Rookie card list

[Leon]

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

[bcbgcbrcb]

Thanks, Leon.

BTW have the Net54 Dinners still been going on at the Nationals the past few years? I haven’t been around for the past few years but 2020 is going to be back in my old home state of New Jersey so I am planning to make the trip for that one and would love to attend the dinner again.

Looking forward to your reply back.

[Snapolit1]

Wouldn’t hold my breath for a dinner in AC. Last time it was in AC there was nothing but endless belly aching about how inconvenient AC is and how dangerous of a town it is. Lots of murders there, etc. Unlike Chicago, which hasn’t seen a murder in like, oh, 2 hours probably.

[Leon]

I didn't go to AC so there wasn't one. There will be a Net54 Banquet this year in Chitown, at the Embassy Suites, on Friday night. Not sure about ones in the future yet.

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Thanks, Leon.

BTW have the Net54 Dinners still been going on at the Nationals the past few years? I haven’t been around for the past few years but 2020 is going to be back in my old home state of New Jersey so I am planning to make the trip for that one and would love to attend the dinner again.

Looking forward to your reply back.

[h2oya311]

This is a work in progress, but I think you guys will like the concept. Since no one can agree on the definition of "rookie" or even on the definition of a "card", I have decided to show/list them all. I have a huge spreadsheet and database of images for the earliest cards and photos for each HOFer and have taken on the ridiculously tedious task of adding them all to my website.

I have updated this album for the first 31 baseball HOFers (alphabetically). I'll add more in the coming weeks/months/year. You'll see that it is far more comprehensive than any other list you will find out there and there are some items here that never made it onto Phil's list or the old cardboard website. That said, major props have to go to Phil Garry with all the research he did up to about 2015. His work is legendary.

I don't pretend to have seen everything that's out there, but I have done my best to stay on top of any early cards and photos that have made an appearance in the past 10+ years on the internet, scouring AHs and eBay. If you all know of anything I'm missing on my website, please let me know via pm or email.

Enjoy!

https://imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofearliest

[triwak]

Very nice, Derek!! Look forward to following your progress.

[Baseball Rarities]

Awesome Derek. Great work. Keep it going!

[brianp-beme]

Nice Derek. I like the consolidated, you choose what a rookie for each player is among all items listed, because a consensus rookie card/item will probably never be determined for many players.

Brian (great start, looking forward to more entries when you post them)