1934-36 Batter Up Cards

[glynparson]

is a rather difficult and extremely popular card from this set. Moe is a popular card in every set he's in but is especially popular in this issue.

[brianp-beme]

Sorry no links, but there were two good discussions about Batter-Up cards on here a while back. The first one was originally posted by Zan at the end of May 2014, and about half way through thread Judson Hamlin (I think that is his Net54 ID) posted an interesting theory about the color distribution (what is available for cards 1-40, and above #41). Others pitched in their thoughts at the end of the thread. Judson followed up a couple of days later with a more detailed theory, and a challenge, which I do not believe has been disproven.

Someone with more talent than I am currently capable of perhaps could post links to these two threads.

Brian

[judsonhamlin]

Hey all. I just saw this so let me add what I can. I think the traditional belief was that 1-80 were found in all six colors (blue, brown, black, pink/purple, green and red). I have never seen 41-80 in either green or red so I am fairly confident after several years of looking that those colors just weren't printed. Based on looking at off-centered cards , it also appears that 1-40 and 41-80 were printed on separate sheets. Red and green are the toughest colors but there is no premium with those colors.
As far as the high numbers, 81-192, all cards seem to be available in all four known tones. It also seems that those cards were printed on two sheets but my initial research seems to indicate they were skip-numbered on the sheets. Looking at the size and font of the caption boxes on the high numbers appears to be the key, and that, in turn, makes the relative scarcity of different high numbers make more sense. More work needed on that, however.
Nice set but not an easy one to put together once you get to the high numbers.

[Joshchisox08]

Thanks for all the info guys !!! I don't know what it is about this set but I love it. Maybe it's that my grandfather collected it maybe it's the quirkiness of the cards and the nice selection of players.

I picked up a Joe Cronin in Cooperstown a couple years ago and that's the only Batter-Up I have left.

I used to have the Frisch, Simmons, Grove, Dickey, Chapman, McNair, and that's all I can remember off the top of my head.

I noticed that these cards aren't nearly as pricey as T206s and would make a great side set to collect !!!!

Working on my Master spreadsheet for this set now !!!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

Hey all. I just saw this so let me add what I can. I think the traditional belief was that 1-80 were found in all six colors (blue, brown, black, pink/purple, green and red). I have never seen 41-80 in either green or red so I am fairly confident after several years of looking that those colors just weren't printed. Based on looking at off-centered cards , it also appears that 1-40 and 41-80 were printed on separate sheets. Red and green are the toughest colors but there is no premium with those colors.
As far as the high numbers, 81-192, all cards seem to be available in all four known tones. It also seems that those cards were printed on two sheets but my initial research seems to indicate they were skip-numbered on the sheets. Looking at the size and font of the caption boxes on the high numbers appears to be the key, and that, in turn, makes the relative scarcity of different high numbers make more sense. More work needed on that, however.
Nice set but not an easy one to put together once you get to the high numbers.

Great info, thanks for sharing!!