[rhettyeakley]

Bruce, good question. I imagine the 1912 date came simply from the fact that Hugh Bedient is in the set. He first appeared in the majors in 1912 for the Red Sox and was their big rookie sensation that year. Unfortunately for Hugh his Major League career was over in 1915. He is a tough one to find any type of cards for, and I would love to add his J=K card to my collection.

As a general rule, with set dating it is never a good idea to go by the players last year in baseball or for a particular team. Rather, the best way to secure a date for a set is to find a player (like Bedient) that first played for a particular team.

An example of a very confusing set is the Holsum Bread set. I have cards of players that ended their career or left a team after the 1917 & 1918 seasons, however, in the same set there is a card of Amos Strunk w/ Chicago, a team he didn't start to play for until mid-1920.

Anyways, I hope this helps.
-Rhett