Baseball Card Trivia Question

[Peter_Spaeth]

Is Willie McCovey the only player to appear on a rookie card and an All Star card the same year?

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Is Willie McCovey the only player to appear on a rookie card and an All Star card the same year?

One other guy... Mark Fidrych.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Here's one to which I don't know the answer. What player appears on the most cards in a single year. Base card, AS, WS, MVP, leaders, other multiple player cards (e.g. Managers Dream), and any picture on a checklist all count. It must be Mantle or Mays but I have no clue.

[JollyElm]

Wild guess, but Mantle has a slew of cards in the 1961 set.

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Here's one to which I don't know the answer. What player appears on the most cards in a single year. Base card, AS, WS, MVP, leaders, other multiple player cards (e.g. Managers Dream), and any picture on a checklist all count. It must be Mantle or Mays but I have no clue.

Ted Williams appears a bunch of times in the 1959 Fleer set.

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Ted Williams appears a bunch of times in the 1959 Fleer set.

lol

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Here's one to which I don't know the answer. What player appears on the most cards in a single year. Base card, AS, WS, MVP, leaders, other multiple player cards (e.g. Managers Dream), and any picture on a checklist all count. It must be Mantle or Mays but I have no clue.

Okay seriously. Excluding Babe Ruth appearing 10 times in the 1962 set, and all the Hank Aaron specials in the 1974 set, and I'd exclude team cards as well, 1961 Mantle is a good guess (he has 5) but Yaz shows up on 7 cards in the 1968 Topps set. Regular, All-Star, 3 Leader Cards, World Series Card, and Checklist. Can anyone think of a player legitimately appearing on more than 7 in one set?

[Gr8Beldini]

In addition to Yaz with 7 cards in 1968, Bob Gibson has 7 cards in 1969: Regular, All-Star, 3 League Leaders, World Series, Checklist. Gibson is actually mentioned on an 8th card, World Series Game 4 "Brock Leadoff Homerun" (picture of Brock) followed by "Gibson Wins 7th in a Row" though since Brock is featured, not Gibson, I wouldn't count that.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Okay seriously. Excluding Babe Ruth appearing 10 times in the 1962 set, and all the Hank Aaron specials in the 1974 set, and I'd exclude team cards as well, 1961 Mantle is a good guess (he has 5) but Yaz shows up on 7 cards in the 1968 Topps set. Regular, All-Star, 3 Leader Cards, World Series Card, and Checklist. Can anyone think of a player legitimately appearing on more than 7 in one set?

Mantle is on 5 in 62 as well. Base, AS, HR Leaders, Managers Dream, Switch Hitter Connects.

[Gr8Beldini]

Seaver in 1972 and Frank Robinson in 1967 both have 6, but I'm fairly certain that nobody will beat the 7 that 1968 Yaz and 1969 Gibson are legitimately featured on.

[cardinalcollector]

If you counted the Yaz puzzle on the backs of the 1968 TSN All-Stars, which is not a huge stretch, you could add another 9 cards to his count!