Posted By:
Hal LewisFor years I have wondered why FAN CRAZE would have distributed a board game with two decks of cards -- one for the American League and one for the National League -- but give out one set in 1904 and the other in 1906??
Now I have come across information that seems to PROVE that BOTH decks of cards were distributed in 1906:
William Sudhoff has an American League Fan Craze card that lists him as playing for WASHINGTON on the card. This can therefore NOT be a set from 1904... since he didn't start playing with Washington until 1906!!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sudhowi01.shtml
Likewise, the SAME is true for the following players with "1904" American League Fan Craze cards that picture them on teams for which they DID NOT PLAY until 1905 or 1906:
Lave Cross: Card says "Washington" - started there in 1906!!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crossla01.shtml
Albert Jacobson: Card says "St. Louis" - started there in 1906!!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacobbe01.shtml
Billy Owen, George Stone and Charley Hickman are ALSO the same thing!!
MR LEMKE: AM I MISSING SOMETHING ... OR IS THERE SOME REASON WHY THIS SET CONTINUES TO BE MIS-LISTED AS A 1904 SET???
