View Full Version : What's the Best & Worst looking T206?
quinnsryche
08-19-2010, 10:17 AM
Bored, bored, bored! How about this one, what, in your opinion, are the best and worst looking T206's (1 each please) and why if you want.
My votes:
Best - Walter Johnson portrait, it looks like Rembrandt painted it.
Worst - Spike Shannon, he doesn't even look human with the huge head and the thin, stripey arms.
HRBAKER
08-19-2010, 10:18 AM
Before I opened the thread those were the exact two I had in mind.
T206Collector
08-19-2010, 10:22 AM
Best Looking: Matty dark cap:
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nf2xJ-P1HZJ8xKigniw8cw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Ys7fw31kTDs/RouvhE_nEgI/AAAAAAAAAmc/5zE6s2_pCv4/s800/MathewsonThrowingDarkCapSGC60.JPG" /></a>
Worst Looking: Dick Egan -- I always think he looks half-human/half-horse:
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uidvwPu4sAGZCq_0xcRJF4VhjkTh5fOEXToGv4T2Vmo?feat=e mbedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Ys7fw31kTDs/TGdW2IheKTI/AAAAAAAAIGU/J3PDjQqJO5s/s800/Egan.JPG" /></a>
Edited to add -- the Shannon has amazing background colors that overwhelm the bizarre proportionality of the player.
Egan's just an ugly card, with ugly drab colors and an ugly horsey player.
alanu
08-19-2010, 10:22 AM
Best-Herzog-sitting
Worst-Dunn, still can't figure out if he's diving or not
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iggyman
08-19-2010, 10:29 AM
I've mentioned this before.....but before you kill the messenger (in this case "the artist"), please carefully note that Spike really did look like that.
Lovely Day...
FUBAR
08-19-2010, 10:34 AM
I think you should post a picture of each for those of us who do not know every card.
rp12367
08-19-2010, 10:49 AM
Best - Cobb Bat off Shoulder
Worst - Hulswitt -- Looks like a cartoon batting in pajamas
brianp-beme
08-19-2010, 10:53 AM
Egan was also not an attractive player--when I have the chance I can post the only D381 I own, which happens to be Egan. I lucked into his D381 a few years back, but egad(!) what a face. I think the T206 makes him look relatively acceptable amongst polite society.
I have always been partial to the Leifield pitching pose--I am sucker for sherbert skies, and it has a great pitching pose to boot. If someone doesn't beat me to it, I will post this card too.
Brian
vintagetoppsguy
08-19-2010, 11:04 AM
Best - Tim Jordan Batting - love the colors
Worst - Spike Shannon - just an ugly card
Anthony S.
08-19-2010, 11:17 AM
Spike has always been one of my favorite cards from the set for just that reason. It's so odd. Looks like it was drawn by a 6 year old on bring your kid to work day.
The Bender and Walsh portraits have always been favorites of mine.
Stephens has an itty-bitty pomegranate head...
T206Collector
08-19-2010, 11:43 AM
Definitely a beautiful card, with orange and strawberry sherbert sky...
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JcqnDzakGBkEoPcMGEMXmjiJm_Z5QsNdec5_I7WHZRE?feat=e mbedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Ys7fw31kTDs/RsjQKzNZerI/AAAAAAAABE0/0ikVqSv5cD8/s400/Leifield%20Pitching%20Auto%20SGC%2040.jpg" /></a>
oldjudge
08-19-2010, 11:48 AM
I don't know the set as well as most of you, but I think the Cobb bat off shoulder pose is the best looking T206 I have ever seen.
judsonhamlin
08-19-2010, 12:04 PM
The Lobert and Dougherty portraits (I'm at work, so no scans unless someone wants to help) are among the best and, up there with Shannon and Egan is McLean - drawn by a 8 year old, it seems
T206Collector
08-19-2010, 12:25 PM
The Lobert and Dougherty portraits (I'm at work, so no scans unless someone wants to help) are among the best and, up there with Shannon and Egan is McLean - drawn by a 8 year old, it seems
Disagree on McLean -- this is one of my favorites because of the very dark blue uni and catcher's equipment. But it is childlike in its rendering to be sure....
