Deacon White

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Just some musings on Deacon White, one of baseball's earliest stars (1871-1890). A major aspect of my PC is collecting Chicago Cubs stars, including dating back to the 1800's, which is how White appeared on my radar. He was on Chicago's 1876 team (inaugural year in the NL), and was selected to the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 2013.

What I find astounding is how few baseball cards there are of Deacon White ever produced. The Trading Card Database lists only 7 total! And some I'm not sure I even consider to be "cards". Moreover, the PSA pop report shows only two reported from the Old Judge series. Now, I get that Pre-War cards were produced only sporadically and a lot of players are missed. But I am surprised that a player of this caliber was also missed by more recent sets featuring retired players. The only place where Deacon White shows up in a modern issue is in 2012 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions, but even still, it is only as a short print (I had to buy the whole stupid set just to get this one card!). How did he not at least make it into any of the countless Panini Hall of Fame releases?

I am sure that his selection to the Hall of Fame being only very recent has something to do with this, but how could he be this far off of the radar?