Factory Sealed Commemorative 100 Card Limited Edition Baseball Card Set. The rich history of Italian Americans in Major League Baseball is told for the first time in an educational and handsome gift box set of 100 baseball cards with a limited production of only 10,000 sets. The 100 Baseball Players that were selected for the set were researched and selected originally by consensus of various experts and the valued comments from the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, as well as individual baseball historians. These cards will be appreciated by collectors, baseball historians, and Americans of Italian origin, and celebrate some of the greatest names – Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio, Ernie Lombardi, Tommy Lasorda, Yogi Berra, Tony Lazzeri, Phil Rizzuto, Roy Campanella, and broadcaster Joe Garagiola. Other familiar names are Dom and Vince DiMaggio, Bobby Valentine, Tony Conigliaro, Vic Raschi, Dave Righetti, Jason Giambi, Sal Maglie, Frank Malzone, Gary Gaetti, Carl Furillo, Frank Crosetti, Jack Clark, Rick Cerone, Bernie Carbo, Dolph Camilli, Mark Belanger, Sal Bando, Johnny Antonelli and Barry Zito. A complete list of players included in the set are listed on the back of the box shown in photo In addition to a full color portrait on the front, the cards feature biographical information and lifetime statistics on the back. The five-color printing process includes metallic gold foil on 16-gauge stock, heavily coated with a UV inhibitor to prevent fading. The set is handsomely packaged and shrink wrapped in a 5 ¾” x 7” x 1 ½” gift box.
