I was contacted by an advanced T205 collector who shared with me their own T205 ranking system from multiple years back that utilized SGC power rankings for the cards as a base, and modified those values based upon experience with the set as well as consultation with at least 6 other advanced collectors, many of the names which I recognized from here. I was impressed with all of the effort that went into the decision making process, which is featured on a great website created by them that features the set. After poring over this list and info, I made adjustments to 13 cards, 7 with 1 point additions (E. Collins - mouth open, Crandall - 'T' not crossed, Graham - Cubs, Gray - stats on back, Hoblitzell - name correct, no Cin. after 1908, Latham - W.A. on back, and Shean - Cubs), 5 with 1 point subtractions (Johnson, Joss, Mathewson, Mathewson - incorrect stats, and Young), and 1 card with a 2 point subtraction (Hoblitzell - no stats on back). The 400 point total has been maintained with these changes.
I think the cement on this list has almost hardened...but you still have the chance to scratch your name or make a funny little drawing into it by providing your input. Below is the updated list, with the changes made from the previous list (shown in post #34) once again emboldened and emitalicized to emhance their newly emerged eminence, or conversely, their emdepreciation (somewhat of a stretch on that last one).
Thanks to Turner & Co., and here is a link to the T205 website:
https://imageevent.com/babybingbaseball
Brian
Cards with EGS value of 2:
Adkins, Doc ML
Barger, Cy - partial B on cap
Batch, Emil ML
Bender, Chief
Bresnahan - mouth closed
Brown, Mordecai
Cady, Hick ML
Chance, Frank
Chase - border on shirt
Chase - no border on shirt
Clarke, Fred
Collins, Eddie - mouth closed
Crandall, Otis - 'T' not crossed
Daubert, Jake
Donohue, Jiggs SP
Dougherty - red sock
Dougherty - white sock
Duffy, Hugh
Dunn, Jack ML
Ford, Russ - white cap
Frick, James ML
Grant, Ed SP
Gray, Dolly - no stats
Griffith, Clarke
Hanford, Charles ML
Harmon, Robert - only left ear shows
Hoblitzell, Dick - name incorrect/no Cin. after 1908
Huggins, Miller
Jennings, Hugh
Karger, Ed SP
Kleinow, Red SP
Lee, Wyatt ML
Leifield, Lefty - A.P. Leifield on front
Marquard, Rube
McAllister, Sport ML
McGraw, John
Merritt, George ML
Nee, John ML
Phelan, James ML
Rowan, John SP
Scanlan, Doc SP
Suggs, George SP
Sweeney, Jeff SP
Tinker, Joe
Vaughn, Hippo SP
Wagner, Heinie SP
Wallace, Bobby - with cap
Wheat, Zack
White, Kirb SP
Wiltse, Hooks - only right ear shows
Cards with EGS value of 3:
Baker, Frank
Chase, Hal - only left ear shows
Cicotte, Eddie
Dahlen, Bill SP
Evers, Johnny
Fisher, Ray SP
Graham, George - Cubs
Hoblitzell, Dick - name correct/no Cin. after 1908
Latham, Arlie - W.A. Latham on back
Raymond, Bugs SP
Shean, David - Cubs
Turner, Terry SP
Wallace, Bobby - no cap/2 lines of 1910 stats
Cards with value of 4:
Collins, Eddie - mouth open
Collins, Jimmy ML
Speaker, Tris
Walsh, Ed SP
Wilhelm, Kaiser - suffe ed in 18th line of bio SP
Cards with a value of 5:
Bresnahan, Roger - mouth open
Gray, Dolly - stats on back
Mathewson, Christy
Moran, Pat - stray line of type
Cards with a value of 6 or more (EGGS value in parenthesis):
Cobb, Ty (12)
Hoblitzell, Dick - no stats on back (18)
Johnson, Walter (6)
Joss, Addie SP (7)
Mathewson, Christy - Cycle Back, incorrect stats (14)
Wallace, Bobby - no cap - 1 line of 1910 stats (6)
Wilhelm, Kaiser - suffered in 18th line of bio (10)
Young, Cy (7)