Hal Newhouser

[theshleps]

Does anyone know why there are so few cards of Hal Newhouser from his playing days. No Bowman, etc, very few Topps, etc?

[Republicaninmass]

I've been looking for his leaf for quite a while. I can only think because he made the hall in "92 near to his death in '98 people didnt seek him out, and possible he was forgotten after his playing days.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Very odd career. Well over half his wins came during just five seasons, and he won only 22 games from age 30 on. And like Koufax, he had a number of mediocre to average years before his great streak. It's hard to attribute his success to WW II because he wasn't so great in 42 or 43 and he was nearly as good in 46 as he had been in 44 and 45.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Very odd career. Well over half his wins came during just five seasons, and he won only 22 games from age 30 on. And like Koufax, he had a number of mediocre to average years before his great streak. It's hard to attribute his success to WW II because he wasn't so great in 42 or 43 and he was nearly as good in 46 as he had been in 44 and 45.

..his autographed 1946 Sports Exchange hand-cut card. Not a lot of his cards out there indeed.

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[theshleps]

any idea why no bowman?

[G1911]

I wish he'd been in more of the early 50's sets, but his 1953 Topps is one of the most gorgeous cards of the decade

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by theshleps

any idea why no bowman?

Here is the 1949 LEAF card of Newhouser. It was issued in LEAF's 2nd Series and is an extremely tough card to find.


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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Very odd career. Well over half his wins came during just five seasons, and he won only 22 games from age 30 on. And like Koufax, he had a number of mediocre to average years before his great streak. It's hard to attribute his success to WW II because he wasn't so great in 42 or 43 and he was nearly as good in 46 as he had been in 44 and 45.

Peter

I think Hal Newhouser has the record for the most WINS during the decade of the 1940's....170. It's my understanding that this achievement influenced his induction into the HOF.
Plus another factor was Charlie Gehringer, who was Chairman of the HOF Veterans Committee in 1992, and a former Detroit teammate of Newhouser.


TED Z

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