seven. Strider's run included 13-whiff gems against the Marlins and Diamondbacks.

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.

"Cookie" Lavagetto started his professional baseball career with the Oakland Club, of the Pacific Coast League, in 1933, as a second baseman, playing 152 games, getting a batting average of .312. The following year he became the property of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and played with them for 3 seasons in the infield. At the close of the 1936 season he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ralph B...

Billy was one of the most sought after young players in recent years, and he was personally scouted and signed to a Dodger contract by Branch Rickey. He received a bonus reported to be $22,000. He pitched 5 no-hitters in high school. He was inducted in the Army in February 1951 and discharged in time for the 1952 season. His earned run average was 2.70.

After a slow start in his rookie season with the Suns, Neal finished seventh in scoring on the team with an 8.2 average and was the only Sun to play in all 82 regular season games. Neal played in five of the seven playoff games against the Lakers in 1969-70 and averaged 8.0 points and 7.0 rebounds against Wilt Chamberlain. Neal came to the Suns with impressive statistics from Florida.

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: Randy Moss (Football), Davy Crockett (Trading), Eddie LeBaron (Football), Tim Hardaway (Basketball), Deebo Samuel (Football), Fred Morrison (Football), Earle Averill (Baseball), David Robinson (Basketball), Billy Loes (Baseball), Frank Hogan (Baseball), Antonio Daniels (Basketball), Luke Easter (Baseball), Jim Perry (Baseball), Original Cindy (Trading), J.R. Towles (Baseball), Walt Hazzard (Basketball), Cal Hubbard (Baseball), Michael Adams (Basketball), Germany Schaefer (Baseball), and Dexter McCluster (Football).