Show your R318 Batter Ups
 

I'll start. Anyone know if the green, red and brown Greenbergs exist? Never seen one.

http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/m...rgBatterup.jpg

http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/m...tterUpgrey.jpg

http://i317.photobucket.com/albums/m...ntage/_121.jpg

R318 and R318 Premium.....

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Red
 

Brian,
The Greenberg in my set is red (actually looks more pink than red).

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Rick Ferrell...

Lefty Grove...
 

Here are the six low-number color variations of Lefty Grove.

Lefty Grove....
 

Here are the high-number color variations of Lefty Grove that I have.

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Don't have too many, but here are a couple

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...G_0001-5-1.jpg
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/x...G_0002-2-2.jpg

Nice array of Groves you have there, Brad!

Cheers,
Blair

Here are my Greenbergs
 

Here are my Greenbergs

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Most underrated set of the 1930s IMHO.

I'm not convinced cards 41-80 can be found in green or red. Would be interested in being proved wrong but even if they are, they are very rare.

Batter-Up
 

Nice observation Judson...all of my red and green Batter-Ups are from #1-40. I have examples of all of the colors for #'s 41-80 except for red and green. Definitely makes it appear like the set, at least the first 80 cards, was issued in groups of 40.

Brian

Batter-Ups!
 

These were part of a collection I just acquired.

Two "toughies"....Lefty Gomez and Wally Berger


http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/t...omezberger.jpg



TED Z

Having looked through 500 Batter Ups on eBay, and the cards on the Old Cardboard image gallery, there are no green or red cards on either site numbered higher than 40. And, although not scientific, my experience has been that they are the two toughest colors for cards 1-40. Anyone else have any thoughts?

Checked my set and I have no reds or greens above No. 40. The Greenberg I thought was red is probably purple. I see a difference when I compare it to my red R318s. What's funny, though, is that held up to its own scan and to other purples on this thread, it looks like a different hue.
By the way, I have to agree with Orioles1954 that R318 (high numbers anyway) is underrated, at least in terms of ease in completion. It took me about 30 years to finish the set, though it wasn't at the top of my priorities.

My thought is that you're a genius because you saved me s giant head ache from trying to find a red and Green(berg)

Batter-Up print grouping and sheet theory
 

To extrapolate on my previous comment, the higher number cards, which are noticeably shorter, would most likely have been issued in two 56 card groupings, which would account for the 112 additional cards (#'s 81 -192).

Perhaps the first two printings of 40 were 8 across and 5 down on a sheet, while, the second two printings could have been 8 across and 7 down on a sheet (with some of the extra room coming from the shorter heighth of the cards).

Brian

Bump to further the conversion