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Old 01-24-2022, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by brianp-beme View Post
Replying to the revised inquiry...Lou Gehrig is the tougher player by a mile. The first half of his career came during years (1923-32) that had a big lull in card sets manufactured, while Babe Ruth played during a couple explosions of card manufacture (namely the early 20's, and 1933 time frame) that had multiple widely distributed sets.

I would venture to state that Lou is probably the top rung Hall of Famer (who played during the 20th century) that has the least amount of different available cards.

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Thanks Brian, seems that way. I'm researching his "lesser" cards in an attempt to add at least one pre-war Gehrig to my collection.
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Thanks for your thoughts, Joe.

Love the late 1800’s Boston Beaneaters and the early Boston Red Sox (1903-1918)!

Also collecting any and all basketball memorabilia.
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