December Pick Ups

[Gorditadogg]

Nice card there! I never really appreciated the simplicity and clean lines of the 64T set, but lately it's been growing on me.

As a fellow Sox fan, I've had in the back of my mind a project to gather cardboard of as many HOFers as I can in Sox uniforms. But I only have a spattering so far.

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[ChiSoxCardboard]

Thanks! Sox HOFers aren't too tough. Even the ones they've got are hardly inner circle, or even middle circle HOFers, for the most part.

Not a December pickup, but I just noticed Pete Ward's 1965 card says he was the AL's top rookie in 1963. He wasn't, that distinction went to teammate Gary Peters.

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Nice card there! I never really appreciated the simplicity and clean lines of the 64T set, but lately it's been growing on me.

As a fellow Sox fan, I've had in the back of my mind a project to gather cardboard of as many HOFers as I can in Sox uniforms. But I only have a spattering so far.

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[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by ChiSoxCardboard

Thanks! Sox HOFers aren't too tough. Even the ones they've got are hardly inner circle, or even middle circle HOFers, for the most part.

For the most part that's true, and there aren't that many to get. There are, by my list, 34 HOFers that played for the Sox, 5 that managed the team and 3 that were in the front office. That's about as far as I've got on research so far.

Many of those 34 players only wore a Sox uniform for a year or two, so I don't know if there is anything out there for them at all, other than a Conlon tribute card. I don't expect there is a Johnny Evers or Chief Bender Sox card, and maybe not Red Ruffing or Edd Roush either. Hank Greenberg was a White Sox executive for a couple years, it would be cool if there was a Sox team set that included him, but I don't know of anything.

If you have any of this stuff catalogued already, send me a PM and I would love to discuss. Or we can just hijack this thread, if you'd rather.

[MBH65]

I recently added this fairly well-centered 64 Topps Bob Gibson to my collection for the run of his cards I’m working on. I’m starting to appreciate the design of the 64 set, echoing some of the previous comments in this thread.

[brad31]

That Gibson may be the nicest 4 ever. Congrats.

[MBH65]

Originally Posted by brad31

That Gibson may be the nicest 4 ever. Congrats.

Thanks, Brad. I’ve had a lot of luck here of late finding some nice mid-grade cards for my Gibson run.

[UKCardGuy]

I was happy to add this short print to my Star Cal set.