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/o5F62mDEldImSF1C99IBYoVhjkTh5fOEXToGv4T2Vmo?feat=e mbedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Ys7fw31kTDs/TGiNAqadYFI/AAAAAAAAIKI/QKv93IQYSPc/s800/McLean.JPG" /></a>
ethicsprof
08-19-2010, 12:35 PM
johnson portrait is angelic.
mowrey looks like that talk scary Lurch fellow.
best,
barry
nodgrass
08-19-2010, 12:56 PM
Tough to pick the best. There are many good ones. Fielder Jones-hands on hips, comes to mind. Camnitz-arms folded. Reulbach-glove showing. Of course, most of the portraits are really good.
Worst: easy- Spike Shannon
2nd Rube Kissinger
I am biased because this is one of the first two T206s I got back in '79 or '80, but I have always thought this was one of the best looking cards in the set.
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1023/t206lajoiewbatpsa35.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/t206lajoiewbatpsa35.jpg/)
judsonhamlin
08-19-2010, 01:54 PM
[QUOTE=T206Collector;830425]Disagree on McLean -- this is one of my favorites because of the very dark blue uni and catcher's equipment. But it is childlike in its rendering to be sure....
Kind of my point- it should be a lot cooler than it is, which is disappointing.
usernamealreadytaken
08-19-2010, 01:56 PM
Best: Lajoie Portrait
Worst: Chappelle
ChiefBenderForever
08-19-2010, 02:01 PM
Did Spike have really bad TMJ or was he from northern Georgia ?
Blunder19
08-19-2010, 02:25 PM
I think my worst has to go to a SLer.. Greminger.. he reminds me of the uncle from the Munsters...
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg309/blunder19/grem3.jpg
rhettyeakley
08-19-2010, 03:11 PM
Whoever mentioned Mike Mowrey is onto something, he is a bizarre looking (nice way of saying really ugly) guy when you see him in photographs as well.
Best--I like Powers, Walter Johnson, and many of the other catcher's gear poses
Worst-I can't believe nobody has mentioned Bill "glove on the wrong hand" Burns. I literally HATE that card more every time I see it.
-Rhett
Anthony S.
08-19-2010, 03:23 PM
I think we can put Purtell in the same anatomic curiosity category as Shannon. If this picture is accurate, he was build like a chimpanzee.
fkm_bky
08-19-2010, 03:25 PM
Best - Pattee w/ Tim Jordan second (not my pattee...I don't have mine scanned)
Worst - have to agree with Shannon
Bill
fkm_bky
08-19-2010, 03:26 PM
I think we can put Purtell in the same anatomic curiosity category as Shannon. If this picture is accurate, he was build like a chimpanzee.
Dorf on Deadball Era
T206Collector
08-19-2010, 04:11 PM
Here they are:
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XfO31chzDg-MV6uFc5erRA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Ys7fw31kTDs/RouvPk_nD1I/AAAAAAAAAhI/vfbdSkkRt8s/s800/Lobert%20SGC%2040.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qouGSXqz5fHcbUbbnvN9DA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Ys7fw31kTDs/SL3zMlN1Y6I/AAAAAAAAE7U/OQn9KLHP4lw/s800/Dougherty%20Portrait%20SGC%2080.jpg" /></a>
Theoldprofessor
08-19-2010, 04:21 PM
Best: Red Dooin
Worst: Fred Burchell -- looks like tne of the girls in the Junior League playing dress up.
cfc1909
08-19-2010, 04:42 PM
probably my ugliest 2-206s
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23524
cfc1909
08-19-2010, 04:44 PM
my favorite 206
23525
FUBAR
08-19-2010, 05:32 PM
Im glad i never seen the Egan card as a kid, i would have had nightmares.... straight out of a monster movie!
