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In the last few years I have =been picking up some of my favorite 50's era HOF'ers...and in a lot of instances the rookie card isn't the best looking to me. Hank Aaron for example...I love the 55'! Roberte Clemente...the 56' rules...to me!
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1953 Tops Willie Mays
1953 Topps Willie Mays is one of the first cards I remember being marketed heavily by sports card magazines in the 1980s. I have wanted one ever since!
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Pete, you'll get no argument from me there. The '55 Topps is one of the most sought after vintage cards out there, and I can't wait to own it. And I, too, prefer the '56 Topps card to his rookie. But as somebody who collects Clemente, his iconic non-rookie card is his final Topps card.
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For me it would be 1953 Bowman Color Musial and 1954 Bowman Williams.
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All the 33 Goudey Ruths.
34 Goudey yellow Gehrig. US Caramel Hornsby.
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my thoughts
33 Sport Kings Thorpe
48 Leaf Ruth 49 Bowman Jackie Robinson 53 Topps Mantle 62 Topps Maris |
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Short list
Non-mentioned cards that come to mind are 1952 Topps Willie Mays (really surprised this wasn't mentioned), and 1961 Topps Maris (year he hit 61).
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For me some include 54 topps Robinson, 53 topps Paige, 52 bowman mays, 48 leaf ruth, 40 playball wagner, 33 goudey maranville
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The Mendoza Line
Not Belanger but let's keep this thread a rollin'.
A rookie in '74, but not a true mediocre player until '78, my vote goes to a more mature and established mediocre Mario. For the history buffs Berman did not create the term "Mendoza Line". That distinction is conferred to George Brett, who coined the term months before ESPN's first broadcast in '79.
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Yes, first major issue, but Ted will come on here and tell you about 1947 Bond Bread
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