Searchin' for Toothpick Sam

A Baseball Card Odyssey

Jamie Selko

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English

McFarland & Co Inc
11 January 2024

Antiques & collectables; Baseball

Anyone who has collected baseball cards understands the thrill of completing a set. And part of the fun is filling in the gaps along the way, one wax pack at a time, over months or even years. Or sometimes, as in Jamie Selko's case, decades.

This memoir recounts the author's love affair with Topps' 1961 baseball card set and his quest to acquire a complete autographed collection--an effort that took almost 40 years and still is one card short, #555 Sam ""Toothpick"" Jones. The author describes growing up in the early 1960s and details the backstory behind his mission, from the first autograph he got--Joe DiMaggio's, in an officer's club in Mannheim, Germany--to how he decided, 15 years later, to get signatures on each of the '61s. He also comments on each card in the set and on each player's finest game in the season.

By: Jamie Selko
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781476692494
ISBN 10: 1476692491
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 11 January 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Mark Armour Preface Introduction: How a Whim Became a Quest Which Became an Obsession 1. The Back Story 2. The Quest for Fire 3. Bringing It All Back Home 4. Just the Facts, Ma’am: Or the Devil Is in the Details A Final Point: A Note on Pre-Investigatory Prejudice Appendices Chapter Notes Index

A member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Jamie Selko lives in Eugene, Oregon.