Bob Feller/Joe Dimaggio questions

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Posted By: <b>Justin</b><p>1.Is the 1936 Goudey Wide Pens Bob Feller's rookie? What is up with this set anyway?<br /><br />2.Is the 1937 OPC set a Canadian only issue?<br /><br />3.How tough is the 1936 Joe Dimaggio World Wide Gum card?<br /><br />Finally why isn't Feller in any of the Playball sets?<br /><br />thanks Justin

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Posted By: <b>Cat</b><p>'36 WWG of Joe D is very tough.

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Posted By: <b>Phil Garry</b><p><img src="http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s120/bcbgcbrcb/FellerBob.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s120/bcbgcbrcb/DiMaggioJoe.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>RayB</b><p>That Feller Wide Pen is a great shot.<br />Nice card.<br />RayB

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Posted By: <b>Paul</b><p>The R314C set with DiMaggio and Feller is definitely from 1937 since it includes Doerr. The OPC set was a Canadian issue and presumably sold only in Canada. I would consider the OPC to be Feller's rookie since it is a true card and from the same year as the R314C.<br /><br />Many great players are missing from the Play Ball sets, including Grove, Mize, Lombardi, Hartnett, Billy Herman, Dizzy Dean, and plenty of others that I'm not thinking of off the top of my head. No one seems to know why. Maybe contractual issues.

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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>Feller in front of the green monster. I've got to find that card. Thanks for posting.

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>Steve, you just missed it:<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=86844&item=120106925988" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=86844&item=120106925988</a>

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Posted By: <b>RC</b><p>Bob Feller pitching to Joe Dimaggio. Wish I had Joe D's autograph on this as well.<br /><br /><img src="http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w30/rc4157/Autographs/BobFeller-Cincyshow81-vs.jpg"><br /><br />RC

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Posted By: <b>PC</b><p>It appears the '36 Wide Pen of Feller is the earliest issue, but as noted above his earliest "card" is the '37 OPC.<br /><br />If you don't have it already, this site is a good resource:<br /><br /><a href="http://members.aol.com/metsbwd/hofers.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://members.aol.com/metsbwd/hofers.html</a>

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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>Yikes, Maybe I won't be getting one, soon. Poverty sucks. Thanks anyhow Hal

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Posted By: <b>John Kalafarski</b><p>RC: What year do you think is the photo of Bob + Joe? Great shot!

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Posted By: <b>RC</b><p>John,<br /><br />Feller dated it on the lower right, April 30, 1946.<br />He no hit the Yankees 1-0 on that date.<br /><br />Met him at a Cincinnati card show in '81. I'm not really into autographs but<br />couldn't pass it up. He was also quite the talker as I remember.<br /><br />RC

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Posted By: <b>Dave S</b><p>I spent about 20 minutes talking with Feller at an Indians spring training in Florida in 1998 or '99. Very outspoken, very opinionated. Hates Pete Rose passionately, felt that Jackie Robinson was an "average" ballplayer at best, that there were hundreds of better white players that never got a shot in the majors. Also watched him send away countless autograph-seeking kids because they didn't have $15 to pay him! Borderline senility, my wife insisted...and I won't argue with her!

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Posted By: <b>RC</b><p>Feller - Full of himself? - No Question<br /> One of the All Time Greats? - Also No Question<br /><br />RC