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Posted By: Identify7

I guess it was mainly my father who got me interested in prewar players. When Id mention Musial, he'd counter with Speaker; Feller was "refuted" by the Big Train, etc. Although he had the initial advantage of being born in the teens, I tried to catch up.

When I "discovered on my own" the Hornsby .400+ seasons streak, we looked up the player who was the opposite: Bill Bergen.

And I was off. Certainly I continued my interest in current players including Williams, Spahn, etc., but reading about the performances of past players gave me an overall perspective that none of my friends had any interest in.

My first non-OJ cards were a w502 Hornsby and a Dockman Bergen.