Posted By:
Frank WakefieldHey Jim,
There are a bunch of cards that fit the description you mention.
In addition to Upp, my favorite of that description...
A famous one would be Grover Lowdermilk in T207. Kurt Hageman only appears in that set, too.
Several guys in N172 are only in that set.
I think John O'Neill is only in the 1947 Signal Gas cards.
Bill Lattimore, Ray Ryan, and Pete O'Brien might are only in T206, and I suspect there are others.
John Oliver is only in the E270 Colgans set.
I think Max Butcher is only in 1940 Playball, even though he pitched about 10 years. Atwood in that set isn't on any other cards, I think.
Lots of the guys in T210 are on their only card, I'd guess at least 400 of them would fit that bill.
I'm sure there are many 19th century cards that would be the player's only one, and there are more in the Playballs and 1952 Topps. But I don't study those as much. Probably true for ZeeNuts, too.
Getting the Beckett book they mention above isn't a bad idea, but if you get one don't think it infallible. It has mistakes.
And guys, if the question had been "what book is out there that would help me identify players who appear only on one card?", then your posts would have been responsive and helpful.
I guess realistically I should have simply answered "Yes", 'cause I could tell him about Jerry Upp... you guys should have just said 'no' or not posted.