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Originally Posted by Orioles1954
1947 Tip Top Bread Eddie Basinski
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"What is the Oldest Set with a Living Player ?"
Then, I would say
Orioles1954 has the correct answer....Eddie Basinski, who is 98 years old and is featured in the 1947 TIP TOP Bread set.
Now let's slightly modify this...."What is the Oldest Set with the Oldest Living Player ?"
Then, of course we know Eddie Robinson is currently the oldest at 100 years old.
I believe the correct answer to this one is the 1950 BOWMAN set.
As an avid Yankees fan when I was a young dude, I really looked forward to seeing Eddie Robinson come to bat, for he was a great clutch-hitter.
But, Eddie was in the 3rd slot as 1st Baseman with Joe Collins and Moose Skowron on the Yankees roster. In 1955, Eddie had more runs batted
in (42) than hits (36) and slugged an amazing 16 home runs in only 173 at bats to set a HR-to-AB ratio record that still stands.
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