Help please

[Bwstew]

Whats a good way to find a list of cards for a certain player? Been looking thru my standard catalog and was curious if there was another way.

Thanks
BW

[the 'stache]

I usually use Beckett.com. But that's been for modern cards. I don't know how accurate or thorough their list would be for vintage and pre-war.

[Mikehealer]

BW, here is a link to VCP, just use the player search. I don't think you have to have a subscription to use this service.

http://www.vintagecardprices.com/baseball-card-price-guide.htm

[Bwstew]

Thanks Mr. Bill and Mr. Mike!!

[dlfallen]

VCP is not a good way to go if you are looking for all cards for a given player. For example, Elmer Singleton has 12 cards that I know of - VCP lists only 4 of them. Beckett's Alphabetical Checklist lists 11 of the 12, missing only the 1974 unauthorized collectors issue (Broder Popcorn Cards).

You might want to read this thread:
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=166503

In this thread I mentioned a nice database available in csv, ms access, and SAS formats (I had no takers). I now carry this database with me (in SQLITE format) on my phone and tablet so I always have it with me. Once in awhile that comes in handy. This database is not perfect either - it showed all 12 cards for Elmer Singleton but had his name as Elmer, Elmore, Bert, and Smokey so you have to know your players. It does seem to be pretty comprehensive.

[mark evans]

Agree that Beckett's Alphabetical Checklist is excellent resource.

[Bwstew]

Thanks everyone for their help!

[DaClyde]

SportsCardForum.com also has an inventory/catalog feature similar to Beckett's that is pretty close to being as comprehensive. In some cases it lists a lot more of the oddballs and minor league stuff that Beckett doesn't cover, and also covers more of the sets SCD cataloged that Beckett missed.

[Bwstew]

Mainly trying to find a list of Germany Schaefer cards. Thanks alot for any help yall give this rookie!

[glchen]

Another way is to go to the PSA population report, and search on the player's name. Here's what it shows for Schaefer:

Link (http://www.psacard.com/pop/Search.aspx?st=Germany Schaefer)

Obviously, this will not pull up cards that haven't been graded or that PSA does not grade such as most Real Photo postcards and W-UNC issues.

[DaClyde]

This is the list from SCF:

1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinets #324 Germany Schaefer
1907-09 Novelty Cutlery Postcards #26 Johnny Evers/ Germany Schaefer
1907-09 Tigers A.C. Dietsche Postcards #13 Germany Schaefer
1908-09 Rose Company #40 Germany Schaefer
1909-11 American Caramel #91 Germany Schaefer
1909 E92 Croft's Candy #40 Germany Schaefer
1909 E92 Dockman and Sons #30 Germany Schaefer
1909 E92 Nadja Caramel #49 Germany Schaefer
1909 Ramly #103 Germany Schaefer
1909-11 T206 #420 Germany Schaefer Detroit
1909-11 T206 #421 Germany Schaefer Washington
1909 Tigers Morton's Buster Brown Bread Pins #14 Herman Schaefer
1909 Tigers Morton's Pennant Winner Bread Pins #11 Herman Schaefer
1909 Tigers Wolverine News Postcards #17 Herman Schaefer 2d. Baseman
1909 Tigers Wolverine News Postcards #18 Herman Schaefer And Charlie O'Leary Working Double Play HOR
1910-19 Coupon T213 #218 Germany Schaefer Kansas City 2
1910-19 Coupon T213 #219 Germany Schaefer New York 2
1910-19 Coupon T213 #220 Germany Schaefer Washington 2
1910-19 Coupon T213 #316 Germany Schaefer 3
1910 E101 Set of 50 #37 Germany Schaefer
1910 E102 Set of 25 #20 Germany Schaefer
1910 Mello Mints #37 Germany Schaefer
1910-13 Red Cross #67 Germany Schaefer
1910-13 Red Cross #153 Germany Schaefer
1910-13 Red Cross #154 Germany Schaefer
1910-13 Red Cross #241 Germany Schaefer
1910 Sepia Anon #10 Johnny Evers/ Germany Schaefer Standing
1910-11 Sporting Life #225 Germany Schaefer
1910 Sweet Caporal Domino Discs #106 Germany Schaefer
1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins #125 Herman Schaefer
1911 Helmar Stamps #76 Germany Schaefer
1911 Pinkerton #560 Herman Schaefer
1911 S74 Silks #40 Germany Schaefer
1911 T205 Gold Border #167 Germany Schaefer
1912 Hassan Triple Folders #100 Germany Schaefer On First/ George McBride/ Clyde Milan
1912 Hassan Triple Folders #101 Germany Schaefer Steals Second/ George McBride/ Clark Griffith
1912 T207 Brown Background #161 Germany Schaefer
1914 General Baking Co. #39 Germany Schaefer
1914 People's Tobacco Kotton #46B Germany Schaefer Newark Fed.
1914 People's Tobacco Kotton #46A Germany Schaefer Washington
1914 People's Tobacco Mino #57B Germany Schaefer Washington
1914 People's Tobacco Mino #57A Germany Schaefer Newark
1914 People's Tobacco Virginia Extra #57B Germany Schaefer Washington
1914 People's Tobacco Virginia Extra #57A Germany Schaefer Newark
1914 Piedmont Stamps #94 Germany Schaefer
1915 American Caramel #34 Germany Schaefer
1915 Victory #45 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Blank Back #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Block and Kuhl #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Famous and Barr #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Gimbels #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Gimbels (Small Block) #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Herpolsheimer #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Holmes to Homes #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Morehouse Baking #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Standard Biscuit #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 M101-5 Successful Farming #154 Germany Schaefer
1916 Tango Brand Eggs #16 Germany Schaefer
1977-84 Galasso Glossy Greats #167 Germany Schaefer
1981 Tigers Detroit News #102 Germany Schaefer
1983 Galasso T-206 Reprint #308 Germany Schaefer Wash.
1983 Galasso T-206 Reprint #309 Germany Schaefer Det.
1995 Conlon TSN #1372 Germany Schaefer
2011 TRISTAR Obak #31 Germany Schaefer
2011 TRISTAR Obak Blue #31 Germany Schaefer /5
2011 TRISTAR Obak Green #31 Germany Schaefer /25
2011 TRISTAR Obak Orange #31 Germany Schaefer /10
2011 TRISTAR Obak Purple #31 Germany Schaefer /1

