Can anyone tell me a player that only has one card and it's issue??

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Posted By: Jim Manos

Thank you in advance.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

I think Jerry Upp is only in E90-1.

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Why not purchase Beckett's Alphabetical Card Checklist? There are a ton of players with only one issue.

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Posted By: andy becker

jodi's right.....there are a boatload. off the top of my head, about 20% of the players pictured in the fatima team cards.

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Although this partially falls into "Pre-War", Jim and others might get some enoyment out of those Crown sets issued in the early 1990's. They attempted to create a card for every player who ever played on certain teams, such as the Dodgers and Orioles. Many players have their only card in these sets. What's funny is that some players were so obscure that a photo of them could not be found, so they still don't have cards.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Hey Jim,

There are a bunch of cards that fit the description you mention.

In addition to Upp, my favorite of that description...

A famous one would be Grover Lowdermilk in T207. Kurt Hageman only appears in that set, too.

Several guys in N172 are only in that set.

I think John O'Neill is only in the 1947 Signal Gas cards.
Bill Lattimore, Ray Ryan, and Pete O'Brien might are only in T206, and I suspect there are others.
John Oliver is only in the E270 Colgans set.

I think Max Butcher is only in 1940 Playball, even though he pitched about 10 years. Atwood in that set isn't on any other cards, I think.

Lots of the guys in T210 are on their only card, I'd guess at least 400 of them would fit that bill.

I'm sure there are many 19th century cards that would be the player's only one, and there are more in the Playballs and 1952 Topps. But I don't study those as much. Probably true for ZeeNuts, too.


Getting the Beckett book they mention above isn't a bad idea, but if you get one don't think it infallible. It has mistakes.

And guys, if the question had been "what book is out there that would help me identify players who appear only on one card?", then your posts would have been responsive and helpful.

I guess realistically I should have simply answered "Yes", 'cause I could tell him about Jerry Upp... you guys should have just said 'no' or not posted.

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Posted By: Alan

Don't forget about the Jewish Major Leaguers set. See you at the National, Jim.

http://www.jewishmajorleaguers.org/

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

LOL!

Yeah, the publishers of that set really went to the ends of the earth to track down photos. One of the photos was inexplicably discovered in the archives of the University of Western Ontario here in London. They're a very educational series of sets.

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Posted By: Richard

Jodi, you're in London? I work about 30 minutes South of Woodstock.
Small world.

Oh, and just to keep this thread sorta on topic, I believe Rube Vickers only card, aside from a 1990 tribute card, is his C46.


Regards,

Richard.

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Posted By: Jim Manos

Where would you find the rookie card of all the HoFer's re...Pennock is the E220,Bottomly is the Maple Crisp, Mordeci Brown is the W600, etc...Any help would be thankful.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

There are probably hundreds of minor league issues which may show a guy who had a cup of coffee in the majors. I believe this is the only card for Tommy Neill who played briefly in the majors in 1946 and 47 for the Boston Braves.

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Posted By: Jim Manos

I have never seen or heard of the issue?? Great card.

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Posted By: Darren

e254 field

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Posted By: Jim Rivera

I think Pattee only has a T206

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Posted By: William Cohon

Well, Phil Weintraub's only regular card is #135 in the 1936 World Wide Gum Set. Other than that, he has an exhibit card, and, of course, he's included in the recent Jewish Major Leaguers set.

