Discovery Plaza

March 25, 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.

This tough, fast-moving lineman has spent his entire pro career as a hard-hitting Bear. Jim has been one of the club's most reliable stars, and once during his career he compiled a three season streak of consecutive games played. He is strong and aggressive. Jim was born and lives in San Jose.

Hit .274 in 126 games in 1950. Had 119 base hits which inIcluded 21 doubles, 6 triples, 12 home runs. Batted in 86 runs. Hit the majors in 1947 with the Bosox. Played in the outfield and at first base. Clipped off a .302 average in 123 games. Slammed 14 doubles, 8 triples, 12 homers. Traded to Washington during the 1949 campaign. Hit .196 in 18 games for Boston; .242 in 78 games for the Senators.

Entered baseball in 1915, and played through 1937. Made a brief comeback in 1940, catching 4 games for the Toledo Mudhens. Clubs for which Zack played in the majors. were the Dodgers, Braves, Giants, Cubs and Yankees. Had first experience as a manager with Allentown in 1935. First piloted the Browns in Aug., 1946. A coach for the Pirates in 1947. Again took over reins, St. Louis, '48.

Mike was an outstanding acquisition by the Canucks last season. He's a dynamic goal scorer, and scored at better than a point per game pace for the Canucks. He's a top-notch skater. Mike's nickname is "Shaky".

Sandy won the NL Cy Young Award unanimously in 2022. That completed his journey from showing off his arm in the outfield at age 8 to becoming a big-league starter. He was the first member of the Marlins to ever win the Award. Sandy's innings and complete games (six) were the most in MLB in six years.

Although he fell below the .300 batting mark for the third time in 16 years, the potency of Jimmie Foxx's bat is still one of the seven wonders of the American League. Foxx hit only .297 in 1940 but drove in 119 runs, hit 36 home runs, bringing his total for his career over the 500 mark and tied a major league record by hitting home runs with the bases loaded in two consecutive games. Foxx play...

Among rookies in Bengals history. Boyd ranks fourth with 54 catches in 2016, falling behind Cris Collinsworth (67 in 1981). AJ. Green (65 in 2011) and Giovani Bernard (56 in 2013). He also ranked fourth among rookies in 2016, after Michael Thomas (92), Sterling Shepard (65) and Tyreek Hill (61).

He's known as "the beast" in hockey circles. Johnny jumped to Detroit after 30-goal year at Edmonton, but failed to fulfill potential. Bruins got him as part of Sawchuk trade.

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).

A four-sport star in high school, Phil led his baseball team to the state finals in his junior year when he pitched a no-hitter and lost by a 2-0 score. Phil played semipro ball in the Kentucky-Indiana Collegiate League before signing with Tribe. Phil was an artilleryman in the army.

In 1947, his 2nd season of organized baseball, Bob led the Piedmont League with 208 Strikeouts. The next year, the Yankees called him up from Newark after he had won 15 and lost 6 and had a League leading 2.17 Earned Run Average. Bob tore a muscle in his throwing arm in '49 and was sent down to Kansas City after a brief stay with the Yanks in '50. The Senators bought him during the '51 season a...

The game is never over with Murray at the helm, a fact Miami must have forgotten. The playmaker rallied his team from two scores down on the road in the fourth quarter in Week 8 of 2024. He threw for 302 yards on the day and engineered the game-winning drive as the Cardinals took a 28-27 thriller.

A brother of Toronto's Larry Hillman, Wayne is starting his 6th full season in the N.H.L., his third with the Rangers. Another product of the Kirkland Lake area of Northern Ontario.

One of the real 'hoofers' in baseball, Jim stole 18 bases in '57. He thrills fans with his head first slides and drives pitchers crazy with his baserunning. His .286 in 1954 was Jim's top mark. "Jungle Jim" is one of baseball's smartest baserunners. He was batting king of the Pacific Coast League before coming to the majors.

Bob appeared in Cleveland box scores 17 times in 1954 as the Indians were marching to the American League Championship. But for his 17 mound appearances, he had no decisions. Began in baseball in 1941 and first came to the majors in 1950 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He had a 15-10 record that year. He was traded to the Indians in December, 1952.

The young signal-caller is an extremely capable replacement for veteran Len Dawson. When Len was injured in '65, Pete stepped in and led the Chiefs to a 31-23 victory over the Denver Broncos.

