Posted By:
Frank WakefieldHey Barry,
In digging some 39 Playballs out, and looking at the backs, yes, they talk about what happened through the 1938 season.
Still, 8 games into the 1939 season Gehrig quits. I figure that a first year card isn't even being distributed until middle of the season, I don't know. But it seems to me that Gehrig quitting is more likely the reason he's not in 39 Playballs. Not that he was omitted as others were.
I guess I should sit down with the encyclopedia and figure out who all retired in 1938 and see if they have a Playball card in 1939. Only one that comes to mind is Dusty Cooke, who's in the Batter Up set, retired in 1938 (I confess to guessing that and looking it up just now, I didn't know), he's not in the 1939 Playball set.
Wouldn't it be wild if there are some 1939 Playball Gehrig cards out there in a file folder somewhere, where they were pulled from the set because of his health and retirement??? Card number 126 wasn't issued....