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04-25-2019, 06:08 PM
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Warren Spahn Bowman 1948
I have a friend that is a big Warren Spahn fan and recently noticed his 1948 Bowman rookie card. Spahn was born in 1921 and would have been 27 years old in 1948 and spent some tough months fighting in WWII. The photo from 1948 looks like he is 17 years old.
Can anyone provide insight into what photo was chosen by Bowman for his 1948 card? Thanks 
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04-25-2019, 06:31 PM
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Dunno, but at age 27 he had 29 big league wins. I doubt many people thought he would end up with 363. It never fails to baffle me that the hobby doesn't seem to care about him, but it's gaga over Koufax who won 150 or so.
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04-25-2019, 09:23 PM
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Koufax was Jewish; that's one reason. He also had a crazy good peak, despite the short career.
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04-25-2019, 09:36 PM
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Koufax pitched for the Dodgers, who like the Yankees, have long had a huge fan base. Spahn pitched for the small-fan-base Braves. If Spahn's career had been with the Yankees, I suspect his collector popularity would equal or exceed Koufax's.
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04-25-2019, 09:40 PM
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04-25-2019, 09:43 PM
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Spahn per Baseball Reference.
Hall of Fame Statistics Black Ink Pitching - 101 (5), Average HOFer ≈ 40 Gray Ink Pitching - 374 (3), Average HOFer ≈ 185 Hall of Fame Monitor Pitching - 260 (8), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 Hall of Fame Standards Pitching - 66 (10), Average HOFer ≈ 50
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