Phil, you have ten HOFer's earliest baseball image as being in the Old Judge set. Each of these players were introduced to the set in either 1887, 1888, or 1889. Most of your entries indicate an 1887 debut which is incorrect. Here are the ten HOFers with some corrections.
Jake Beckley => First Old Judge issued in 1888 as both N172 & N173 (St. Louis Whites)
Ed Delahanty => You have the correct year of 1889, issued as both N172 and N173
Hugh Duffy => You have the correct year of 1888, issued as at least an N172, N173s could date to either 1888 or 1889 (likely issued both years)
Clark Griffith => First Old Judge issued in 1889, no known N173
Billy Hamilton => First Old Judge issued in 1889 as both N172 and N173
Connie Mack => You have the correct date of 1887, issued as an N172
Tommy McCarthy => You have the correct date of 1887, issued as both an N172 and N175
Bid McPhee => First Old Judge issued in 1888 as at least an N172, can’t guarantee N173 dates to same year (only one known copy)
Kid Nichols => First Old Judge issued in 1889 as both N172 and N173
Amos Rusie => First Old Judge issued in 1889 as both N172 and N173
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Joe Gonsowski
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Last edited by Joe_G.; 10-14-2010 at 09:11 PM.
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