Which t206 Southern League player is the toughest?

[KaiserCurt]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hi Dave

I have completed several T206 sets, and "Shag" was always tough to find. Like you, I didn't quite understand why. Back in the late 1990's, at the Fort Washington Philly Show,
I found out why. A customer from Canada bought the two Shaughnessy cards I had on my table. He told me Frank Shaughnessy has a huge following with Canadian collectors,
they will buy any thing of his. So, the "Shaughnessy craze" is simply due to "supply vs demand".

Frank is in the Canadian Baseball HOF and Football Hall of Fames and the McGill University Sports HOF.

Here's a picture of him when he was the President of the International League (1936 - 1960).




TED Z

T206 Reference
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I’ve heard that in addition to the opinion that his hairstyle is pretty neat, so people sought him out/ hoarded him like Titus

[where the gold at?]

bill huggins had about 18 shags but he sold them off a while ago..

[philliesfan]

I am glad to have a Shag in my collection......with a Hindu back.

[CMIZ5290]

I agree with Reagan, especially in high grades....

[Bobbycee]

For me its Ray Ryan. He was the last player for me to finish off the Southern Leaguers. Think of how often you see his cards on eBay. Rarely.

[sreader3]

Originally Posted by Bobbycee

For me its Ray Ryan. He was the last player for me to finish off the Southern Leaguers. Think of how often you see his cards on eBay. Rarely.

Even though Ryan did not rank in the top tier under my methodology I had a some trouble finding a PSA 5 copy back in the day.

[steve B]

It's interesting that out of the group of 8 blank backs I got, four are in that top 10. Maybe the SL wasn't helping sales and they decided to stop using them earlier than expected?

Breitenstine
Ellam
Cranston
Coles
Fritz
Guiheen
Reagan
Sahughnessy