BROG SPORTS CARDS

A

• A: The American Card Catalog designation for tobacco albums

• AL: American League

• ALCS: American League Championship Series

• AS: All-Star card

• ATG: All-Time Greats

• ATL: All-Time Leaders

• AW: Award Winner

B

• B: The American Card Catalog designation for blankets / rugs

• BC: Bonus Card

• BF: Bright Futures

• BL: Blue Letters

C

• C: The American Card Catalog designation for Canadian issued tobacco cards

• CC: Curtain Call

• CG: Cornerstones of the Game

• CL: Checklist card

• CO: Coach

• COMM: Commissioner

• COOP: Cooperstown

• COR: Corrected Card

• CP: Changing Places

• CT: Cooperstown

• CY: Cy Young Award

D

• D: The American Card Catalog designation for bakery / bread cards

• DD: Decade of Dominance

• DK: Diamond Kings. A popular insert card originally produced by Donruss using the art of legendary artist Dick Perez.

• DL: Division Leaders

• DP: Double Print

• DT: Dream Team

E

• E: The American Card Catalog designation for caramel / candy cards

• ERR: Error card

F

• F: The American Card Catalog designation for ice cream & dairy issued cards

• FC: Fan Club

• FDC: First Donruss Card

• FDP: First or First-Round Draft Pick

• FF: Future Foundation

• FF: Fleer Future

• FP: Franchise Player

• FR: Franchise

• FS: Father/son card

• FS: Future Star

• FTC: First Topps Card

• FY: First Year

G

• G: The American Card Catalog designation for banners / labels

• GG: Gold Glove Award

• GG: Griffey Gallery (Upper Deck)

• GL: Green Letters

• GM: Golden Moments

• GOTG: Greats of the Game

H

• H: The American Card Catalog designation for advertising / trade cards

• HG: Heroes of the Game

• HH: Hometown Heroes

• HL: Highlight card

• HOR: A trading card that has a horizontal orientation as compared to the more common vertical orientation

• HRD: Home Run Derby

I

• IA: In Action card. A popular Topps insert card from the 1970s and early 1980s.

• IF: Infielder

J

• J: The American Card Catalog designation for soda company issued cards

• JBR: Catalog designation for Japanese bromide cards as cataloged in the Japanese card Price Guide by Gary Engel.

• JCM: Catalog designation for Japanese menko cards as cataloged in the Japanese card Price Guide by Gary Engel.

• JDM: Catalog designation for Japanese die-cut menko cards as cataloged in the Japanese card Price Guide by Gary Engel.

• JF: Catalog designation for Japanese gum / candy cards as cataloged in the Japanese card Price Guide by Gary Engel.

• JGA: Catalog designation for Japanese game cards as cataloged in the Japanese card Price Guide by Gary Engel.

• JK: Catalog designation for Japanese karuta cards as cataloged in the Japanese card Price Guide by Gary Engel.

• JRM: Catalog designation for Japanese round menko cards as cataloged in the Japanese card Price Guide by Gary Engel.

L

• L: The American Card Catalog designation for cards made of leather

• LL: League Leaders

• LUM: Lumberjack

M

• M: The American Card Catalog designation for newspaper / publication issued cards

• MB: Master Blasters

• MEM: Memorial card

• MG: Manager

• MI: Maximum Impact

• ML: Major League

• MLP: Major League Prospects

• MM: Memorable Moments or Magic Moments

• MOG: Measure of Greatness

N

• N: The American Card Catalog designation for 19th century cards. The original ACC had no letter for 19th century card set but a catalog number without a letter prefix was confusing.

• NAU: No autograph on card

• NG: Next Game

• NH: No-Hitter

• NL: National League

• NLCS: National League Championship Series

• NNOF: No name on front

• NOF: Name on Front

• NT: Now and Then

O

• OF: Outfield or Outfielder

• OJ Cards: Old Judge Cards

• OLY: Olympics Card

• OPC: O-Pee-Chee

P

• P1: First Printing

• P2: Second Printing

• P3: Third Printing

• P: The American Card Catalog designation for pins / buttons

• P: Pitcher or pitching pose

• PC: The American Card Catalog designation for postcards

• PF: Profiles

• PG: Postseason Glory

• PP: Power Passion, Power Play

• PR: Printed name on back

• PRES: President

• PROS: Prospects

• PS: Pace Setters

• PSH: Post Season Highlights

• PT: Power tools

• PV: Pro Visions

• PVC: Polyvinyl chloride. A substance used to make inferior trading card protection products.

Q

• Q: The American Card Catalog designation for stereoscope issues

R

• R: The American Card Catalog designation for gum cards beginning in the 1930s

• RB: Record Breaker

• RT: Round Trippers

• ROY: Rookie of the Year

• RP: Relief Pitcher

• RR: Rated Rookies (Donruss, Panini)

• RTC: Rookie True Colors

S

• S: The American Card Catalog designation for silks and stamps

• SA: Super Action card

• SB: Stolen Bases

• SCR: Script name on back

• SF: Starflics

• SG: Spirit of the Game

• SH: Season Highlights

• STP: Star Power

T

• T: The American Card Catalog designation for 20th century tobacco cards

• TBC: Turn Back The Clock

• TC: Team Checklist

• TL: Team Leaders

• TP: Triple Print. A card printed in 3x the quantity than those of other card in the same set.

• TR: Trade reference on card

• TR: Prefix associated with the card number on Topps Traded sets

• TS: Team Stars

U

• U: The American Card Catalog designation for matchbooks / miscellaneous. U is a catch-all in the ACC.

• UER: Uncorrected Error

• UH: Prefix associated with the card number on Topps Update and Highlights baseball card sets.

• UMP: Umpire

• USA: Team USA trading card

• UWS: United We Stand

V

• V: The American Card Catalog designation for non-US, non-tobacco issued cards

W

• W: The American Card Catalog designation for strip cards / exhibits

• WC: What’s the Call?

• WG: The American Card Catalog designation for game cards

• WL: White Letters on front

• WS: World Series card

• WS: World Stage (Upper Deck)

Y

• Y: The American Card Catalog designation for awards / merits

• YL: Yellow letters

• YR: Year of the Record (Upper Deck)

• YT: Yellow team name

Z

• Z: The American Card Catalog designation for paper dolls