Posted By:
Brad Green
The 2004 edition of the SCD Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards lists Al Simmons as being in the set once and, in fact, shows Simmons' "portrait" card as a sample card from the set. Several players, however, have more than one card in the set. For example, "Schoolboy" Rowe has a "portrait" card and a "pitching" card. The listing describing the 1936 R314 set in the SCD says "It is possible other poses or players may yet be reported." So, in my opinion, it is possible that both cards are from the 1936 R314 set. When looking at the two links above, both cards certainly look like they belong in the 1936 R314 set. You could measure the "batting" card of Al Simmons when it arrives in your mailbox and see if the dimensions are that of other 1936 R314 cards, which according to the SCD should measure 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches.