For some reason even Beckett and, I believe, the SCD also list the '48 as RC's for Rizzuto and Slaughter. Beckett also designates the '41 Double Plays as XRC's...That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I'm pretty sure the Double Plays were a mainstream release, were available in packs, and are legitimately cards. I know the Double Plays were produced in Mass., but I believe were more widely released. I believe Beckett also credits the '48 Bowman as Feller's rookie. C'mon now. That's just not right..
Either way it breaks down, when it comes to my HOF Rookie collection, I just wouldn't be satisfied with the '48's of either, while knowing that they had widely available cards that were issued in pack form 7 years earlier.
It's one thing to overlook the Bond Breads, or some other somewhat obscure regional/local team set or food giveaway, to credit a national release that is maybe a year or two later. But to give away 7 years on a set that seemingly meets all typical standards, doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
To each their own though.
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