Discovery Plaza

June 23, 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.

Herb was 3rd in interceptions in '65 but he was 1st in yards returned, 175 and in TDs, 3. His longest return was for 44 yards. He averaged 29.2 yards per return. Fast, he runs the hundred in 9.8. He was No. 1 draft choice in '61.

Most of the era's top stars are represented in the 1911 Turkey Red baseball card set, including a plethora of Hall of Famers: Mordecai Brown (#1), Ty Cobb (#9), Nap Lajoie (#23), Tris Speaker (#36), Cy Young (#42), Frank “Home Run” Baker (#78) and Walter Johnson (#99).

MY BIGGEST THRILL IN BASEBALL by Jim Busby. The biggest thrill I've had in baseball came in Yankee Stadium in 1953. It was a successful day at bat. I had 2 home runs, 1 double and one single. I drove in 5 runs. These hits came off Allie Reynolds, and the five runs I batted in accounted for all of Washington's runs as we beat the Yankees 5-4.

In general, cards featuring portraits of players are more desirable than the cards featuring action shots in the 1909 T206 Set.

MY FAVORITE MEMORIES IN BASEBALL by Russ Meyer. The biggest thrill I've had in baseball came in 1950 when I was with the Phillies and we won the pennant. My most exciting game was a one-hitter I pitched in 1951 against Boston. The funniest thing that's ever hap- pened to me occurred when I threw the resin bag in the air and it came down on my head. I think youngsters should combat their urge to...

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.

Good size and the ability to throw his weight around is what brought Ken Hodge to Boston. The talented youngster had a fabulous junior career, but was slow to blossom as a pro. Last season was his best season ever.

The flashy and likeable infielder is just about ready to make it big in the majors. Possessing a fine minor league record, Chico is an outstanding fielder, good runner, has a strong throwing arm. Chico led the PCL in stolen bases in 1963

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

If opponents did not know much about Staal when he broke into the NHL in 2003-04, the Carolina center undoubtedly made his mark during the 2005-06 season, when he displayed spectacular offensive skills on his way to ranking among the league leaders in both goals and assists. Drafted second overall in 2003, the young superstar should continue to elevate his stock.

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.

Sherman slipped into the second round of the 1989 NBA draft, and the Heat immediately picked him up and reunited him with former college teammate Rony Seikaly. Douglas made the all-rookie team by placing 11th in the league in assists. Sherman, who left Syracuse as the NCAA's all-time assist leader, finished behind only Seikaly on Miami in scoring.

In 1951, Bill had the fourth best Earned Run Average in the American League and ranked fourth in Complete Games Pitched with 18. The slender southpaw broke into organized baseball in 1945 with Buffalo and the Tigers called him up for a trial at the end of the season. At Buffalo in 1947, he had a 14-8 record and returned to the Tigers in '48 to win 3 and lose 0. He was traded to the White Sox fo...

Cincinnati obtained this slick-throwing southpaw from Minnesota in exchange for shortstop Leo Cardenas. In 1967, Jim was voted the Twins' Pitcher of the Year. He's a low ball hurler and control is his strong point. In 1962, Jim led the N.Y.-PA. League in wins.

Had a batting average of .282 for 72 games in 1951. At bat 220 times. Made 62 hits good for 86 bases. Hit 1 home run, 2 triples, 17 doubles. Batted in 25 runs; stole 2 bases. Piled up a slugging percentage of .391. Fielded .977. Ebba was charged with only 7 errors in 303 chances.

Bill Rigney has managed the Angels since the formation of the ballclub in 1961. In 1938, Bill began his professional playing career at Spokane as a shortstop. Throughout his minor and major league playing days, the infielder rotated from short to second base and third base. In 1946, Bill broke in to the old New York Giant lineup. He became a valuable utility performer for the club and in 1952 h...

In 2000-01, as a "second banana" to Roman Turek, Brent ranked fifth overall in the league in GAA. He also posted 19 wins, four shutouts and an excellent save percentage (.907).

A Heisman Trophy candidate and 2-time NCAA long jump champion at Texas, Eric is equally adept at rushing and receiving. He had a Texas school record 125 Catches.

