I always felt that it was related to the teams popularity. The scarcity of the cards is pretty closely inversely related to how the teams finished the previous year.
Rob M.
American League final standings
Boston Red Sox 105 47 .691 --
Washington Senators 91 61 .599 14
Philadelphia Athletics 90 62 .592 15
Chicago White Sox 78 76 .506 28
Cleveland Naps 75 78 .490 30.5
Detroit Tigers 69 84 .451 36.5
St. Louis Browns 53 101 .344 53
New York Highlanders 50 102 .329 55
National League final standings
New York Giants 103 48 .682 --
Pittsburgh Pirates 93 58 .616 10
Chicago Cubs 91 59 .607 11.5
Cincinnati Reds 75 78 .490 29
Philadelphia Phillies 73 79 .480 30.5
St. Louis Cardinals 63 90 .412 41
Brooklyn Dodgers 58 95 .379 46
Boston Braves 52 101 .340 52
Last edited by ramram; 10-13-2009 at 02:41 PM.
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