HRBAKER
08-19-2010, 05:38 PM
Im glad i never seen the Egan card as a kid, i would have had nightmares.... straight out of a monster movie!
I was thinking more Mr. Ed.
joeadcock
08-19-2010, 05:51 PM
Best Looking T206: CY BARGER
pgellis
08-19-2010, 06:13 PM
Recently, have really loved the:
Hal Chase, Pink Portrait.
Take a look at that one!
majordanby
08-19-2010, 06:20 PM
ive always liked the portraits
http://majormajor.webs.com/photos/-T206-collection/merkle.jpg
http://majormajor.webs.com/photos/T206%20collection/620_1251298-029.jpg
eb548
08-19-2010, 06:36 PM
Cant narrow it down to just one so my votes are....
Best- Cobb Bat off Shoulder/Hal Chase Pink Portrait
Worst- Egan/Emil Batch
brianp-beme
08-19-2010, 06:50 PM
Like I mentioned previously, I think the artist did a real good job at making Mr. Egan look as presentable as possible.
Brian
celoknob
08-19-2010, 07:10 PM
Best: Keeler Batting
Worst: Egan
Woundedduck
08-19-2010, 07:42 PM
Cool thread. Just marking so I can find it again and read all the responses.
OldSchoolBaseball
08-19-2010, 07:50 PM
The WORST looking cards are the ones I have...
The BEST looking cards are the one I don't have.
Think about that one!
Jason Carota
08-19-2010, 08:29 PM
The background on Bell's card is amazing. It looks like a thunderstorm building at sunset.
http://www.oldcardboard.com/t/t206/030.jpg
(Image courtesy of oldcardboard.com.)
I have to go with Egan for the worst.
David R
08-19-2010, 10:06 PM
Recently, have really loved the:
Hal Chase, Pink Portrait.
Take a look at that one!
This is probably my favorite too.
Howe’s Hunter
08-19-2010, 10:21 PM
He just has this nonchalant look on his face, and you see more body than on almost any other card. "Yeah, this is my office. I play base ball."
packs
08-19-2010, 10:37 PM
I always liked the Donlin seated (not my card)
http://centuryoldcards.com/images/1909t206donlinsit.jpg
But I never liked the O'Leary Hands On (also not my card)
http://centuryoldcards.com/images/1909t206oleary.jpg
martyogelvie
08-20-2010, 05:12 AM
I think my worst has to go to a SLer.. Greminger.. he reminds me of the uncle from the Munsters...
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg309/blunder19/grem3.jpg
That was Grandpa, not uncle. ;)
cfc1909
08-20-2010, 05:39 AM
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shaunsteig
08-20-2010, 07:04 AM
may be the most amusing thread I've come across in my few months on this forum.
Best: agree with many of the already mentioned examples (Chase pink, Cobb bat off shoulder, Dougherty portrait, Jorban batting, Pattee horizontal). What seems to catch my eye are the multi-colored backgrounds on action shots or portraits with unusual solid background colors. One example not yet mentioned is McIntyre brookly & chicago -- nice array of colors / clouds (image not mine). Also noticed that many of the Brooklynites have great backgrounds, and that the red in the Boston jerseys really stands out.
Worst: Egan all the way. did a double-take when I first saw it -- wondered if someone at the printing company lost their job for letting that get printed.
srs1a
08-20-2010, 07:48 AM
Tough to argue with all the choices for best looking, although I'll add another couple to the list -- Burch, batting and Ames hands at chest.
http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgallery/memberfolderssv/srs1a/mycards//burch_batting_tn_1.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/ltsgallery/memberfolderssv/srs1a/mycards//ames_hands1.jpg
Also tough to argue with the worst looking ones, although I'll cast my vote for Shannon.
mdschulze
08-20-2010, 05:48 PM
I think we can put Purtell in the same anatomic curiosity category as Shannon. If this picture is accurate, he was build like a chimpanzee.