[ullmandds]

That'll keep you busy for a lifetime...or 2!

[rhettyeakley]

Here is the list I have from my personal database (I don't go into as much detail of available backs in some series such as T206 and M101-4/5) as not all have been confirmed for all players).

Schaefer, Herman A. (Germany)
• 1915 D303
• 1907 Dietsche Tigers PC
• 1908 Dietsche Tigers PC
• 1909/11 E90-1
• 1909 E92 All
• 1909 E101
• 1909 E102
• 1910 E105
• 1915 E106
• 1916 M101-5 154
• 1910/11 M116
• 1910 Morton’s Buster Br Pins
• 1910 Morton’s Pennant Pins
• 1907/09 Nov Cutl PC w/evers
• 1910/12 P2 Pins
• 1910 Punch Cigars
• 1909/12 PX7 Domino Discs
• 1908/09 Rose Co PC
• 1911 S74 Silks Colored
• 1910/11 S74 Silks White
• 1910 Sepia PC (PC796) w/evers
• 1909 T204
• 1911 T205
• 1909/11 T206 Det
• 1909/11 T206 Wash
• 1912 T207
• 1914 T213-2 Kan City
• 1914 T213-2 NY
• 1914 T213-2 Wash
• 1919 T213-3
• 1915 T214
• 1910/12 T215-1
• 1912/13 T215-2 Chicago
• 1912/13 T215-2 Wash
• 1911/16 T216 Newark
• 1911/16 T216 Wash
• 1914 T330-2
• 1911 T332
• 1916 Tango Eggs
• 1909 Topping & Co PC
• 1902/11 W600
• 1907 Wolverine News PC
• 1907 Wolverine News PC w/oleary

[Bwstew]

Yeah that's a BIG list. Love the stories on how he joked around with people. Reminds me of my father. He has saw more purple gators than any one! (Grand kids love trying to find one before he does). Thanks for that list! And your time putting that together!

[Kawika]

A tad off-topic. Maybe you've seen this photo before, OP.
Schaefer with 1915 Senators teammates, Cubans Jacinto Calvo and Merito Acosta. Gotta love the smiles. Scan taken from Shorpy site; they sell prints.

http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/sportscardsetc/mischidden/miscellanybaseball/huge/Jacinto%20Calvo_%20quGermanyqu%20Schaefer_%20Merit o%20Acosta_%20Washington%20Nationals%201913.jpg