Rookie card list

[Forever Young]

Thanks guys!

[brianp-beme]

Just a point...some info on the list needs updating. For example, Ross Youngs Rookie card is actually his 1920-21 W514 (which has him identified as Pep Young).

Brian

[Peter_Spaeth]

Dunno about this list, it seems to consider minor league cards rookies, e.g. 1981 Pawtucket Wade Boggs, 1982 TMCA Tony Gwynn. More like a list of first cards.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Dunno about this list, it seems to consider minor league cards rookies, e.g. 1981 Pawtucket Wade Boggs, 1982 TMCA Tony Gwynn. More like a list of first cards.

The Old Cardboard list also includes other collectibles such as Cameo Pepsin pins and M101-1 supplements.

Also, as Brian said, it has not been updated in a while. For instance it still has Walter Johnson's rookie card as being the Novelty Cutlery postcard which they say is from 1907-09, while it is now pretty well accepted that this issue dates from 1910.

Here are two different lists that board member Phil Garry put together:

Rookie Cards: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=141603

Earliest Collectibles: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=128179

[triwak]

FYI, Phil Garry is the person who assembled the Old Cardboard list. Just wanted to give him props, for all his dedicated efforts. (Hi, Phil)!

[Vintageclout]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

The Old Cardboard list also includes other collectibles such as Cameo Pepsin pins and M101-1 supplements.

Also, as Brian said, it has not been updated in a while. For instance it still has Walter Johnson's rookie card as being the Novelty Cutlery postcard which they say is from 1907-09, while it is now pretty well accepted that this issue dates from 1910.

Here are two different lists that board member Phil Garry put together:

Rookie Cards: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=141603

Earliest Collectibles: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=128179

Thx Kevin for sharing Phil’s updated list. Regarding pre-1910 cards, there are still several inconsistencies such as the omission of W600s that were issued the SAME YEAR as the E107s, and in some cases, the W600s pre-date E107s during the 1903 calendar year (For example, the W600 Matty was issued in January 1903 vs. his E107 being released in the late Spring of 1903). In those instances, both cards should be listed. Also, the 1891 John H. Ryder Cy Young pre-dates the Just-So Tobacco, and is Cy Young’s true rookie card.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Hi Guys:

I just wanted to chime in on a topic that will always be of interest to me after spending a decade collecting BB HOF RC's myself. Although I am no longer active in the hobby, I still take a look at Net54 from time to time.

As you guys have surmised by now, the list that appears on the OldCardbaord website was compiled back in 2009 and marked a starting point for identifying rookie cards of Hall of Famers. Prior to that, there was very little such information available on any public forums. As feedback was received from other hardcore collectors over the years, my list eventually evolved into the link that Kevin posted (along with the other earliest collectibles list) as I developed a consensus of the most widely accepted definitions for "rookie card" status.

I later self-published a book detailing rookie card eligibility requirements for not only baseball HOF'ers but it also covers football, basketball & hockey as well, over $1,300 cards with over 99% of the cards pictured in the book. I still have some copies of that book available for sale if anyone is interested, please contact me.

[Leon]

Phil- You did a yeoman's job for the hobby. Thanks.