Discovery Plaza

November 5, 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.

In 1964, Joe became the first catcher in nine years to bat over .300 hit 20 or more homers and drive in at least 100 runs. The powerfully built backstop is also a top notch defensive star. Joe works as a stock broker in the off-season.

Could Prue, Piper and Phoebe really be powerful witches - the Charmed Ones? With evil warlocks disguised as ordinary humans hunting them to gain their powers, the sisters have to stick together to utilize the Power of Three. Piper's boyfriend Jeremy is revealed as the warlock killing witches and the sisters cast their first spell, defeating him. Andy asks Prue out, but can she date him without ...

Harris spent parts of two seasons with the Giants before sticking with them last year. He proved he was ready after his big year at Minneapolis in 1956. There he hit 24 home runs, 29 doubles and drove in 82 runs. Gail has shown the home-run touch in every league he has played for. He paced American Assocition first basemen in putouts in 1954.

Posted 3 shutouts, career high for a single season, to tie for fifth in NHL in 1991-92 ...Had 4 assists, raising career total to 15...Became first NHL goaltender to score a goal by shooting the puck into the net... Happened against Boston on Dec. 8, 1987 ... Won Conn Smythe Trophy in 1987 despite his team losing in Stanley Cup Finals... Won 1987 Vezina Trophy.

A 4-time NL Batting King, Roberto set NL mark by leading loop's outfielders in Assists 5 times. Leads all active players in lifetime Triples. Was voted NL's MVP & Player of the Year by The Sporting News, 1966.

Star blocking back for 3 years at Oregon and team captain in his senior year. Was an All-Pacific Coast selection and co-captain of the West team that defeated the East 13 to 9 in the Shrine Game at San Francisco January 1, 1947. Last season Chris proved himself a fine line backer and blocker, a steady dependable workman. Of Danish descent, he is married.

Inducted into the Army just as the teams were beginning their 1952 spring training. Don's loss is a tough break for Dodgers. In 40 games in 1951. Won 20, lost 9. In three seasons at Brooklyn, Don has piled up a record of 56 and 28. Began in baseball with Nashua, 1946.

1952 was Toby's rookie season in the National League. He did right well, too, as the Cubs regular backstop. Toby earned 12 Varsity letters in High School. He attended V.P.I. and served in the Army Air Corps for 3 years. In his 1st year in pro ball at Danville he hit .328. At Montreal in '49, Toby's career almost came to an end when he hurt his knee sliding.

Pitching his second year for the Cleveland Indians, the right-handed hurler posted 11 wins in 1950.

Smallish for a defenseman, Pierre was developed in Hawks' farm system, rates as one of top scorers among backliners. Played three years with Buffalo before getting chance. Hasn't missed a game since Hawks promoted him three years ago.

Big Don, who has two years as a major leaguer, will be a Yankee in 1955, as a result of a big winter deal between the Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles. With Baltimore in 1954, Don got into 29 games, winning 3 and losing 21. It is safe to say he would have won more games, with a better hitting team behind him. He was in 38 games for the St. Louis Browns in 1953, winning 7 and losing 12. He bega...

in '50, he tied a Major League record held by 4 other men. Joe left the University of Illinois in '45 to play games with the A's. He was with Lancaster in '46, Savannah in '47 and after hitting .352 for Memphis in '48 the A's brought him up to stay. Joe's .327 mark in '50 was the best Batting Average on the A's. The ex-Coast Guardsman was a football, baseball and basketball star in high school ...

Signed by the Bullets as a free agent 12/22/87... Solid back-up at point guard, averaging 2.8 assists per game... Finished collegiate career as seventh leading scorer in school history... Has not fouled out of a game in his NBA career.

Mickey is the most powerful switch hitter in baseball. Also the man who brought bubble gum and the tape measure to national prominence. He hit a homer out of Griffith Stadium in Wash- ington which was measured at 565 feet. Jumped from Class C ball to the majors and made it look easy. A picture of Mickey blowing bubbles in the outfield was printed in papers across the country. He had a leg opera...

Johnny came to the majors at the end of the 1939 campaign with the St. Louis Cardinals after four seasons in the minors. He remained with the Redbirds until sold to the Boston Braves in 1946. At the end of the 1947 season the Braves traded him to the Pirates. In 120 games for the Bucs last year he hit .278. He hit .333 for the Braves in 1946.

