Series #1 Card set for players Pre 1930...who makes the 54 player cut?

[judsonhamlin]

wrong thread

[Golfcollector]

Thanks for chiming in so far guys,

Yes this is for players who made an appearance pre 1930

Series 2 is in another thread (no comments yet on that one) for post 1930 players.

I will get a few updated, and yeah, some are pretty much no brainers.

[Golfcollector]

Judson, Martin Dhigo, John Ward? and Lloyd...is that Pop Lloyd you are suggesting? Just making sure

[RCMcKenzie]

Sounds like the 1987 Nestle cards. You can still reconsider and do net54 posters instead. Are you making cards like Helmar Brew or is this a hypothetical card set?

[trambo]

Joe Jackson
Addie Joss

[alywa]

How has nobody listed Wagner?

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by alywa

How has nobody listed Wagner?

He was too obvious and I like Matty more.

[frankbmd]

Why not just put the names of all HOFers in a hat or two and pick 54? If we want non-HOFers, I nominate Ten Million and Eddie Gaedel.

[Peter_Spaeth]

1.000 OBP for Gaedel.

[Peter_Spaeth]

If people are only voting for one, or a random number at a time, how are you possibly going to rank these or determine who makes the list if you get more than 54 names? Sorry I love polls and such but have no idea how this one is supposed to work. But if you want some random names, GC Alexander, Home Run Baker and Willie Keeler.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Why not just put the names of all HOFers in a hat or two and pick 54? If we want non-HOFers, I nominate Ten Million and Eddie Gaedel.

Merkle, for the boner play story alone.

[Rhotchkiss]

Because, I have nothing better to do....

I think the first five should be the inaugural HOF Class:

1. Ruth
2. Cobb
3. Wagner
4. Johnson
5. Mathewson

Then, not necessarily in this order

6. Young
7. Jackson
8. Plank
9. Speaker
10. Hornsby
11. Mack
12. Lajoie
13. Anson
14. E. Collins
15. Foxx
16. McGraw
17. Keeler
18. Tinker
19. Evers
20. Chance
21. Baker
22. Bender
23. H Wright
24. M Brown
25. Chase
26. Kelly
27. Comiskey
28. Alexander
29. Walsh
30. Joss
31. Crawford
32. Wheat
Bunch of people who started in the 20’s and maybe others from before 1900

54. Gehrig

[Peter_Spaeth]

Ott. Foxx. Grove. Heilmann. Sisler. M Brown. Walsh.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Because, I have nothing better to do....

I think the first five should be the inaugural HOF Class:

1. Ruth
2. Cobb
3. Wagner
4. Johnson
5. Young

Then, not necessarily in this order

6. Young

Ryan,

Just to clarify, is number 5 Cy Yound and number 6 Irv Young?


JK


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[judsonhamlin]

Pop Lloyd. Definitely.
Eddie Plank

[judsonhamlin]

And Monte Ward as a player and labor leader. Dihigo as one of the dominant pitchers amongst his contemporaries

[nat]

How about interesting but not necessarily great players?

Bill Bergen - probably the worst player to have a long career
Jim Creighton - sort of a proto-Sandy Koufax
Lefty O'Doul - great player for a short time, and hugely influential in Japan

Edited to add:

Buzz Arlett - minor league superstar
Lip Pike - pro baseball's first homerun champ

Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb have enough cards (fantasy and otherwise) already, and it doesn't take any knowledge or real appreciation of baseball to make more of them. We've got lots of people here who know a lot about the history of baseball, let's use it to make some interesting cards.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Ryan,

Just to clarify, is number 5 Cy Yound and number 6 Irv Young?


JK


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Yikes!! Nice catch. I meant Matty at 5 and CY Young at 6. To me, Irv’s only Claim to fame is fronting as CY on the E98s, and that’s not net54-card-worthy

[ALBB]

The one , the only - Heinie Meinie

[Golfcollector]

yeah, 54 players makes it tough...I will just let this discussion keep rolling. It is interesting to me to see some of the various names. The knowledge on this board continues to impress me, and seeing some of these more obscure names and some background on them has made me google search a bit.

Keep em coming

[Golfcollector]

. sorry it entered my last post twice

[peterb69]

Old Hoss Radbourn

[DeafSports]

William "Dummy" Hoy is "almost must" to be in this series

[Steve L]

Jake Daubert

[commishbob]

I hope that when the list is finalized that Chief Bender is included. Player, coach, a trailblazer. A lifelong baseball man.

[Throttlesteer]

Another vote for Heilmann. Also, Ed Delahanty.

[jasonc]

Not on your list so far, but should be IMO:

* Shoeless Joe Jackson
* Honus Wagner
Grover Alexander
Cap Anson