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brewing 05-27-2014 10:36 AM

Topp HoFer trivia
 
Nolan Ryan had the most regular issue cards (counting shared rookie card) with 27 and Sandy Koufax had the fewest (Topps rookie card) with 12.

Which HoFers had the 2nd most and 2nd least?

Hint there is a tie for 2nd fewest.


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Gr8Beldini 05-27-2014 10:51 AM

Pete Rose had 25; he must be 2nd most. I think you need to quantify the 2nd least guy (Babe Ruth had none; Stan Musial played pre and during Topps era, for example). If you are asking for the 2nd least out of guys that played exclusively in the Topps era, I would guess Bruce Sutter (I think he had 13, 1977-1989)

Gr8Beldini 05-27-2014 10:59 AM

I think I have the other "2nd least" guy: Kirby Puckett 1985-1997 (13 years also).

brewing 05-27-2014 12:02 PM

Topp HoFer trivia
 
This is for HoFers that have a Topps rookie card.

Pete Rose is not a HoFer.
Sutter is correct.

Puckett had 12 like Koufax, I failed to mention him earlier. Another HoFer had 13 base cards.

howard38 05-27-2014 12:03 PM

Yaz?

brewing 05-27-2014 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howard38 (Post 1281094)
Yaz?


Nope


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kailes2872 05-27-2014 12:12 PM

Aaron 23 54-76?

nolemmings 05-27-2014 12:35 PM

Drysdale had 13.

brewing 05-27-2014 01:27 PM

Drysdale is correct.

Aaron is not.


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David W 05-27-2014 01:33 PM

Dave Winfield?

6-4-3memorabilia 05-27-2014 01:36 PM

Rickey Henderson for the most? He played from 1979 to 2003, he should be up there I would assume.

brewing 05-27-2014 01:51 PM

Henderson is it. 24 years 1980-2003. There is another that is tied with him.


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6-4-3memorabilia 05-27-2014 01:53 PM

Would Fisk or McCovey be the other one?

brewing 05-27-2014 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6-4-3memorabilia (Post 1281129)
Would Fisk or McCovey be the other one?


Nope


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6-4-3memorabilia 05-27-2014 02:10 PM

Niekro or Eckersley? haha Ill run out of guys eventually

stlcardsfan 05-27-2014 02:21 PM

Brooks Robinson.

brewing 05-27-2014 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6-4-3memorabilia (Post 1281148)
Niekro or Eckersley? haha Ill run out of guys eventually


Phil Niekro it is. 1964-1987




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brewing 05-27-2014 02:40 PM

Which years had 5 HoFers on the same team, not counting managers?
Provide year and team.



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6-4-3memorabilia 05-27-2014 02:47 PM

I think that would be the 1955 Dodgers: Koufax, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Camapanella, 1955 Yanks also had 5, Berra, Mantle, Slaughter, Rizzuto, and Whitey Ford.

6-4-3memorabilia 05-27-2014 02:53 PM

27 Yankees had 6, Ruth, Gehrig, Combs, Hoyt, Lazzeri, Pennock

nolemmings 05-27-2014 03:02 PM

BTW, Yaz was not incorrect--he had 24 Topps cards from 1960-1983.

nolemmings 05-27-2014 03:40 PM

I'm not completely sure I understand the question. I'm assuming you're limiting it to the Topps era. The 1962-1966 Giants had 5 HOFers each year, all with Topps cards for the Giants (if you excuse the '63 Perry multi-rookie card): Mays, Cepeda, McCovey, Marichal and Perry. The '71 Cubs had 5 Topps: Williams, Banks, Santo, Jenkins and Wilhelm, even though Hoyt never pitched for them that year.

brewing 05-27-2014 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nolemmings (Post 1281180)
BTW, Yaz was not incorrect--he had 24 Topps cards from 1960-1983.

I stand corrected. Henderson, Niekro, and Yaz had 24 Topps base cards.

brewing 05-27-2014 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nolemmings (Post 1281195)
I'm not completely sure I understand the question. I'm assuming you're limiting it to the Topps era. The 1962-1966 Giants had 5 HOFers each year, all with Topps cards for the Giants (if you excuse the '63 Perry multi-rookie card): Mays, Cepeda, McCovey, Marichal and Perry. The '71 Cubs had 5 Topps: Williams, Banks, Santo, Jenkins and Wilhelm, even though Hoyt never pitched for them that year.

Topps era only, and must have had a card produced otherwise it would be the 56 Dodgers with 6 players.

You are correct, for the teams you listed.

1956 Yankees, 1955, 1956, & 1957 Dodgers.

Others?

nolemmings 05-27-2014 04:30 PM

Also the 1956 Dodgers had Topps cards of Koufax, Robinson, Snider, Reese, and Campanella, the '57 Dodgers had 5 (swap out Drysdale for Jackie), and the 1953 Yankees had Topps for Berra, Mantle, Ford, Rizzuto, and Mize.

ALR-bishop 05-28-2014 06:55 AM

Quiz
 
Geez, Todd, I bet you even know who's buried in Grant's tomb :)

nolemmings 05-28-2014 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop (Post 1281385)
Geez, Todd, I bet you even know who's buried in Grant's tomb :)

Actually Al, I always get that one wrong.

If you want to get technical, the '64 Braves have 5 players with cards who are in the HOF, although Joe Torre went in as a manager (Spahn, Mathews, Niekro and Aaron). Same for the '67 Cardinals with McCarver in as a broadcaster (Gibson, Carlton, Brock and Cepeda).

Seems like there should be a more modern qualifier than those already listed, and BTW, the '65 Giants also had 6 HOFers--Warren Spahn pitched for them that year although his card had him on the Mets.

brewing 05-28-2014 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nolemmings (Post 1281403)
Seems like there should be a more modern qualifier than those already listed.


I can think of one more.

I find it interesting that the 1980 Padres had 4. Usually we think of winning teams having multiple HoFers.



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KCRfan1 05-29-2014 09:39 AM

I only come up with Winfield, Smith, and Fingers for San Diego. Who am I missing?

nolemmings 05-29-2014 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by KCRfan1 (Post 1281848)
I only come up with Winfield, Smith, and Fingers for San Diego. Who am I missing?

Perry

brewing 05-29-2014 04:14 PM

1981 Topps Red Sox had Eckersley, Perez, Fisk, Rice, and Yaz.

KCRfan1 05-29-2014 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nolemmings (Post 1281850)
Perry

Of course....Thanks

KCRfan1 05-29-2014 04:58 PM

1973 A's had Hunter, Fingers, Jackson, and Cepeda.

nolemmings 05-29-2014 05:18 PM

The 1974 Red Sox had 5 if you allow for Juan Marichal's traded card--Juan, Yaz, Fisk, Aparicio and Cepeda. Strangely, the last two did not play for Boston in 1974--Aparicio retired and Cepeda lingered on for a final season in KC. Given that Fisk was hurt much of the year and Marichal didn't join the team until the last quarter of the season, it's hard to consider this a HOF-laden team and easy to see how they finished under .500.


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