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Originally Posted by tedzan
Hi Al
This is true....but, so is the Robin Roberts card in the Topps 1951 Current All Stars set as scarce as the Konstanty card.
But of course, Roberts is in the 1950 Philadelphia Inquirer team set.
Konstanty's performance in the 1950 season was outstanding. The Phillies would not have won the the NL Pennant without him.
So, I reiterate......it remains a mystery as to why Jim Konstanty was not featured in the 1950 Philadelphia Inquirer team set ? ?
TED Z
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Ted:
Ed beat me to it, but Konstanty was included in the set, Well, not really. He was on the front cover of the first Inquirer Today Magazine that included the smaller photos you started this thread with. It was dated September 17, 1950 and this issue had Simmons, Heintzelman, Church, Silvestri, Ennis Waitkus, Meyer and Goliat. You can see the entire cover below.
If you want the rest of checklist as issued in the next three issues I would be glad to supply it as I have all four issues in the complete Magazine.
As for Ashburn bunting, I once had a conversation with Roberts about the Sisler homerun. He had gotten a hit earlier in the inning and Ashburn was up to bunt he and Waitkus over but Ashburn's bunt was bad and Robby was thrown out at third. I tried to kid him about Whitey laying down a bad bunt, but Robbie didn't bite and diss his friend, Saying Ashburn was the best bunter he ever saw.