Earliest Collectibles of Baseball Hall of Famers

[glynparson]

Is pictured in the 1962 pirates yearbook I don't know if that counts or not.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by glynparson

Is pictured in the 1962 pirates yearbook I don't know if that counts or not.

I think pages from magazines, programs and yearbooks count. Beckett slabs them.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

I think pages from magazines, programs and yearbooks count. Beckett slabs them.

Beckett slabbed that grilled cheese sandwich with the likeness of Lajoie; apparently it dated back to 1887 when he was a fifth grader who didn't always finish his lunch.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Just to clarify since several people have asked, I am including original press/wire photos in my listing but no magazine, program, or yearbook pages as the Reach/Spalding BB Guides alone from the early 1900's would make up almost a complete list by themselves.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Just to clarify since several people have asked, I am including original press/wire photos in my listing but no magazine, program, or yearbook pages as the Reach/Spalding BB Guides alone from the early 1900's would make up almost a complete list by themselves.

This is a great list. It would be nice if you also included a column that contained the earliest known "card" of the player, and therefore excluded press/wire photos, magazine, program, and yearbook pages also. Regardless, really appreciate this tremendous work that you've done.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Gary:

The "cards" only listing is already in the OldCardboard website database at www.oldcardboard.com

Just click on the "Reference Data" tab and then "Rookie Card Database"

[glchen]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Gary:

The "cards" only listing is already in the OldCardboard website database at www.oldcardboard.com

Just click on the "Reference Data" tab and then "Rookie Card Database"

That's true. Great for pointing that out. I guess the only differences for the "cards" would then be that here you include team composites while your reference on Old Cardboard doesn't.

Edit: The Reference Data tab on the Old Cardboard website doesn't seem to be there anymore, so here's the direct link to the Rookie Card page: Link

[e107collector]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Beckett slabbed that grilled cheese sandwich with the likeness of Lajoie; apparently it dated back to 1887 when he was a fifth grader who didn't always finish his lunch.

Jeff that was hilarious!

Tony

[Bicem]

what is the 1902 Joss item?

[bcbgcbrcb]

Jeff:

My mistake, Joss should read 1903 - E107, W600. I will correct it over the next couple of days when I update the entire list.

Thanks

[slidekellyslide]

1948 Photo of Nellie Fox in Lincoln (See the Gooch's Mill in the background - that still exists today just a mile down the road from where I'm at right now)



I also have another shot of Nellie from the same year, but am not allowed to post it on the internets because I don't own the rights and was asked not to post it anywhere.

[orator1]

1873 Jim O'Rourke

Don't know if this counts, but it's O'Rourke's earliest baseball photo. He was 20 years old and his team was the 1871 Stratford Osceolas.
O'Rourke is standing on the right.
This "albumen photo" was auctioned by Lelands several years ago.

The caption under the photo is:
"Osceola Base Ball Club of Stratford. Champions of Connecticut, 1871."

[benjulmag]

Phil,

Outstanding contribution to the hobby!!

Two minor emends:
1. Cap Anson. Earliest known image is a team shot with the c. 1868 Marshalltown, Iowa team.
2. Candy Cummings. There is a mammoth plate composite of the 1873 Baltimore team, consisting of individual Cdv's of the team members, including Candy Cummings.

[baseballart]

Ring Lardner's date of 1925 is not correct (perhaps it's a typo of 1915). He wrote a baseball book on the world tour in 1914; there may be a photo of him in there.



Max

[triwak]

Good stuff, Phil!!!