Discovery Plaza

November 2, 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.

A broken knuckle ended the season for Andy on August 12th last year. Andy had committed only one error in 444 chances before getting hurt! Andy batted .423 vs. the Yankees last year.

Guitarist Jimmy Page formed The Firm in 1982 and rejoined Led Zeppelin companion Robert Plant in The Honeydrippers four years later. Page and Plant briefly reorganized Led Zeppelin to take part in Atlantic Records' 1988 25th Anniversary Concert. Page, who has great interest in mysticism and magic, lives in the former home of 19th century eccentric Aleister Crowley.

In the Mets youth movement, John is one of the key players that the Mets are counting upon for years to come. Johnnny is a lefthanded batter with good power to all fields. A player with rare determination, John played most of the 1963 season with a broken finger. Unable to perform his catching duties that year, he played centerfield with a splint on his finger. John has a degree in physical edu...

The veteran relief pitcher was signed by the Phils when he was just 16 years old. Steve began pitching professional ball in 1946. Steve saved 5 games and was credited with six wins in 1965

He may not get many more in-season breaks, so Quantrill was wise to utilize his free time around the 2021 midsummer gala. And after polishing his repertoire, the righty returned better than ever. He went 7-1, crafted a 1.94 ERA and held hitters to a .204 average across the second half, looking more like a future All-Star with each start.

After spending part of the season at Milwaukee, Ray went to Toledo last year where he won 7 Games. A tremendously talented hurler, his fine curve ball keeps the hitters guessing and his sneaky fast ball is just as hard to hit. Starting in Baseball in '49, he won 12 Games at Hartford in 1951 and posted a 2.38 E.R.A. at Jacksonville in '53 with 19 Wins to gain a Big League trial.

Freiermuth corralled 60 passes as a 2021 rookie and hauled in 63 more throws in his second pro season. That made him the second tight end in NFL history, alongside Philadelphia's Keith Jackson (1988, 1989), with at least 60 receptions in each of his first two seasons. He's been quite the catch for the Steelers.

Singletary rattled off his final 100-yard game for Buffalo when the Bills ran past the Bears in Week 16 of 2022. The running back needed only 12 carries to rack up 106 yards and a touchdown. That's the kind of efficiency Houston hoped to see after signing the free agent ahead of the 2023 season.

Jim is a relief pitcher par excellence. He worked in 42 games for the Phils in 1952, winning 5 and losing 3. 1950 was his big year, which was climaxed when he was named the National League's Most Valuable Player. Worked in 74 games that year, most in the league, winning 16 and losing 7. Saved many others. His 74 games finished established major league record.

Van Every opened eyes with the Akron Aeros in 2007 when he batted .344 in 44 games for the Double-A club. Signed as a free agent with Boston in the offseason, he singled in his Major League debut on 5/14/08.

Maury, or Lefty as he is also known, is one of the most promising young pitchers in baseball. He had his most successful season in 1952. He began in baseball in 1945, and worked his way through the Boston farm system, first arriving in Boston in 1948. He finished that season in the minors, however, returning in mid-1949 to stay. Spent part of the past off-season as a professional singer.

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.

The International League's Most. Valuable Pitcher last season, Tony will add depth to the Cards' bull pen squad. A tireless worker, he appeared in the Most Games in the I.L. in '54. Tony broke into Baseball in '46 and fanned 18 batters in his 1st game. In '48 he led his League's hurlers with the lowest E.R.A. and repeated that trick at Nashville in '49 with a low 2.52.

Pujols became the 23rd active player to eclipse the 300-homer barrier when he went deep against the Cubs on 7/4/08. It was his 35th career HR versus Chicago, tied for his most against any team.

Batted .256 in 38 games in 1950. Played Legion ball, and also for Western Michigan College, before signing with Winston-Salem in 1942. Spent the next 3 years in service. Played for Buffalo in 1946 and 1947. Hit .299 in 1947 and drove in 50 runs. In rookie year with the Tigers, 1948, Neil took part in 87 games. His batting average was 266. He got into 109 games in 1949. Batted .237.

A nine-time winner on the Busch Grand National circuit, Rick Mast competed in his first full Winston Cup season in 1991, driving the #1 Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile owned by Richard Jackson.

