Player represented in the most early candy and gum set (E90-1 through E107)

[brianp-beme]

Quick, give me the answer to the question "Which player is the most commonly represented in the E90-1 through E107 run of early candy and gum cards?"

I will provide a list of the top performers once I get the correct answer.

Brian

[ccre]

McGraw.

[garymc]

Walter Schang

[btryin]

Red Dooin

[brianp-beme]

All the guesses are in many sets, and McGraw and Dooin are near the top, but still looking for correct answer.

Brian

[nebboy]

My guess - Hal Chase (the black prince)

[Leon]

Baker?

[brianp-beme]

Baker and Chase good guesses, with Chase a top contender. But still looking for the top one, and in fact a guess that would make the top 12 list.

Brian

[judsonhamlin]

Nap Lajoie?

[Baseball Rarities]

Mathewson?

[IMAXMAX]

Jennings?

[TheBig6]

Fred Clarke?

[GoudeyGum]

Collins?

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[barrysloate]

Honus Wagner.

[brianp-beme]

Mathewson, Jennings, and Collins are all in the top 12. Keep the guesses coming.

Brian

[barrysloate]

Ty Cobb?

[brianp-beme]

Barry is correct with Honus Wagner.

Honus Wagner...the man with limited tobacco issues available. He is in 18 sets - only missing from E90-3 (Cubs and White Sox only), E91A + E91B (Cubs, Giants and A's only), E96, E97, E99 and E100 (PCL issues), E104-1 (A's only), and E104-3. So of the ones he could qualify for he was only left out of the E97 and E104-3 issues (no players featured in the E95 set are included in the E96 set).

I will provide a list of the ones who were in at least 12 sets once I finish all the typing.

Brian

[CW]

Sam Crawford?

Ah, so it's Wagner. Would've never guessed it.

[barrysloate]

For some reason, I pictured the E90-2 set and came up with Wagner.

[brianp-beme]

Honus Wagner 18 sets - only missing from E90-3 (Cubs and White Sox only), E91A and E91B (Cubs, Giants and A's only), E96, E97, E99 + E100 (PCL issues), E104-1 (A's only), and E104-3. So of the ones he could qualify for he was only left out of the E97 and E104-3 issues (no players featured in the E95 set are included in the E96 set).

Chief Bender - 17

Christy Mathewson - 16

Frank Chance - 16

Harry Davis - 16 (top non-HOF)

Joe Tinker - 15

Nap Lajoie - 15

Eddie Collins - 14

Johnny Evers - 14

George Gibson - 14

Hugh Jennings - 14

Ty Cobb - 13

Hal Chase - 12

Sam Crawford - 12

Bill Donovan - 12

Dots Miller - 12

Al Bridwell - 12

Patsy Dooin - 12

Larry Doyle - 12

John McGraw - 12

Cy Young - 12

[irishdenny]

ShootiN Frum the Hip...

"BiG Ed Walsh"

[brianp-beme]

ShootiN Frum the Hip...

"BiG Ed Walsh"

Unfortunately Big Ed is not even a Six-Shooter down 'E' Highway, partner...he has a total of 3 cards in that stretch of Caramel road (E90-1, E90-3 and E98).

Brian

[edhans]

I wonder what the answer would be if we included the other non-candy issues that took their subjects from. Off the top of my head-t216 (including Virginia Extra, Mino, thin paper and the two regular factories), D303 (General Baking and Mother's), W555 and Tango Eggs.

Edited to add the M131 Baltimore Newsboys.

[Sailingmachine]

Honus Wagner 18 sets - only missing from E90-3 (Cubs and White Sox only), E91A and E91B (Cubs, Giants and A's only), E96, E97, E99 + E100 (PCL issues), E104-1 (A's only), and E104-3. So of the ones he could qualify for he was only left out of the E97 and E104-3 issues (no players featured in the E95 set are included in the E96 set).

Chief Bender - 17

Christy Mathewson - 16

Frank Chance - 16

Harry Davis - 16 (top non-HOF)

Joe Tinker - 15

Nap Lajoie - 15

Eddie Collins - 14

Johnny Evers - 14

George Gibson - 14

Hugh Jennings - 14

Ty Cobb - 13

Hal Chase - 12

Sam Crawford - 12

Bill Donovan - 12

Dots Miller - 12

Al Bridwell - 12

Patsy Dooin - 12

Larry Doyle - 12

John McGraw - 12

Cy Young - 12


If my count is correct, Danny Murphy Non-HOF is in 16 E sets.

[brianp-beme]

If my count is correct, Danny Murphy Non-HOF is in 16 E sets.

Unless someone beats me to it, in the next week or two (I like giving people a chance to steal my thunder, and if not, I enjoy creating prolonged suspense) I will post the E-card Danny Murphy info I have...maybe you are correct. I know off hand that he is in a decent amount of 'E' sets.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

Ok, no takers. Here is what I have for Murphy:

E91A
E91B
E92 Crofts Candy
E92 Crofts Cocoa
E92 Dockman
E92 Nadja
E101
E102
E104-1
E105 Mello Mint
E106
E107

So a total of twelve. You may have been included color variations on backs of Croft's cards, and the E104-1 variations with emblems, etc.

My original post did not reflect any variations, but definitely they would make that master set more impressive...

Brian

[clydepepper]

Great subject and super research!

Kudos Brian!