Best 50's cards -- non-HOF edition

[paulcarek]

Great thread from Doug got me wondering: what are your favorite cards from the 50's that don't feature HOFers? I collect '52 Bowman, and have always liked the Joe Adcock from that set (thanks to Dan Austin's "virtual card collection" site for the jpeg).

[HRBAKER]

I think that the 1957 Topps Don Zimmer card is one of the best looking cards of the 50's. Particularly so in light of the subject matter.

Honorable Mention:

2. '52 Topps Gus Zernial
3. '57 Ted Kluzewski


Jeff

[Doug]

Honorable Mention:

2. '52 Topps Gus Zernial
3. '57 Ted Kluzewski


Jeff

Those were actually the first two cards I thought of. Scary stuff there! :eek:

[ValKehl]

Any/all of the 1959 Bazooka SPs.
Val

[Reds Collector]

Here's my pick. A great looking card, Cincinnati Reds player, and a catcher card. My two favorite combinations. I really like all the catcher cards from the 50 Bowman set, but this one is my favorite.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/jennepenn/Baseball%20Stuff/BobScheffing2.jpg

[HRBAKER]

Any/all of the 1959 Bazooka SPs.
Val

Val,

Good call! '59 Bazooka by far my favorite 50's set.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s172/hrbaker/Rocco59Baz.jpg

[JasonL]

1953 Bowman Color of Minnie Minoso
1950 Bowman Wayne Terwilliger (I LOVE how this image is constituted - color, pose, background, etc is a homerun for me)

and the 1951 Bowman Luke Easter

and the Joe Garagiola from the 1953 Bowman

edit -ok, so when I say "a couple" I mean at least 4 apparently!
edit #2 - Added scans from Vintage Card Prices.com to illustrate my point. Strong examples of these cards are classics, in my opinion.

[Beatles Guy]

Yep, it's any of the Bowman catcher's cards for me...

<a href="http://s606.photobucket.com/albums/tt148/jalbregts/PC/?action=view&current=IMG_0088.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/tt148/jalbregts/PC/IMG_0088.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Agreed with Zernial and Klu. I love the 57 Topps set. The aesthetic appeal is beyond compare. Some favorites from the set are Wilmer Mizell, Foster Castleman, Paul Smith, Rube Walker, and Elmer Valo.

[Chris Counts]

There are so many great Bowman cards from the early 1950s that I hardly know where to begin, but here are a few. I'm throwing in a Topps card to show I have an open mind ...

[Chris Counts]

And here are a few more ...

[JasonL]

in fact, your post served as a reminder and I went out and picked up a nice example of it for myself!