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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards
The same reason cities of minor league teams who produce huge major league stars issue cards for them long after they've left town. I know of several Reading Phillies issues like that and most of those guys were in town for less than a year. Wagner playing several years in Louisville and then becoming one of the biggest stars in the majors, which he was by 1904, could easily inspire a local vendor to do something like that.
I think your research is fantastic and don't find any contradiction, or even anything unusual in the fact that he was issued in a Louisville uniform years after he played there.
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It was not really Ryan's research but that of a couple of others from years ago. It is a fascinating piece, no doubt, but after reading the 3 threads, I think after Ryan's further digging, his conclusion is the most reasonable.