"He's just a good Baseball player," former Reds Manager David Bell says of Spencer, who provides whatever the team needs. Steer has staffed five positions in the past two seasons while stacking doubles, steals and RBI.

It is not often that a pitcher, sent back to the minors, makes a comeback six years later. That is the case with Pinky Shoffner, a big southpaw with a nice curve ball and a good change of pace. Shoffner, after three dismal years with Cleveland in 1929, '30 and 31. was sent back to the minors and brought back again by the Boston Bees in 1937. He pitched fair ball for the Bees and when given his ...

Although Al appeared in 47 games for the Indians in 1953, 1954 was his first full season in the majors. He appeared in a total of 131 games, most of them as an outfielder, although he played some at third. His batting average was .281. He had 135 hits, which included 29 doubles, 6 triples and 11 homers. He drove in 50 runs and scored 101. He began in 1948 with Wilkes-Barre, spending two seasons...

In his first five starts in 2021, Jake pitched to a 2.57 ERA and struck out 26 batters in 28 innings. Jake had a 13-start stretch with a 0.57 ERA in 2015.

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

Reggie hit 200 three-pointers for the first time in his 10-year career, and he posted his highest scoring average in six years.

Named NBA Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1993... Won five NBA Championships with Lakers, one as a player (1972) and four as head coach (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)... Worked one year with NBC before joining Knicks in 1991.

"Jet-Propelled Sam" is considered the fastest man in the Big Leagues. In 1950, his rookie year in the majors, he led both leagues in stolen bases with 35 and repeated this performance in 1951. After batting .322 and 326 in 2 seasons with Monteal and stealing 89 bases in 1949, Sam got his chance with the Braves and made good. His first year up, he hit .273. He used to catch, but switched because...

Lee Petty started the 1952 season in a Plymouth. In February he switched to a 1950 Lincoln and scored a ninth-place finish at Daytona Beach, Florida. Petty drove a 1952 Chrysler in two races but determined the car was too heavy and switched back to the Plymouth. After a yearlong winless streak, Petty earned a victory on July 11, 1952, on a 1/2-mile dirt track at Morristown, New Jersey.

Leading the NL with 126 RBI's last year, the Philadelphia Phils' outfielder clouted 31 homers and hit .311.

An excellent shooter, Tom is an intelligent player and one of the best passers among the Knicks' big men. A 3-time All-American at Maryland, he holds the school's alltime scoring record of 1807 points in 3 varsity seasons. Tom was voted MVP of the 1972 NIT as Terps won the championship. Tom played basketball in Italy in 1974.

Johnny won such fame as a high school pitcher that 9 big-league scouts came to see him pitch a game. He rose to the occasion by hurling a no-hitter, and fanning 17 batters. Pitched 2 other high school no-hitters and 5 one-hitters. Joined the Braves late in 1948. Record was 3-7 in 1949 and 2-3 in 1950. Needs only a little more experience to be a great pitcher. In the service, 1951.

Eddie was in 145 games for the Phils in 1951. Ran into a batting slump which proved hard to shake. Recorded his lowest average while in majors (.257). Drove in 46 runs. Began in baseball in 1939. First hit majors with Cubs in 1946. Traded to Phils for 1949. A slick fielder.

Coming off a good rookie campaign in 1969 Clay looks forward to an improved season with the Padres this year. Starred in 3 sports in high school, he authored a no-hit perfect game striking out 19. Attends Ben Franklin College in the off-season. Was San Diego's 6 choice in 1968 draft. Originally signed with Cards. Clay led the Padres in strikeouts in 1969.

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: Johnny Sain (Baseball), Spencer Steer (Baseball), Eddie Waitkus (Baseball), Kyler Murray (Football), Manute Bol (Basketball), Renaldo Nehemiah (Football), Eddie Collins (Baseball), Jerry McNertney (Baseball), Jim Rivera (Baseball), Mike Walton (Hockey), Steve O'Neill (Baseball), Jackson Holliday (Baseball), Jarome Iginla (Hockey), Les Moss (Baseball), Jake Stahl (Baseball), Sandy Alcantara (Baseball), Marcelino Lopez (Baseball), Kurt Warner (Football), Ray Scarborough (Baseball), and Pete Beathard (Football).