Favorite Image on a Trading Card

[Exhibitman]

1974 Topps had two of my favorite action cards:





1964 Morinaga Katsuya Nomura:



Such a classic baseball catcher pose. For those who don't follow Japanese baseball (from Wikipedia):

During his over 26-season playing career mostly spent with the Nankai Hawks, he became one of NPB's greatest offensive catchers. He was awarded the Pacific League MVP Award five times, was a Best Nine selection 19 times (basically, the best catcher in the game), became the first NPB batter to win the Triple Crown in 1965, and holds the record for second-most home runs (657) and RBIs (1,988) in NPB history to go with 2,901 hits

[the-illini]

JKA Jimmy Sheckard

[jingram058]

In terms of looks, the 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig takes the cake with me today. It captures Lou in all his glory. Just a truly beautiful card. But the 1933 DeLong cards and 1953 Bowman color cards are gorgeous, too, IMO. I love Whitey Lockman in the Polo Grounds, in living color. Bobby Morgan's pic shows off the Brooklyn Dodgers blue perfectly, and Pee Wee Reese firing over a sliding ballplayer (some say Gil Hodges) at Vero Beach is maybe the perfect baseball card.

[ClementeFanOh]

The look of Ed Cicotte on his 1914/15 Cracker Jacks- perfect for him

Trent King

[Yoda]

How about the Williard Chocolate of Cobb? Leon, I think you could help me with a scan. Please.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Yoda

How about the Williard Chocolate of Cobb? Leon, I think you could help me with a scan. Please.

Not Leon, but an amazing simulation. Here is a V100 Willard's of Cobb pulled from the internet. I assume it is this one from 1923, and not the much smaller and less interesting 1924 Willard's of Ty.

Brian

[GaryPassamonte]

Not my card.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Not Leon, but an amazing simulation. Here is a V100 Willard's of Cobb pulled from the internet. I assume it is this one from 1923, and not the much smaller and less interesting 1924 Willard's of Ty.

Brian

Brian, thanks for posting the scan and ,yes, that is the card indeed. I love that Ty seems to be enjoying playing in a sand lot game.

[Vintagedeputy]

Here is my choice.

[metroac]

My favorite cards of my favorite player. (The Red Heart is no longer in the screw-down.)

[vthobby]

Red Sox fan here but I'll never forget seeing this amazing pic from the 1st time I pulled it back in 1978 to just now! Munson behind him.........what a cool "real" shot!

Peace, Mike

PS It's all there, the dirt, the grass, the chalk, the bat, helmet, glove.... LOVE it!

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[Aaron Seefeldt]

It’s gotta be the red

[brianp-beme]

I have a lot of favorites, but here is one of them...a Diamond Stars card of Fritz Ostermueller.

Brian