I haven't even got to the really good players yet. Frank Robinson, Bob Feller, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays among others.. I think the most common denominator is that they were all pretty terrible players at that point and barely even saw the field. Back then I guess nostalgia wasn't enough to get you a card in the set.
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Originally Posted by tulsaboy
Neat! I'm curious...it seems like, based on your excellent choices there, that a number of guys didn't have a card after their last year played. Has that changed more recently? When a guy retires, do they have a card in the following year's set as some sort of way to complete their record, or to provide collectors with a card that has their final stats? I'm not talking about special sets, or one-offs, but just the regular Topps set. It's a question I hadn't thought much about until seeing these cards.
Really well done. Thanks for sharing.
kevin
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