All the Cubs

[jchcollins]

Nice list, and nice stuff. I'm a Cubs fan too, but unlike you - I'm quite possibly doing the "worst" Cubs of all time - in that I want to get all the Bowman (1948 - 1955) Cubs. It's affordable for me in that there is only one Banks card on that list, which I already have. The rest of those Cubs were pretty awful, but they sure had some nice cards.

[Shankweather]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Nice list, and nice stuff. I'm a Cubs fan too, but unlike you - I'm quite possibly doing the "worst" Cubs of all time - in that I want to get all the Bowman (1948 - 1955) Cubs. It's affordable for me in that there is only one Banks card on that list, which I already have. The rest of those Cubs were pretty awful, but they sure had some nice cards.

That's a great project. There are plenty of good Cubs during that run. Cavarretta, Pafko, Sauer, Schmitz, Rush, Frisch, Minner. All those guys matter. Then the big one in 55, but also the Gene Baker in 55 is a personal favorite. Gene was the 2nd black player to play for the Cubs.

I've messed around with a 51 Bowman Cubs set because that set is so pretty. I still need a few.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Shankweather

That's a great project. There are plenty of good Cubs during that run. Cavarretta, Pafko, Sauer, Schmitz, Rush, Frisch, Minner. All those guys matter. Then the big one in 55, but also the Gene Baker in 55 is a personal favorite. Gene was the 2nd black player to play for the Cubs.

I've messed around with a 51 Bowman Cubs set because that set is so pretty. I still need a few.

Ah yes Gene Baker with the band-aid over his eye. That's on my list!

[Shankweather]

As you may know, the Cubs revamped their team Hall of Fame in 2021 and released a list of 56 names that have been honored by the Cubs at various times and in various ways over the years. I've got a lot to say about the choices that were made, but mostly I'm just glad they're formalizing their Hall and taking it seriously. In December I submitted a request to PSA to create a rookie card set registry for the players on the list, and I just saw today that it was added to their pending list, all the way at the bottom. Who knows how long that will take to finish, but at least it got approved.

I sent them a list of cards I thought would be appropriate to use for the registry, at their request. Everything from 1948 to present is pretty straightforward, but those pre-war rookie cards can get fuzzy. The official RC of Rogers Hornsby is 1933 Goudey even though he had cards as far back as 1917, so hopefully they go with my suggestions instead. Here's the list I sent them.

1887 N172 Old Judge Jimmy Ryan
1887 N172 Old Judge Clark Griffith
1887 N172 Old Judge John Clarkson
1887 N172 Old Judge King Kelly
1909-11 T206 Frank Chance
1909-11 T206 Mordecai Brown
1909-11 T206 Joe Tinker
1909-11 T206 Johnny Evers
1909-11 T206 Wildfire Schulte
1909-11 T206 Ed Reulbach
1909-11 T206 Heinie Zimmerman
1909-11 T206 Orval Overall
1911 T205 Gold Border Hippo Vaughn
1914 Cracker Jack Pete Alexander
1921 E121 American Caramel Rogers Hornsby
1922 E120 American Caramel Gabby Hartnett
1922 E121 American Caramel Charlie Grimm
1933 Goudey Charlie Root
1933 Goudey Billy Herman
1933 Goudey Hack Wilson
1933 Goudey Kiki Cuyler
1933 Goudey Riggs Stephenson
1933 Goudey Leo Durocher
1934-36 Batter-Up Stan Hack
1934-36 Batter-Up Phil Cavarretta
1948 Bowman Hank Sauer
1949 Bowman Andy Pafko
1949 Leaf Lou Boudreau
1954 Topps Ernie Banks
1961 Topps Ron Santo
1961 Topps Billy Williams
1965 Topps Glenn Beckert
1966 Topps Fergie Jenkins
1966 Topps Randy Hundley
1966 Topps Don Kessinger
1967 Topps Ken Holtzman
1970 Topps Bill Buckner
1973 Topps Rick Reuschel
1977 Topps Bruce Sutter
1977 Topps Andre Dawson
1980 Topps Rick Sutcliffe
1982 Topps Lee Smith
1983 Topps Ryne Sandberg
1987 Donruss Greg Maddux

[cubman1941]

Glad you posted again. I am a real old Cubs guy and my favorite player was Hank Sauer and I remember the afore mentioned "worst" Cubs teams very well. I found the list of Greatest Cubs players interesting. It is a work well thought out.

[nebboy]

Glad you updated your list and brought tread back. My main focus is great CUBs, weighted to pre war but vintage and modern HOFs and stars is always fun to pick up. Wish I could say I my condition budget was as nice as your but at least were not competing. Thanks for sharing and good collecting to you. Go Cubs

[Luke]

This is a really unique and fun collection. Thanks for sharing!

One question: A lot of times when guys collect one team, they only collect cards that feature the player with their team. I noticed with your CJ Alexander, you're not necessarily doing that. Do you prefer to find a card with the Cubs, or is it just about finding the coolest card for that player?