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1973-1974   Sports Scoop Magazine


Cover of Issue #1
Year(s) Published: 1973-74
Hobby Designation:   --
Set Name: Sports Scoop
Card Size (inches): var.
Number of Cards in Set: 20
Est. Value (common; VG): $8



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Set Summary
  • Issued monthly; first issue dated February 1973
  • Publisher was John Eichmann; edited by Steve Mitchell
  • Had run of 20 (mostly) consecutive issues thru October 1974
  • Averaged about 36-40 b&w pages with both text and images
  • 7 x 8-1/2 inches (1st 5 issues); balance were 8 x 11 inches
  • Many articles focused on both collectors and baseball fans
  • Note: A searchable index of more than 900 vintage-baseball-card-related articles that ran in Sports Scoop and other hobby publications can be accessed from the Old Cardboard home page. Just follow the link to the article index.
    Reference:
    1) "Hobby Magazine Profile: Sports Scoop," Old Cardboard eNewsletter, Issue #98 (June 2012), Item #2


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