Felipe once again paced the Atlanta attack last season as he topped the club with a .317 batting average, 37 doubles, 5 triples and 210 base-hits. Felipe cracked 7 hits in the 1962 World Series.

Teoscar - a fastball-mincing machine of the highest order - rounds out an explosive Mariners outfield for 2023. The two-time Silver Slugger recipient ranked eighth in the AL in both HRs and RBI from 2020-22.

Though Ned's win-lose record was 13-18 last year, he hung up the second lowest earned run average in the League (3.39). Tied for most complete games with 22. Ned is also a good hitter. In a few games in 1950 he was spotted in the 7th slot of the St. Louis batting order. Entered organized baseball with Newark, Ohio State League, in 1944. The Browns bought his contract in the fall of 1947.

Known as one of the most consistent players in the NHL, Ken has twice broken the 100-point barrier. He was a first team All-Star choice in 1974 when he scored 50 goals for Boston. Ken is only NHLer born in England.

Although his surgically-repaired knee required periods of rest in 2022, Ronald returned from his injury of July '21 with his wheels still whirring. He was the first player since Albert Pujols in 2009-10 to lead his League in fan votes for the MLB All-Star Game. On August 5, Acuña became the 13th man with at least 500 hits, 100 homers and 100 steals before turning 25.

Dr. Zara was giving us an informal lecture on the fourth dimension when our moonship shivered from a violent impact. It had rocketed into floating space junk. We went outside, and estimated the damage. There were bad dents, which might be- come fractures if not repaired. With pressurized tools, we poured liquefied lunar metal into the de- pressions. The liquid solidified instantly in the cold o...

Brice's stolen base total in 2023 was the highest by a Brewers rookie in 11 years. Along with 96th-percentile sprint speed of 29.5 ft/sec, Turang brought some thump, smashing four home runs of 400+ feet.

"Hermie" is a product of Cincinnati Sandlot and Legion ball where he won 52 straight games and hurled his team to the Legion National Championship in '44. The Reds signed him in '45 for their Syracuse team. He hurled his first Major League game for the Reds that same year. He had records of 17-6 for Columbia in '46 and 15-8 for Syracuse in '47 and rejoined the Reds. The big fastballer had an 11...

In most episodes, all reunion movies, and even the two animated series Gilligan always has some sort of 'pet' animal. No matter the size, animals are friendly towards Gilligan and he is friendly to them. The Skipper once asked him about this attraction and Gilligan said, "Well, animals are people too!"

For a player whose Major League action was negligible until he neared his 30th birthday, Patrick has raked with extraordinary power. Between his Cubs debut of September 25, 2020, and August 19, 2022, he played in the second-fewest games of the 11 Senior Circuit players to hit 50 home runs. Last May, Wisdom went yard in four straight contests.

Herman, a home town boy making good, has had five full seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, and in three of them he has won 10 or more games. Herm first began in organized baseball in 1945 with the Reds. 1946 was spent with Columbia where he won 17, lost 6. His 739 percentage led the league. He spent 1947 with Syracuse, joined the Reds to stay at the end of the season.

After hitting .353 in 64 games for Denver in 1961, Dick was brought up for keeps by Detroit. In 1966, the hard-hitting Tiger led all A.L. shortstops with 23 home runs. Dick hit a home run in the 1968 World Series vs. Cards. Dick holds the Detroit record for homers by a shortstop.

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: Tom Johnson (Hockey), Richard Benjamin Ferrell (Baseball), Grant Hill (Basketball), Big Or Small (Trading), Herman Wehmeier (Baseball), Travis Grant (Basketball), Jim Busby (Baseball), Rube Waddell (Baseball), Ronald Acuna, Jr. (Baseball), Dick McAuliffe (Baseball), Bobby Morgan (Baseball), Teoscar Hernandez (Baseball), "Del" Young (Baseball), Ned Garver (Baseball), David Robinson (Basketball), Kevin Doell (Hockey), Hank Aguirre (Baseball), Timothy Wang (Trading), Chico Ruiz (Baseball), and Ed Giacomin (Hockey).