All time baseball card team - what would yours be?

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

I’ll try to follow the rules, kinda. I made my choices based on collector’s grade cards, not registry value cards. For that reason there is no ‘52 Topps Mantle, a common card in collector’s grade.

1B: N172 Anson in Uniform (says Captain, but he was the 1st Baseman)
2B: Goudey Lajoie
SS: T206 Wagner
3B: Kalamazoo Bats Jim O’Rourke
C: Four Base Hits Kelly
OF: Topps Dice Card Mantle
OF: T206 Cobb with Cobb back
OF: T210 Jackson (No position given)
RHP: Just So Young
LHP: Baltimore News Ruth

And BTW, no one owns all of these cards

That is one hell of a baseball card team!!

No one owns all, but someone owns each.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by hcv123

That is one hell of a baseball card team!!

I agree!
That's the baseball card line-up to beat thus far...

[KMayUSA6060]

What a cool idea for a thread! I'll do two teams - one with player stats weighted heavier (and a full team, not just 9), the other with card significance (sticking to the OP 9-card rule). My position players are in batting-order form for the stat significance. The pitchers are in no particular order. I'm an Indians fan, so I'll use American League rules and add a DH.

Card Significance

C: 1931 Harrison Studios Postcard Josh Gibson (Want)
1B: 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig (Want)
2B: 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson (Want)
3B: 1952 Topps Eddie Mathews (Want)
SS: T206 Honus Wagner (Want )
LF: 1915 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson (Want )
CF: 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. (Have)
RF: 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle (Want )
P: 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth (Want )

Player Stat Significance

LF: 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson (Have)
CF: T206 Ty Cobb (Have Red Portrait)
RF: 1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth (Want)
DH: 1954 Topps Hank Aaron (Want)
2B: 1922 E120 Roger Hornsby (Want)
C: 1931 Harrison Studios Postcard Josh Gibson (Want)
1B: T206 Nap Lajoie (Have Throwing; played mostly 1B during T206 period)
3B: 1975 Topps George Brett (Want)
SS: T206 Honus Wagner (Want )

SP: T206 Cy Young (Have Glove Showing)
SP: T206 Walter Johnson (Have Portrait)
SP: 1938 Goudey #264 Bob Feller (Want)
SP: 1968 Topps Nolan Ryan (Want)
SP: 1989 Fleer Randy Johnson Marlboro Ad (Want)
RP: 1992 Bowman Trevor Hoffman (Have)
RP: 1992 Bowman Mariano Rivera (Have)

[perezfan]

Here's mine, based on equal parts visual aesthetics and significance...

1B: N162 Cap Anson
2B: 1933 Goudey Rogers Hornsby
3B: N162 King Kelly
SS: 1953 Bowman Pee Wee Reese
P: E95 Phila. Caramel Eddie Plank
C: 1933 Goudey Paul Richards
OF: T3 Ty Cobb
OF: T3 Fred Clarke
OF: Tie - 1956 Topps Roberto Clemente & 1953 Bowman Stan Musial

Runners-Up:
1B: T3 Jake Stahl
3B: 1968 Topps 3D Tony Perez
P: E90-1 Christy Mathewson

[esd10]

1b. Lou gehrig 1926 kut-out
2b. Bid mcphee 1889 levi & gold cabinet
3b. Jud Wilson 1931 photo postcard
Ss. Honus Wagner t206
Rf. Babe ruth m101-5
Cf. Ty cobb t206 uzit
Lf. Ed delahanty n173
C. Buck ewing n167 old judge
P. Christy mathewson e107
P. Rube waddell w600
Mgr. John mcgraw 1894 alpha engraving

[Touch'EmAll]

My team based on cards I currently own:

1B - 1926/29 Exhibits Lou Gehrig (portrait)
2B - 1933 Tattoo Orbit Rogers Hornsby
3B - 1940 Playball Jimmie Foxx
SS - 1911 Colgan's Tin Tops Honus Wagner
C - 1950 Bowman Yogi Berra
OF - T206 Cobb green
OF - 1925 Champion Exhibit Babe Ruth
OF - 1941 Playball Ted Williams
P - T206 Walter Johnson portrait
P - T206 Mathewson portrait
P - 1972 Topps Nolan Ryan
P - 1949 Bowman Satchell Paige
Relief Pitcher - 1934 Goudey Lefty Grove
Pinch Runner - 1935 Muratti Jesse Owens

[leaflover]

The 1948-49 Leaf team wouldn't be too shabby.
LF-Ted Williams
CF-Joe DiMaggio
RF-Babe Ruth
3B-George Kell
SS-Lou Boudreau
2B-Jackie Robinson
1B-Stan Musial
C -Jim Hegan
RH-Bob Feller
LH-Warren Spahn

[hcv123]

Great responses all! Let's get a dozen more!