I swear I have a cousin built just like that... I think his knuckles drag the ground when he walks! Nice scan!
To follow up with Jay's mention of this one, it would probably be right at the top of my list as well.
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/2702/t206cobbbatoffcut.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/t206cobbbatoffcut.jpg/)
iggyman
08-20-2010, 08:57 PM
Like others before and after me, I'm a T206 portrait kind of guy (guess it all started when I discovered Playboy....). Here are three of my favorites.
Lovely Day...
Tim Kindler
08-20-2010, 09:08 PM
Please excuxe the fact that I don't have any scans.(Maybe some fellow member can help me out:) but I always have thought of these two:
Best- Hart (Southern Leaguer)
Worst- Krueger (His stare and look always has creeped me out thinking it was Freddie before he starting wearing the glove with knives):eek:
teetwoohsix
08-20-2010, 10:01 PM
I agree, Egan is pretty fugly, but Rhett is right also on the Bill Burns...........
asoriano
08-20-2010, 11:57 PM
Best: Bill Dahlen Portrait
Worst: Dick Egan Portrait (reminds me of Steve-O)
nodgrass
08-21-2010, 09:20 AM
That's funny. He really does look like Steve-O. Never noticed that.
CMIZ5290
08-21-2010, 07:23 PM
I think the rube waddell throwing is incredible. What an array of colors!
tjb1952tjb
10-17-2010, 01:35 AM
I've always favored the Rube Waddell - throwing. The colors are terrific, and the left handed action depiction is great. On the other hand, I've always thought the Jim Stephens T206 looks inhuman.......(both cards are mine).
Apologies for my lack of a scanner
My Favorites:
Cobb bat off
Matty Black Cap
Johnson Port
M. Brown Port
Lobert
And I have to go with Egan. Anytime I am looking at a lot on ebay, his card always jumps out at me, and not in a good way.
BleedinBlue
10-18-2010, 09:34 AM
Best - Pattee w/ Tim Jordan second (not my pattee...I don't have mine scanned)
Worst - have to agree with Shannon
Bill
How cool is that. I was heading to grab my scan of Harry Pattee and then I see it's already here? Bill grabbed it from PSA and put it in the thread.
Thanks Bill. This is my vote for BEST looking card as well.
Brian
tolstoi
10-18-2010, 11:05 AM
I have to say the worst looking card is the Shannon, crawford batting is pretty disappointing too.
My 3 favorites. My "worst" is Shannon.
to buy a Spike Shannon card now. Is that weird?
Bicem
10-18-2010, 02:58 PM
I like this one...
http://www.oldcardboard.com/t/t206/108.jpg
Mikehealer
10-18-2010, 05:36 PM
Hard to choose a the best, but these are three of my favorite portraits.
3-2-count
10-18-2010, 05:53 PM
It's a toss up......
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/9-18tinkerportfront.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/9-18lajoieportfront.jpg
Mikehealer
10-18-2010, 06:04 PM
Tony those are nice, but I like your Walsh better.
CMIZ5290
10-18-2010, 06:11 PM
Best- rube marquard hands at side. What colors!
3-2-count
10-18-2010, 06:41 PM
Mike, how could I forget Mr. Walsh?? Yes, equally as sweet. ;)
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/walshportfront-3.jpg
Mikehealer
10-18-2010, 06:54 PM
Nice Tony.
It's a toss up......
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/9-18tinkerportfront.jpg http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a95/andreatny/9-18lajoieportfront.jpg
Tony,
These two and the Walsh are all beauties. Too bad the Tinker and Lajoie are to grossly over-graded. :D
JimB
3-2-count
10-18-2010, 09:51 PM
Thanks Mike & Jim. Much appreciated.
cobblove
10-19-2010, 08:28 AM
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k107/peterosepsa/t206cobbgreen.jpg