Which ballplayer do you collect?

[Robextend]

Via the B/S/T, pickup and other threads I kind of know who collects certain players. I know Johnny is the Chief Bender guy, Rob D has an incredible Nap Lajoie collection, etc...

Most of you know I collect Rube Waddell. I wanted to start a thread where player collectors can state who they collect and maybe share their favorite card(s) or collection and perhaps explain why you collect that particular player.


Here is my Waddell Collection:

http://imageevent.com/vanslykefan/prewar1/rubewaddell


Thanks for taking a look,

Rob

[B O'Brien]

Still working on the American Beauty, but here are 8 of the 9 possible.
I have some extra in both better and worse condition.
Thanks,
Bob

[calvindog]

Cobb



Chase



Brown



Donlin

[HRBAKER]

BAKER

COLLINS

PLANK

BENDER

[DixieBaseball]

If I had to pencil in one player, it would be Hub Perdue. I am a Nashville collector by hobby, but Perdue interests me the most as he grew up, played ball, and is buried where I have spent my entire life... Also, the fact that he played big league ball adds a cool dimension as most everything I collect is minor league (Southern Assoc./League) material.

[Leon]

Nothing real specific in collecting except I like Cobb, Ruth and Nixey....

[Mikehealer]

Meyers portraits

[Exhibitman]

Frank "Lefty" O'Doul

http://imageevent.com/exhibitman/frankleftyodoulcard

[leftygrove10]

http://www.bandkgreen.net/lefty_grove

[Scott T]

In last year's March Madness pool, I (by virtue of my brilliance in picking Butler to go to the final game) won a 1926 Yuengling Ice Cream George Uhle card as a third (or fourth) place prize.



That's as good of a reason as any to start a player collection!

I have since added three more.

[Abravefan11]

[smtjoy]

I have been working on Paul Waner Exhibits for a while (have one more to add to this once graded a Purple thanks Adam)-



But my real passion is Roberto Clemente-

[Kawika]

Joe Vosmik


Fred Merkle

[Republicaninmass]

Hughie Jennings

[Orioles1954]

I really like the way those Waner's look together. If I had to pick one, it would be post-war Brooks Robinson.

James

[HRBAKER]

David,
That's a great Merkle photo.

[Exhibitman]

I suppose everyone collects the big fella too:

[Irwin Fletcher]

I collect Arky Vaughan. Here's a link to my SGC player registry:
http://www.sgccardregistry.com/set.a...9&userset=4652

[cfc1909]

Revelle.jpg

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by cfc1909

Attachment 28085

Speechless. Brown OM and blank back Amazing Jim !!!

Clayton

[MacDice]

Earl Averill and cards of players that I have coached that have gone into pro ball.

[tedzan]

.........PIEDMONT 460 factory 42...............T213-3.............SWEET CAPORAL 350 factory 25




TED Z

[Rob D.]

Played around with the scanner and Photoshop tonight:

[Peter_Spaeth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEpRBI-VxLc

[cfc1909]

very nice Rob D.

[Robextend]

Awesome stuff guys, thanks for the contributions.

[calvindog]

Ted, I never get tired of looking at those Chases. Always envious, never tired.

[tedzan]

Thanks......
and, there is more to be displayed, but it's Thanksgiving Day. So, I'll leave them for another time.

Anyhow, your Chase's are nicer and more numerous....why not show us yours ?

A very Happy Thanksgiving to you, Grant, Jackson, and your Wife.


TED Z

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by tedzan

.........PIEDMONT 460 factory 42...............T213-3.............SWEET CAPORAL 350 factory 25




TED Z

I am SO jealous...those are amazing!!!

[calvindog]

Ted, thanks, same to you and yours.

And that Chase back collection could take decades to amass. Some of those I have never seen outside of your collection. In fact, you and Jim R. could team up and drive me insane with your Chase backs. I'm green with envy.

I can't compete even remotely on the backs..so here's a few rare Chases instead:





Note: this one is the T215-2:

[cdn_collector]

Fantastic collections, all. Thanks for sharing!

Regards,

Richard.

[bobbvc]

Humility, Loyalty.

[Section103]

Im adding mine, not because they're overly impressive, but because it might lead to a few leads somewhere down the road...

Emory "Topper" Rigney


Roy "Beau" Bell


Wally Moon


As always....Im interested in any card of the above that I dont have...

[whaler]

[uffda51]

Eddie Mathews.

http://imageevent.com/uffda51/eddiemathews



Here's me with Eddie.

[Jacklitsch]

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by uffda51

Eddie Mathews.

http://imageevent.com/uffda51/eddiemathews



Here's me with Eddie.

I think you worked in my high school cafeteria.

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by whaler

Very nice !!

Clayton

[whaler]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

Very nice !!

Clayton

Thanks, Clayton. The cards are of my great-grandfather. Now if I could just find a T4 that is not trimmed, a 1912 Zeenut, and a Gilmartin I could complete the set.

[tjb1952tjb]

I collect Bobby Doerr cards because he was my Dad's high school and American Legion baseball teammate. They were childhood friends while growing up in Los Angeles. Here are a few of my Bobby Doerr cards:

[Leon]

One of my favorite Cobbys and with Crawford to boot!!....

and the newer addition T213-1....(pardon the Matty)

[HTBB]

Eddie Collins 1933 Goudey.jpg
Eddie Collins 1916 M101-5 Blank Back.jpg

[ValKehl]

I collect cards of the 2 greatest Washington Senators.
Val