Uncommonly wonderful commons
 

Thought I would start a thread to showcase common player cards that are just smack dab interesting to look at. I will start of with this Diamond Stars card of Fritz Ostermueller. The Diamond Stars set is exhibits Art Deco styling not seen in any other baseball set, and this one has always been a favorite, because of the styling, the neat background, the colors and interesting horizontal pose. Heck, I even like the little player bisected by Fritz's arm...perfection!

Brian

some people enjoy floating heads....

https://luckeycards.com/pe99melchoir.jpg

One of my favorite Turkey Red cards

https://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/30808955.jpg

The pop-up
 

Here we have Kid Elberfeld settling under a major league pop-up. Most plays in baseball happen at break-neck speed: swing or take at 90 MPH; get to, gather, and gun to first to nip the runner; sprint down and catch the drive in the gap. They also often involve other players: hit the cut-off man; throw to first for the put-out; receive the ball and fire to second to nail a base-stealer. But the impossibly-high pop-up typically, quickly becomes one player's -- all the way. But it takes several seconds to soar up, stop, and race down, twisted by invisible wind. Here, Elberfeld is alone, focused on what is clearly his play to make. In the back ground a storm appears to be brewing, tornado possibly. No other player can help him. And it takes time. I think it was Dmitri Young who was asked what he was thinking about as he tried to make a play on a high foul pop-up behind first base. He said: "I kept asking myself where the circus music was coming from".
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I know this is post war, but I've always liked this 1952 Bowman Eddie Fitzgerald.

Beautiful card.

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Cool idea for a thread.

One of my favorite tobacco cards, T212 Curt Bernard. I really liked the backdrop on this one.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b9pJY-oVo...0/IMG_0012.jpg

Here's another one that I bought just because I liked the art. '33 Goudey Paul Richards.

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I've always liked the image on this Joe Wood exhibit (step up from a common I guess)

https://live.staticflickr.com/4460/3...5681d7afc4.jpg

Don't see many pre-war cards showcasing such a high leg kick

Great thread!

I always found it amusing that Paul Richards is the subject of one of the most aesthetically pleasing and one of the ugliest cards as well. Tough to beat his ‘33 Goudey in terms of attractive subject matter. But the Bowman company didn’t reciprocate with their best effort...

Haha... Bob beat me to it while I was posting. :o

But you made a better point. The contrast between those two is pretty amazing. Funny thing, I bought both of those two Richards, years apart, as the result of postings here on N54.

That still reminds me of the last scene of 'Field of Dreams'.

"Hey...Dad...You wanna have a catch?"


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3 of my favorites are the Al Burch (Batting), the Frank Demaree 33 Goudey even if he does make Mike Donlin's hands look small, and the Diamond Stars Van Mungo, mostly because I would like the Dodgers use a Hawaiian themed jersey for either a Van Mungo day every year or just use it for this season if it does happen.

The 1933 Goudey of Richards has always been a favorite as well. And speaking of leg kicks, a couple of pitchers in the W711-1 Reds issue probably had a contest to see how high of kick they could do when the photographer was there to take their pictures.

Brian

Close Contest :
 

John Cleese approves

This Wheaties panel of Van Mungo is over the moon (and I think it is groovy too).

Brian

Stealing a scan, but this Exhibit is one of my favorite baseball cards of any era.

Some eye-catching commons.......
 

Always thought these were neat...…………..

(Excuse the post war Jerry Coleman, but a bow to his two war service.....and cool card).

Obaks have the look...........

Wow, I love it. And a whole bunch of the ones above it. :) Great thread!

This T207 of Beals Becker reminded me of this thread and deserves to be here. Becker is one the most commonly found commons in the T207 set, so shouldn't cost you a premium, but its great artwork depicts Becker's pensive/apprehensive/wary/weary expression, and to top it all features a great, unusual pose. In my opinion one of the artistic gems of the T207 set.

Brian

Hey Brian

Also "groovy" was this song dedicated to Van Lingle Mungo.

https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...inglemungo.jpg . . https://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan...emungosong.jpg


TED Z

T206 Reference
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Two of my favorites. The Oakes is a classic image and I'm just really drawn to the Fromme image for some reason too.


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I have always liked this card...

https://luckeycards.com/e94doolan.jpg

Something about catchers that says "baseball." (images a little blurry because I left them in their holders.)

Not baseball, but I love it.