Purchased from Pacific Coast League, May 19, 1952, after 16 years of professional umpiring, all in the PCL... jumped from sandlot officiating in San Diego to Coast League in 1936... worked in every one of league's All-Star games... worked 1953 major league All-Star game... born in St. Louis, lives now in Palo Alto, California... of German descent... married in 1935, no children.

Since joining Detroit, Miguel has led the AL in HRs in 2008, in RBI in '10, and in AVG and 2Bs in '11. Miguel is a career .430 hitter with the bases loaded.

Chuck had a great athletic career in college. Named All-Big Five, All-West Coast and Honorable Mention All-America, the middle linebacker played in the '60 Rose Bowl and the '61 Hula Bowl. Voted the Rookie of the Year by the 1961 Chargers, Chuck suffered a broken ankle in the ninth game of his freshman season. Chuck played in the 1964 A.F.L. All-Star game.

Mario is married, his wife's name is Louisette. Most Points, Left Wing, Season 105 - Charlie Simmer (1980-81, 56 goals, 49 assists)

The 1916 Sporting News M101-4 baseball set consists of 200 cards, each measuring 1-5/8” by 3”.

The big fellow who takes up so much space and seems to be in the enemy backfield all afternoon is Gil Mains. He can ram through defenses to cross up the cleverest plays and maul opposing passers.

Grady was a Lions' 10th Draft Choice in '60. He came to the Vikings in '61 and became a regular that season. Grady has started every game since his first game with Minnesota. He played guard with the Lions but switched in '61.

In 1952 Tom was just about to be sent to the minors. However, he was given one more chance and was sent in against the Washington Senators in relief. He pitched nine innings of no-hit, no-run ball and saved his job in the majors. He's been a top relief pitcher for the Yanks ever since. In 1951 with Beaumont of the Texas League, Tom set a record of 42 consecutive scoreless innings. It was this w...

In 1964, Gene smashed 36 homers to lead the Pacific Coast League. His biggest thrill in the majors came in 1962, when his late-inning home run defeated the Dodgers and forced Los Angeles into a pennant play-off with the Giants. On July 30, 1966 Gene hit 3 homers in one game.

The pitching sensation of the Texas League in 1938 was "Dizzy" Trout, who won 22 games for the Beaumont Club, losing only 6. He allowed only 180 hits in 233 innings of pitching, striking out 155 batters for an earned-run average of 2.16. For this record, one of the most impressive compiled by a minor leaguer, Dizzy was awarded the "most valuable player" award in the Texas League. He came up to ...

Despite missing five games with a fracture of the upper arm, Houston's Warren Moon still finished among AFC leaders in many categories. The perfect field general for the rigorous "Run 'n Shoot" offense, Moon finished the 1992 season as the AFC's top rated passer with an 89.3 mark. The man with the ageless arm also finished fifth in completions (224), second in the AFC in completion percentage (...

"Dizzy" is the oldest Tiger pitcher, but can still be depended upon to take his regular turn as a starter and come in for relief duty. Since he joined the Tigers in 1939, he has been a mainstay winning 20 games in '43, 27 in '44, 18 in '45 and 17 in '46. He had the best Earned Run Average in the League in 1944 (2.12). "Dizzy" has a daily radio show in Detroit. In '51 he helped with a Baseball C...

Hyun-Jin was a 2020 finalist for the Cy Young Award but struggled to stay healthy since. He pitched great his first three starts off the IL in May.

Leading scorer in NBA for third consecutive season... All-NBA first team third consecutive season... NBA all-defensive first team second consecutive season... Set career high in assists... Led NBA in minutes played... NBA's most valuable player in 1988 and runner-up in 1989 to Earvin "Magic" Johnson... NBA rookie-of-the-year in 1985... Holds NBA play-off record of 63 points vs. Boston 4/20/86.....

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: Oso Ighodaro (Basketball), Del Ennis (Baseball), Jonathan Van Every (Baseball), Tom Gorman (Baseball), Hyun-Jin Ryu (Baseball), Michael Jordan (Basketball), Frank Demaree (Baseball), Bart Shirley (Baseball), "Dizzy" Trout (Baseball), Doug Barkley (Hockey), Al Shaw (Baseball), Miguel Cabrera (Baseball), Neal Ball (Baseball), Don Zimmer (Baseball), Rudy Larusso (Basketball), Stan Lopata (Baseball), Johnny Stephenson (Baseball), The Bat Signal (Trading), Joe Torre (Baseball), and Gene Oliver (Baseball).