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01-07-2011, 07:54 PM
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Pre-war cards of players who are still alive
How many players who were featured on pre-ward cards are still alive? With the recent passing of Bob Feller and Phil Cavaretta, the list is shrinking fast. I can only come up with three — Eddie Joost, Bobby Doerr and Buddy Lewis — but I suspect there are a couple more ...
Last edited by Chris Counts; 01-07-2011 at 07:54 PM. 
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01-07-2011, 08:05 PM
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Max Weder www.flickr.com/photos/baseballart for baseball art, books, ephemera, and cards and Twitter @maxweder Last edited by baseballart; 01-07-2011 at 08:05 PM.
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01-07-2011, 08:28 PM
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Marty Marion broke into the Bigs in 1940 and has a couple of pre-war Exhibits. Musial made his first appearance a couple of months before Pearl Harbor but has no pre-war cards I am aware of.
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01-07-2011, 08:33 PM
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Al Brancato is in the 1941 Play Ball set. Also, I believe Virgil Trucks has a 1939-1946 exhibit.
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01-07-2011, 08:38 PM
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benny mccoy in the 1941 double play set.
Also, I don't think I'd count the exhibits..A handful of guys that broke into the bigs between '40 and '42 may have been printed before the war, but we really have no way of knowing. Last edited by novakjr; 01-07-2011 at 08:48 PM.
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01-08-2011, 04:05 AM
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True Doerr rookie card......
1936 Goudey Wide Pen Bobby Doerr. (photo actually 1937). Still alive and well in Oregon. (my card):
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01-08-2011, 05:15 AM
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Is Bobby Doerr the oldest living HOFer?
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01-08-2011, 07:20 AM
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01-08-2011, 09:18 AM
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Check out my aging Sell/Trade Album on my Profile page HOF Type Collector + Philly A's, E/M/W cards, M101-6, Exhibits, Postcards, 30's Premiums & HOF Photos "Assembling an unfocused collection for nearly 50 years." Last edited by HRBAKER; 01-08-2011 at 11:33 AM.
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01-11-2011, 02:29 AM
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Doerr oldest HOF player
Yes, Bobby Doerr is the oldest HOF player...........will be 93 on April 7th.
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