Hartland Collectables
Although not avid sport fans per se, we couldn't help falling in love with the Hartland baseball players as they are a natural extension of our love of the western heroes.  Long before computerized image rendering, Hartland was able to create remarkable figures that actually looked like the people that represented!  We've always enjoyed how remarkable they look.  Hartland released 18 baseball players measuring 8 1/2" tall from 1958 to 1963.  Each beautifully done and rounded out with an easily lost (or were they just thrown away!) 'hang tag'.  Of the 18, 17 were currently, at the time, active players with Babe Ruth being the only 'nostalgic' release.

Here is a great Hartland statue of the Pittsburgh Pirates Dick Groat.