The Team With the Best Vintage Cards

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>I suppose the Yankees would top the list since Ruth and Gehrig cards are simply way too expensive. But which team would come in second.<br /><br />Peter C.

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Posted By: <b>B.C.Daniels</b><p>not at all.<br /><br />#2! maybe the N.Y. Nationals who became the S.F. Giants!<br />or Metropolitans!<br><br>BcD <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Gilbert Maines</b><p>Does best = expensive?<br />Either way, my vote is the Cubs/White Stockings particularly of 1880s vintage; rather than Yankees/Highlanders of the 1920s.

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Posted By: <b>Ken McMillan</b><p>Cubbies.......hands down

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>not even close! Its the Giants.<br /><br /><br />edit to clarify:<br />Giants are the team with the Best Vintage Cards.<br />(just in case anyone thought I meant they were second)<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>robert a</b><p>Definitely Pirates.<br /><br />I'm a Cubs fan and I agree that there are a lot of great vintage sets for the Cubs and Giants, but the Pirates have the best in my opinion.<br /><br />Connie Mack's A's are up there too.<br /><br />rob

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Posted By: <b>P Spaeth</b><p>A's, overall. Collins Baker Plank Waddell Bender Grove Simmons Foxx Cochrane

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Posted By: <b>Ed Ivey</b><p>This Yankee fan says Detroit.

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Posted By: <b>Ed Ford</b><p>The Cardinals have had as many vintage stars as anyone including the Yankees:Hornsby,Comiskey, Frisch, Medwick, Dean, Bresnahan, Huggins, Bottomley, Hafey, Haines, Mize,Pepper Martin, Musial to mention a few.

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>Joe D.,<br /><br />You may be onto something there. With Matty and Mcgraw a good argument can be made. Not to mention many others.<br /><br />Peter

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>Peter -<br /><br />don't forget<br /><br />Bresnahan<br />Dummy Taylor<br />McGinnnity<br />Marquard<br /><br />and others.<br /><br /><br />They were one of the better teams in the league and had many of the better players.<br /><br /><br /><br />Honestly, the yankees were crappy until Ruth came along.... and since most every card I collect is pre-Ruth - I don't consider the Yankees (your pick) anywhere near the best of vintage cards. <br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Phil Garry</b><p>How about the Pittsburgh Crawfords from the 1930's with Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige, etc..........

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>Has there ever been a set that featured Negro League players and teams?<br /><br />Peter C.

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Posted By: <b>Marc S.</b><p>but quite a few modern commemorative sets:<br /><br /> Negro LeaguesBaseball Stars Trading Cards <br /><br /> 119 cards and checklist featuring Negro Leagues players. <br />Price: $19.99 - Add to Cart <br /><br /><img src="http://www.nlbm.com/images/Large1/79-Negro%20Leagues%20baseball%20card%20set--Larry%20Fristch.jpg"><br /><br />There is also a 36-card set from 1974: 1974 Laughlin Old-Time Black Stars <br /><br /> <br />

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Posted By: <b>Tom Boblitt</b><p>Giants. Both LOADED with HOFers.............<br />

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>Tom,<br /><br />How about the Red Sox?<br /><br />Your would also get Babe's earliest cards.<br /><br />Peter C.

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Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>I agree with Tom, the A's and Giants.

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>It's interesting that both the A's and Giants are in the Bay Area, but at the same time it seems like that there are few vintage collectors here. If I took a wild guess, it seems like there are twice as many vintage collectors on the East Coast.<br /><br />Peter C.

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Posted By: <b>Bruce Babcock</b><p>I have the Negro Leagues Baseball Stars Trading Cards set of 119. I bought it at a show from Lou Dials in the early 1980s for $6. Not vintage but nice to have.