Bill

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Posted By: Jerry Spillman

These players only appear on W600 cabinets as major leaguers

Harry J. Aubrey - Boston NL
Harry L. Barton - Philadelphia AL
Walter Belville - NY AL / Det
Joseph Cantillon - Washington AL
Joseph Cassidy - Washington AL
Walter Clarkson - NY AL / Clev
Clarence Carrie-St. L NL / Chic NL
John Dobbs - Brooklyn NL
Harry Dolan - Cinn / Boston NL
Thomas Doran - Boston AL / Det
August Dundon - Chicago AL
Malcolm Eason - Brooklyn NL
Claude Elliott - New York NL
John Farrell - St. Louis NL
Phillip Geier - Boston NL
Michael Grady - St. Louis NL
Joseph Harris - Boston AL
Otto Hess - Cleveland AL
Hunter Hill - St. L AL / Wash
John Hulseman - Washington AL
Berthram J. Husting - Philadelphia AL
Oscar Jones - Brooklyn NL
William Keister - Philadelphia NL
William Lauder - New York NL
Michael M. Lynch - Pittsburg NL
John J. McCloskey - St. Louis NL
Charles McFarland - St. Louis NL
Charles P. Moran - Wash / St L AL
John Morrissey - Cincinnati NL
Joseph Nealon - Pittsburg NL
Peter Noonan - St. Louis NL
William Phillips - Cincinnati NL
Frederick C. Raymer - Boston NL
Claude Robinson - Detroit AL
Frank Roth-Phil NL /St. L AL /Chic AL
John Slattery - Chicago AL
J. B. Stanley - Boston NL
Elmer Stricklett - Brooklyn NL
Ernest Vinson - Clev / Chic AL
Howard P.Wilson-Phil AL /Wash /Clev
Eugene Wright - Cleveland AL
George O. Barkley - Boston NL
Justin J. Bennett - St. Louis NL
Wirt V. Cannell - Boston NL
J. P. Carney - Boston NL
Louis Castro - Philadelphia AL
Ernest Courtney - Philadelphia NL
Charles Dexter - Boston NL
Edward Doheny - Pittsburg NL
Frank Donahue-St. L AL / Det / Clev
William Duggleby - Phil NL / Pitts
Edward Dunkle - Washington AL
Harry Eells - Cleveland AL
John Eubanks - Detroit AL
Thomas S. Fisher - Boston NL
Norwood Gibson - Boston AL
James Hackett - St. Louis NL
Harry Hart - Chicago AL
Edward Heydon - Washington AL
H. Hillebrand - Pittsburg NL
James Hughes - Brooklyn NL
Charles Jones - Washington AL
Robert Keefe - New York AL
Bernard Koehler - St. Louis AL
Phillip Lewis - Brooklyn NL
George H. Magoon - Chicago AL
Michael McCormick - Brooklyn NL
John McFetridge - Philadelphia NL
Eugene Moriarity - New York AL
William Murray - Philadelphia NL
George Nill - Wash AL/ Clev AL
John J. O'Neil-St L NL /Chic NL /Bos NL
Thomas Raub - Chicago NL
William Reidy - Brooklyn NL
George Rohe - Chicago AL
Harry Schmidt - Brooklyn NL
Homer Smoot - St. Louis NL / Cinn
Jesse Stovall - Detroit AL
Fred Veil - Pittsburg NL
Otto G. Williams - Chicago NL
William Wolfe - Washington AL
David Zearfoss - St. Louis NL


I should have stipulated as major leaguers. I added that to the heading.
But I missed the Allegheny cards.
Thanks Rhett.

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Jerry, a couple of those players appear in other sets...



Aubrey, Harry H.
•1904 Allegheny

Dobbs, John G. (Johnny)
•1904 Allegheny
•1910 T210-8 Chatt

Farrell, John S.
•1904 Allegheny

Hess, Otto C.
•1905 Souvenir Shop Cleve PC
•1910 T210-8
•1910 T211
•1916 Zeenuts
•1917 Zeenuts

Hill, Hunter B.
•1908 Offerman Buffalo PC
•1910 T210-3

Jones, Oscar W.
•1904 Allegheny

Keister, William H. (Bill)
•1904 Allegheny
•1908 Offerman Buffalo PC

McFarland, Charles A. (Chappie)
•1904 Allegheny

Raymer, Frederick C. (Fred)
•1910 E99
•1909 T212-1
•1910 T212-2 (175)
•1911 T212-3

Roth, Francis C. (Frank)
•1904 Allegheny

Stanley, Joseph B. (Joe)
•1904 Allegheny

Vinson, Ernest A. (Rube)
•1905 Souvenir Shop Cleve PC


I stopped at Eugene Wright, I can provide examples of the later players if you would like.
-Rhett

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Posted By: Max Weder

Eugene Wright!

Hate to think there would be another card for him, other than this (not so pristine) classic

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

He has the same name as the bass player from the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet lineup. Wonder if he ever called "time out"?

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Posted By: barrysloate

George Cuppy's only card is his Just So. Not an easy player to locate.

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Posted By: john/z28jd

Considering the fact Lucky Wright from the t206 set had the name William the Red because he had red hair and the fact the picture on the card above showing Eugene Wright is the same that shows Wright,Toledo from the t206 set,I would say that the t206 card that has been identified all this time as the 1909 Indians pitcher(William Lucky Wright) is actually the 1902-03 Indians pitcher named Eugene Wright. Someone should make a note of that

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Posted By: barrysloate

Great catch John.

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Posted By: john/z28jd

my favorite one card only player.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

I think Tom Reilly is in Colgan's Chips, E254.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Dave "Highpockets" Gregg pitched in one game on June 15, 1913. In one inning he hit a batter and gave up two hits, allowing two runs to score. That was his only major league appearance. One game for Cleveland.

