Gary Cieradkowski

My illustration for the Fall Baseball Research Journal. The cover story revolves around an often overlooked article by Baltimore Afro-American writer Sam Lacy in which Jackie Robinson said he is quitting baseball to go back to school after the 1947 season @sabr @JRFoundation

Leon Day was born on this day in 1916. Though he was a star pitcher with the Newark Eagles and threw an Opening Day no-no in 1946, he told me that his favorite moment of his career was winning Game 2 of the 1945 G.I. World Series: studiogaryc.com/2018/08/12/l…

A long time ago, this happened today: studiogaryc.com/2023/10/03/r…

1932 was the make-or-break season for Hank Greenberg. If he could successfully navigate the searing Texas heat, chest-high fastballs, hungry mosquitoes, and not make too many errors, the door was open to a big league career. studiogaryc.com/2026/06/12/h…

To wrap up my show of appreciation of winning the Burdick Award, I'd like to share some of the artists and card sets that influenced my own work. Some of the influence will be easy to see, while others may come as a surprise. studiogaryc.com/2026/03/23/b…

To show my appreciation of winning the Burdick Award, I thought it would be interesting to make a list of my all-time favorite baseball cards studiogaryc.com/2026/03/21/t…

I am honored to the recipient of SABR's Burdick Award. Thank you to everyone who follows and has supported my work over the years – it is your support that allows me to bring to life baseball's forgotten stories. Thank You from the bottom of my heart. studiogaryc.com/2026/03/20/t…

No matter how many times he led the league in hits, home runs, or RBI, Willard Brown was dogged by allegations that he didn’t give his best - but Brown was no slacker; he was simply saving it for when he needed it studiogaryc.com/2026/02/11/w… #BlackHistoryMonth @IBWAA

In between all his carousing and be-bopping around the country, Beat Generation icon Jack Kerouac did something that only his closest friends knew of: he played a fantasy baseball game of his own creation. #baseball @nut_history studiogaryc.com/2026/01/31/j…

If you thought the gambling scandal with those 2 clowns in Cleveland was disgraceful, it pales in comparison to the misdeeds of the greatest cheat of 'em all: "Prince Hal" Chase! @sabr @sportingnews #baseball #baseballcards studiogaryc.com/2025/11/23/h…

With Yoshinobu Yamamoto being a 3-time Sawamura Award winner, I thought it was time for a story about the man who "Japan's Cy Young Award" was named after @Dodgers #baseballhistory #baseballart studiogaryc.com/2025/11/13/e…

The first Mexican-born player in the majors had it all: blazing speed, flashy fielding, and a hot bat. But a bad beaning and non-stop brushback pitches ended his career almost as soon as it began @UniWatch @RedSox @baseballhall @mexbaseball studiogaryc.com/2025/10/16/m…

Of all the great Negro League catchers, none of them mentored more players nor influenced the game on an international scale more than Biz Mackey studiogaryc.com/2025/09/09/b… @UniWatch @npb #negroleagues #baseballhistory

A few weeks back I was honored to be a guest on the podcast "We Love Our Team" talking my journey into baseball design, the creation of the Infinite Baseball Card Set, and my passion for illustrating obscure baseball players studiogaryc.com/2025/07/28/t…

In 1951, a fireballing right-hander from Costa Rica helped pitch a small-town team deep in the Kentucky mountains to an unforgettable minor league pennant studiogaryc.com/2025/07/15/d… @hazardkygov @KYHumanities @BaseballCR #baseballhistory #baseballart

Happy 119th (?) birthday to Ol' Satchel Paige! Here's a story I wrote about his tough 1939-1940 seasons when he rebounded from arm trouble @mlb #negroleagues #satchelpaige #kcmonarchs @UniWatch studiogaryc.com/2024/10/22/s…

It's gonna be hot in Dallas today, so why not cool off with a Frosty Kennedy card? I'll have a stack of them at SABR 53 today, so just stop me and ask for one. @sabr @SABRbbcards #SABR53 #baseballcards

Looking forward to SABR conference in Dallas this week! I hope to see some of you there, and if we cross paths, ask for one of the special cards I'll be handing out – a different one for each day of the conference. COLLECT THEM ALL! @sabr @SABRbbcards #SABR53 #baseballcards

Today, this 6-time batting champ would be the model Designated Hitter. But Smead was ahead of the curve, his defensive lapses condemning him to the minors, long before the introduction of the DH. Click to read the full story: studiogaryc.com/2025/05/19/s… @UniWatch #baseballhistory