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Baseball Poster for Sale

Baseball poster

Almost since its beginning, baseball has kept statistics on a magnitude unparalleled by any other sport. From batting averages to strikeouts, statistics are available for nearly every player that ever made it to the big leagues. The numbers represent careers, benchmarks of excellence and, in some cases, evidence of futility. With the advent of ever more diverse and precise stats, baseball continues to be a numbers game. Styled after carnival posters from days gone by, the poster highlights some of the most well-known records in the game (the statistics are limited to the years 1900 to 2015). The poster is interactive, in an old school way, as the wheel with the statistics can rotate. It’s attached to the poster with a metal brad. Having been a baseball fan for over 40 years, this poster is an homage to all of the greats. It’s also a great opportunity to feature a design driven by numbers/figures as opposed to the alphabet.

I’ll be writing a short entry about each of the records in the coming weeks. So come back for interesting information about the typography and designs of each “slice” of the poster, along with the record.

Please note that this poster is NOT letterpressed, it has been printed on a high quality digital press and the details in the poster have reproduced astonishingly clear. Here’s some more information about the poster.

Size: 11 inches x 17 inches

Paper: Crane’s Lettra® Fluorescent White – Lettra Digital 90 lb. Cover

Colors: CMYK (black + blue)

Beautifully printed on a digital 4-color press (not letterpressed)

Price: $35/each plus shipping (and tax for Utah residents)

Total Production: 50 posters. Each poster is numbered and signed by Jim Godfrey.

I accept the cards shown below. The cost of shipping is $10 for the U.S. and $40 for anywhere outside of the U.S. Please allow 4-10 days for your poster to arrive if it is shipped in the U.S. Outside the U.S. takes 3 to 4 weeks. The posters ship flat in a heavy duty cardboard mailer.

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Paypal

 

closeup of baseball poster

Baseball closeup

More about the poster:

Almost since its beginning, baseball has kept statistics on a magnitude unparalleled by other sports. From batting averages to strikeouts, statistics are available for nearly every player that ever played in the big leagues. The numbers represent careers, benchmarks of excellence and, in some cases, evidence of futility. In baseball you keep the score, but you also track statistics. With the advent of ever more diverse and precise stats, baseball continues to be a numbers game. Note: the statistics below are limited to the years 1900 to 2015. The poster is interactive, in an old school way, as the wheel with the statistics can rotate. It’s attached to the poster with a metal brad.

Poster with brad

Here are the records listed on the poster:

Batting Average

Career: .367, Ty Cobb
Season: .424, Rogers Hornsby

Home Runs

Career: 762, Barry Bonds
Season: 73, Barry Bonds and 61, Roger Maris

Hits

Career: 4256, Pete Rose
Season: 262, Ichiro Suzuki

Scoreless Innings

59, Orel Hershiser

Runs Batted In (RBIs)

Season: 191, Hack Wilson
Career: 2297, Hank Aaron

Gold Gloves

Career: 18, Greg Maddux

Team Wins

Season: 116, Seattle (2001), Chicago (1906)
In A Row: 26, New York Giants 1916

Pitching Wins

Career: 511, Cy Young
Season: 41, Jack Chesbro

Stolen Bases

Career: 1406, Ricky Henderson
Season: 130, Ricky Henderson

ERA

Career: 1.82, Edward Walsh
Season: .96, Dutch Leonard (1914)

Saves

Career: 652, Mariano Rivera
Season: 62, Francisco Rodriguez

No-Hitters

7, Nolan Ryan

Hitting Streak

56 Games, Joe Dimaggio, 1941

7 and 7

Cy Young Awards, Roger Clemens
MVP Awards, Barry Bonds

Strikeouts – Pitcher

Career: 5714, Nolan Ryan
Season: 383, Nolan Ryan
Game: 20, Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood

Strikeouts – Batter

Career: 2597, Reggie Jackson

Consecutive Games Played

2632, Cal Ripken Jr.

Other

3 Strikes
4 Balls
3 Outs
9 Innings
Triple Crown – Average, RBIs, Home Runs

 

 

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