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Hall of Fame slugger Jimmie Foxx shows off his muscles.Public domain. His life story and his role in baseball’s history are as quickly recognized as much for the spelling of his surname.

Cardinals icon Albert Pujols hit his 700th career home run at Dodger Stadium.Dan Schlossberg, IBWAA. On a Saturday afternoon in 2002, I walked into Pacific Bell Park to watch a pre-game montage of Barry Bonds’ milestone home runs, culminating with #600, which Bonds had reached the night before. I was 18 hours too late to witness history. And when Bonds proceeded to go 0-1 with three walks, I didn’t even get a chance to see #601.

As a sports card collector it is pretty rare to see any cards made before the 1950's let alone some of the most sought after the cards in the hobby! Lucky for us The Met Museum in New York City is currently displaying some of the best cards of Honus Wagner, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth just to name a few! The cards come from the collection of Jefferson R. BurdickJefferson R. Burdick and represent the most comprehensive public collection outside of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. If you are a collector of sports cards are in New York City you will want to see these cards for yourself!

On July 6, 1933, with the Great Depression having led to catastrophic downturns in attendance, Major League Baseball offered a one-time extravaganza, a “Game of the Century,” in hopes that it might reignite the nation’s interest in the national pastime -- and perhaps also offer a pleasant distraction from the daily travails that haunted the nation. Little did anyone know that this commercially fueled interruption of the ongoing pennant races would soon become a treasured part of the baseball season for years to come.

On this day in sports history (1936), the first Baseball Hall of Fame class was inducted. The five players selected were Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson.

Today in sports history, one of the worst trades in baseball history was agreed upon. On December 26th, 1919, the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees for just $25,000. The trade would see Ruth’s career flourish and provide the Yankees franchise with multiple championships. On the Boston side, the “Curse of the Bambino” had begun and would last until 2004 when they finally won their next World Series.