Dave is seen on the T200 Fatima cards, which realistically doesn't fit the definition of this thread, since he's on the small Fatimas and the T200 premiums. Dave stands in the middle of the back row, between his brother Vean Gregg and Cy Falkenberg.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Above, my ragged T200 premium of Cleveland.

Below, the only card that depicts Jerry Upp.

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Posted By: john/z28jd

I was told Tom Reilly was in the colgans chip set too but after researching I found the Reilly in the set isnt him. I know Barney Reilly, a Chicago player is in the set,cant remember off the top of my head if there was another Reilly and it wasn't him either

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

The Reilly's in the E254 set are as follows...


Reilley, Alexander A. (Duke)
•1909/11 Colgans (E254) Louisville
•1920 Zeenuts

Reilly, Bernard E. (Barney)
•1909/11 Colgans (E254) Chicago

Also David Gregg is found on the following cards...


Gregg, David C. (Dave)
•1912 Home Run Kisses
•1912 Zeenuts

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Posted By: john/z28jd

Thank you Rhett. I would've wondered about that till I got home on Monday!

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

This is becoming a quite informative thread.

Great stuff on Wright, John.

And Rhett, you have a good grip on the Colgan's cards, so John is correct about Reilly in T204.

I had not picked up on Dave Gregg being in Zee-Nuts and HRKs, but that makes sense. At least his T200 appearance could be his only big league card...

Rhett, can you tell me about Beumiller in Colgan's??


Frank W.

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Frank...


Buemiller, Albert (Al)
•1909/11 Colgans (E254) Lou
•1912 Colgans Red Lou
•1913 Colgans Tin Tops
•1915 Zeenuts Beumiller


He was a weak hitting SS/3B from 1906-1915, never made it to the major Leagues. Though he played for Louisville from 1912-1914, and he was probably signed during 1911 as they made a E254 of him for Luoisville even though he hadn't played for them yet. He is a tough E254 to find too.
-Rhett

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Al... Thank you, sir.

Beumiller Tin Top...

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Posted By: Bob

You guys are missing out on one of the best large card sets for finding obscure ballplayers- The T207 set. Lots of guys in there who never appeared in any other major league set.

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Posted By: Mark L

I thought that the E135's and the V100's were good for the hard to find player. Where else do you go to get your Lew McCarty's and your Johnny Miljus's?

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Miljus is in the nice strip cards of W513, he's card #65.

And McCarty is in the great strip cards of W514, card #37.


Frank.

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

I'd have to think that the T210 red borders (that's the right numerical designation, isn't it?) would contain a litany of such cards. Is that considered more of a minor league set, though? It's a mixture if I remember right.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

The red border Old Mill tobacco cards, the T210s, are 8 series of cards depicting minor league players. A bunch of them made it to the major leagues. I'd think well over half did not. Current count is 640 for the set. And I agree, lots of the T210 subjects are on their only card.

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

I always did like that set. If I ever were to start collecting cards again, I'd probably go after those. I remember a time when most of them were quite affordable, but, then again, so were many of the caramel cards twenty years ago.

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Posted By: Bob

Yes, the T210s are considered a minor league set although many players ended up playing in the Show. Similar to the T212 Obak sets where many players later played major league baseball.

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Posted By: Bob

An interesting question might be which card containing a player who only appears on one card is the most expensive? Lowdermilk or I. Lewis in the T207 set come to mind, maybe Ward Miller?

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

I thought of Lowdermilk before I read your next sentence. Of course, for the most part, if it's the player's only card, you have to take into account some sort of rarity factor, otherwise it would have been assigned to the land of commons. The Ramly Murnane is one exception.

You have to wonder what an Eddie Gaedel rookie card would have been worth had it been printed at the time.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

I'd think Lowdermilk's T207 card would be the toughest...

Or maybe Fred McMullin's Zee-Nut card.


Fred Linke, a pitcher for Cleveland and the St. Louis Browns, is only in M116 I think. He pitched in 25 games.

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Posted By: Richard

You can add Fred Lake to the "his only card is in M116" list.

Richard.

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Posted By: Alan

How about the Solly Mishkin zeenut ? Oh yeah !!!

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Posted By: Jim Manos

He is in a larger card, canadian issued, like the w601 large
but I can't think of the issue but I have owned the card?? Jim

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

Jim, the set you are thinking of is the La Presse Rotos set. The set does include Solly Mishkin.
-Rhett