Al Orth

Tabasco Kid

Cool thread and great cards as always! I'm a few days late to the party but here's mine for the day. I'll start off with my favorite pre-war card/pose:

1950 Boy's Shonen premium of Kaoru Betto, Japan Hall of Fame outfielder for Osaka Tigers and Mainichi Orions. Later noted for his image being sported on Jeff Bridges' t-shirt in The Big Lebowski. Card is about the size of a T3.

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...etto%20HOF.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...ge/DMcD308.jpg

T201s are annoyingly tall, but you can still display them in a binder. I put mine in cardsavers, take a sheet of card stock and cut out a hole the size of the card saver, and then glue some corners down to keep it in place. Slip the whole thing in one of those full-page protective plastic sheets. You can store them in the binder, keeps the card protected, and you can see both sides.

A new card for a new day.

That Jim Thorpe card, PSA 5. Wow ! Very nice. Looked at getting a copy while ago, gave up. But now ... want it, want it, want it.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...20Heilmann.jpg

IMO one of the nicest designs ever.

Lefty Grove....
 

1926-29 Postcard-back Exhibit Ghost image of Lefty Grove

Lefty with & without a Mustache

I can see why. That look speaks a thousand words. Really cool.

Really cool thread. Thanks to everyone for sharing. Seeing the variety of cards is amazing.

My contribution for the day.

https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=28626

Wanted to circle back to this one. Fantastic card Chris. One of my all time favorites. When you find a card, like yours, with bold colors, it is really striking. Watch out though. You'll find yourself wanting more with different backs. LOL Well done.

Blue Ribbon Malt Metzler
 

I think this is kind of a scarce card...

https://www.collectorfocus.com/image.../76906/metzler

Tim Keefe
https://photos.imageevent.com/rucker...rge/keefe2.jpg

Be sure to eat your Opie Dildocks!

...but keep them away from your innuendo.

Brian

Nice DeVore Val!

I like that some Japanese items have made it to this thread, so here are two 1923 photos that I dig (I Masuda and S Tanabe).

Just a little Monte Pyfl makes the D310 Pacific Coast Biscuits go down.

Brian (in a most delightful way)

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ll_%20Carl.jpg

King Carl. The Meal Ticket. In the 1934 All Star Game played at the Polo Grounds, Hubbell struck out five future Hall of Famers in succession: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin.

Highpockets Kelly.

The rarer Brooklyn variation.


https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1614952271

This is an advertising piece that was issued to promote both Base Ball: 1845-1871, Volume 1 by Seymour Church (usually called "the Church book") and a full-size Waddell picture (presumably without the advertising copy). I was wondering why Church chose Waddell to use (and why he was pitching with Los Angeles after already being in the majors for a few years) and the answer can be found here https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rube-waddell/. Basically it was a contract issue coupled with his popularity in California (the book was published in San Francisco).

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New day, new card. Apparently Evers was a redhead.

Probably the favorite card in my collection.

Those Cuban cards...Let me say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...abulous%20.gif

And a feisty one as well.

Brian

+1 on those Cuban cards. They are so cool! Here's mine for today. Hope you all have a "mello" weekend:

Old Aches and Pains
 

A card of Luke Appling, from the year he led the majors in batting average (.388):

https://www.collectorfocus.com/image...-diamond-stars

Great thread!

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I love the way you're just casually dropping these insane PCL cards on us, Ed.

A Rose by any other name..
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No team var.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dd8911cbc1.jpg

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OG Hammerin Hank

Chief bender
 

Any cards of him happy?

Lol.

a coupla nickels!

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Beautiful piece!

Thank you. I always felt bad for the catcher...I'm sure his parents would have preferred it if they let him pose with the mask on top of his head.

Phillies
 

This D381 of Richard Egan is a long time participant on this board, but he has decided that now is the time to haunt this thread.

Brian

New day for me, new card...

Gotta represent my Jersey City Skeeters. Also my first ever T206 20+ years ago.


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Here's one of my favorite prewar cards:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7b3a6dbc_c.jpg1929_Churchman_Ruth_1 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e239cddf_c.jpg1929_Churchman_Ruth_2 by boosandpearl, on Flickr

Thank you Dean! Collecting T206 HoF cards is definitely a...I don't know if problem is the right word, but I do know I feel the need to hide my laptop while drinking now.

Chris

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If you'd told a 12 year old me that I would one day own a Cy Young card, I would never have believed you.