Anyone strictly buy a single specific player?

[commishbob]

I collect several different players over multiple sports but my main focus has always been Billy Pierce. He pitched (for the visiting Sox) in the first game I saw as a kid with my father in 1960 at Yankee Stadium. He pitched well, got a couple of hits and became a favorite of mine that day.

I don't have a count as to how many cards/items I have in my Pierce PC. I still have about three items on my want list. His '59 Bazooka is the costliest. I'm not in a hurry but I'll catch it at the right price one day. The others are a 1962 Shirriff Plastic Coin and 1959 Topps Venezuelan Ace Hurlers #156.

Here is a picture I took of it about four years ago and sent to Pierce for a signature. It's grown a bit since.

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[Steve L]

I've wondered the same thing. Thanks for asking. I only collect Jake Daubert cards (MLB 1910-1924). I started collecting about 15 years ago. Some years I have been more diligent than others. So unfortunately, I have missed obtaining quite a few cards. I have about 50 different cards. I know there are at least 30 more that I don't have. When I found out that I am very very distantly related to Daubert, I began to collect. I would like to start a PSA set registry for Daubert with photos. I have learned so much over the years.

[KMayUSA6060]

I have one random pre-war player I PC, which is Grover Hartley. He was the manager for the minor league teams my grandpa and great uncle played on in '40 and '39 respectively. I've been collecting him for a couple of years now, and have 4 of his cards. There are 3 or 4 more on eBay that I need, but a couple of them are listed by yepbg.

I wish I appreciated my grandpa's career (albeit a short one) more when he was alive. I would have loved to have collected these cards and asked him about Hartley.

[Rrrlyons]

Originally Posted by commishbob

I collect several different players over multiple sports but my main focus has always been Billy Pierce. He pitched (for the visiting Sox) in the first game I saw as a kid with my father in 1960 at Yankee Stadium. He pitched well, got a couple of hits and became a favorite of mine that day.

I don't have a count as to how many cards/items I have in my Pierce PC. I still have about three items on my want list. His '59 Bazooka is the costliest. I'm not in a hurry but I'll catch it at the right price one day. The others are a 1962 Shirriff Plastic Coin and 1959 Topps Venezuelan Ace Hurlers #156.

Here is a picture I took of it about four years ago and sent to Pierce for a signature. It's grown a bit since.

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You can mark off the shirriff coin it doesn't exsist in that set its only in the salada set. Rick

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by Rrrlyons

You can mark off the shirriff coin it doesn't exsist in that set its only in the salada set. Rick

Thanks for the info.

[abothebear]

My grandfather told me one time that his favorite player when he was young was Schoolboy Rowe. I found a card of him, the Diamond Stars, and sent it to him in the mail. The next time I saw him he gave it back to me saying, "what I am I supposed to do with this?"

Since then, I have picked up a few more. And I have a vague notion of keeping after it.

[MVSNYC]

I heard there’s a guy on here who collects Cobb...I think his name is Jeff.

[pbspelly]

Just Billy Sullivan Jr. and Sr. stuff (as the signature below says). My grandfather and great grandfather.

[jerrys]

Anyone have any collectibles or memorabilia of: John Farrell 2nd Baseman St Louis NL. Played 1901-05.

[joshuanip]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

I heard there’s a guy on here who collects Cobb...I think his name is Jeff.

Who’s cobb. Is he a HOF?

[ZiggerZagger]

Great thread -- I started collecting Ed FitzGerald cards about 4 years ago after a family friend who knew I was a vintage collector posted a pic of his '50B card on my Facebook feed.
She was right on -- I was a dead-ringer for Ed back in his younger days (from his '47-50 cards, roughly).

Now I look a bit older these days, as I'm sure Ed does as well (although he is apparently still going strong at 93!), but that neat realization was enough to kick me into collecting his cards.

A few years later, I've tracked down all but 1 card -- the '47 Signal Oil issue when he was with the Sacramento Solons. Other tougher issues were the Briggs (of course) and the Sunbeam.
I guess i also technically need a 1957 Topps #22 Jerry Snyder in PSA 8 or better, as the card was an error that actually used a picture of Ed FitzGerald instead of Snyder.
That said, you never know where a new find will come from -- I just found this '48 Pirates Postcard this week, incredibly.

It's been fun having this as a side project to Set collecting and other HOF player runs, which are more expensive and more predictable in nature.

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