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Originally Posted by Cmvorce
Trying to make a list of notable players not included in the 52 Topps set. Who am I missing? (I’m including DiMaggio and Doerr since they played in 51 and 52 Topps cards would have been awesome). Not including Whitey Ford since he was out of baseball. Why were these other guys not included? Did they all have exclusive contracts with Bowman? What about Satchel?
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Stan Musial
Satchel Paige
Nellie Fox
Ralph Kiner
Carl Furillo
Bobby Doerr
Sal Maglie
Don Newcombe
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They could not include players who retired in 1951 or earlier unless they were active coaches, at least that is my understanding. The others were likely Bowman exclusives, I know there's a list on the web or here of these players.