Cards That Should Have Been

[alaskapaul3]

N300 Jack Stivetts
N300 Steve Brodie
N300 Candy La Chance
1904 Fan Craze Burkett
Goudey or Playball : Hank Lieber
PlayBall : Claude Passeau
1956,57 Topps Musial
1959 ,60 Topps Ted Williams

[ErikV]

1940 Play Ball

Gehrig, Ruth, Feller


ErikV

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by edjs

T211 Joe Jackson. I made this one up as a joke on one of the April Fools threads. It would be amazing.

I am still awaiting Series 2 proof set of 39 cards. I feel confident it was going to happen... The first 75 are spot on match to the T210's. Just need the final 39.... Obviously never produced, but some remnant of a proof, intentions recorded, etc. --- What a find it would be!

Great Joe Green!

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by Jason

How about a Jim Thorpe T210/T209 that would be cool!

This!

I have a feeling he didn't give them permission as he pretty much knew that he was doing something wrong but just figured it wouldn't catch up with him as he was quoted as saying other college athletes were doing the same thing. I don't think he would have approved of someone marketing a card of him while still a college athlete that could be used as evidence against him.

[clydepepper]

More Smoky Joe!




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[irv]

In this article, it talks about why Joe Dimaggio wasn't included in the 52 Topps set, plus it shows others who also didn't make it.

Besides Dimaggio, Satchel Paige and Ted Williams are definitely 2 I wish were.
http://www.1952toppsbaseballcards.com/

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by irv

In this article, it talks about why Joe Dimaggio wasn't included in the 52 Topps set, plus it shows others who also didn't make it.

Besides Dimaggio, Satchel Paige and Ted Williams are definitely 2 I wish were.
http://www.1952toppsbaseballcards.com/

Nice link Dale. I like the 52 Ted fantasy card in the article. I have this one from the 2007 National. Luckily the ugly glue stain is on the slab and not the card.

[dabigyankeeman]

It has always really bugged me that there is no 1934 Goudey Babe Ruth card. Its not like he didnt play that year, I believe he played in about 125 or so games. You got 2 Gehrigs but no Ruth, this is tragic. They even managed to get the Babe into the 1935 set, its terrible they skipped 1934.

Just in general I would have loved to see more Gehrig cards, there are so few compared to how many Ruth cards are out there.

Also I would have loved to see a 1952 Topps Joe DiMaggio. I wish Topps in fact would always produce a card the year after a major player retires so you get one final card of him with all his career stats on it. 1969 Mantle is an example of a card like this.

[PowderedH2O]

Mantle actually retired in 1969, so I'm guessing his card was already in the works by the time he'd announced it. But, I agree. I enjoy that final stats card when they've been issued.

[Yoda]

1951-55 Bowman cards of Jackie Robinson. His omission is a crying shame thanks to, I guess, a contract with Topps.

[thenextlevel]

Originally Posted by sflayank

The ultimate would have been a 68 3d of mantle

Would have been sweet! I like the look of the 1968 3D Mantle that Topps did in one of their recent Archives issues.

[JustinD]

I would have loved to been able to add a DeLong of Ruth.

Also, add me to the 68' 3D Mantle list too!