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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Lou played only 8 games in 1939, taking himself out of the lineup on May 2nd. He did not play again. His "Luckiest Man" speech was on July 4th. The Playball cards most likely were printed during the season, not before.

So it seems to me that Lou's not in the 1939 Playball set because he wasn't in baseball when the set was prepared. The 1939 cards focus on players. The later 1940 set touches on coaches, managers and old timers, in addition to players.