A valuable utility man for the Cardinals, Dal has played second, third, shortstop and the outfield for The Birds. In the 1964 World Series, he caught the final out in the 7th game and snapped the locks of defeat upon The Yankees. He started 7 games at 2nd base. Dal enjoys water skiing

The rest of the NFC East caught a bit of a breather when Washington saw Young end his season after only 10 games in 2021. It'll be back to normal in 2022 and beyond. The disruptive defensive end will be back to chasing Cowboys, Eagles and Giants and making an impact in the race for the top of the heap.

Was named outstanding defenseman and a first team All-Star as a junior for 1964-65 season. Good puck-handler with hard shot from the point.

On August 8, 1971 Gene hit Homers in both ends of twinbill while catching both games.

After a successful '53 season with the International League Orioles, Howie is making a Major League comeback with Baltimore's new A.L. entry. He showed great promise with Cincy in '50 when he won 11 and lost 8, but a back ailment cut his record to 9-14 in '51. He was traded to the Phils in '52. Howie won 19 games each with Birmingham in '44 and Syracuse in '47. In '50 a back injury threatened H...

The 1916 Sporting News M101-4 set was offered as a marketing promotion by C.C. Spink and Son, publishers of The Sporting News, with the backs either blank, bearing the publication’s name, or carrying one of several different advertisements.

Ekblad tied, then passed, Robert Svehla (290) to establish a new Panthers record for career points by a defenseman, reaching 291 with three assists when Florida visited the Vegas Golden Knights on March 17, 2022. The former No. 1 overall draft pick in 2014 already owned the club record for career goals by a blueliner (97 to that point) and sat in third place in assists for the position (194).

A premier place-kicker, Tommy holds the National Football League record for having booted 234 consecutive extra points. In college, Tommy was the fullback on LSU's 1958 National Championship team. Tommy led the 49ers in scoring for ten straight years.

Was 2-time Prep All-American in high school. Set Stars' record with 29 rebounds in game. Drafted: #3-1974 by Utah.

Vinnie's most comfortable shot is perhaps a twisting jumper but he's big enough to penetrate to the basket as well. Last season he led the Supersonics with 341 Assists while adding 78 Steals and 20 Blocked Shots for year. Vinnie was Southwest Conference's leading scorer of 1978-79.

The second player selected in the ABA College Draft of 1974, Marvin enjoyed a sensational rookie campaign with the Spirits of St. Louis by being named as league's Rookie of the Year and being a starter on the All-Star Team. Marvin was an All-State selection in high school on team which had record of 48-0. Basketball Signals: Illegal use of hands - Signal foul - strike wrist

Featured in the 1911 Turkey Red baseball card set were a number of generic scenes revealing ballplayers in glorified "action" scenes - titles like "Out At Third" (#43) and "Trying To Catch Him Napping” (#44).

Jackson is a big "2" guard/small forward with a hard-nosed defensive reputation. After spending time with Golden State and New Jersey of the NBA and Wichita Falls and LaCrosse of the CBA over the last two seasons, this Georgetown product has found his niche backing up Ron Harper for the Clippers, occasionally sharing backcourt duties with former Big East opponent Mark Jackson.

The 1916 Sporting News M101-4 and M-101-5 sets were released only a few years after the famed tobacco card sets produced by the American Tobacco Company.

Walter Beck's professional career goes back to 1924. He has pitched for the St. Louis Browns, and Brooklyn, but most of his activity has been in the minor leagues, where he proved himself an outstanding pitcher. He came to the Phillies last year from Hollywood of the Pacific Coast League, and appeared in thirty-four games for them. He won seven, pitching a total of 12 complete games. He has bee...

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: Ron Hansen (Baseball), Don Newcombe (Baseball), Aaron Ekblad (Hockey), Luis Robert (Baseball), Daulton Varsho (Baseball), Something Wicca This Way Comes: Why Be Normal? (Trading), Gene Tenace (Baseball), Robert (Lefty) Grove (Baseball), Chris Iverson (Football), Bobby Adams (Baseball), Howie Fox (Baseball), Charley "Red" Ruffing (Baseball), Moses Malone (Basketball), Luis Aparicio (Baseball), Darius Slayton (Football), Don Larsen (Baseball), Thomas Riker (Trading), Darrryl Edestrand (Hockey), Kermit Alexander (Football), and Pierre Pilote (Hockey).