Show me your 1939-1941 Play Ball Cards

[GeoPoto]

Everybody on this board knows 1941 saw Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 56 consecutive games (get stopped and then hit in 16 more!) and Ted Williams go 6 for 8 on the last day to hit .406 for the season (only .002 below DiMaggio’s average during his 56-game streak!). But how many know who led the AL in hits that year?

Cecil H. Travis. Infielder for the Washington Senators in 1933-1941 and 1945-1947. 1,544 hits and 27 home runs over 12 MLB seasons. 3-time All-Star. One of two to get 5 hits in first game. Led American League in hits in 1941 despite DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak and Ted Williams hitting .406. His best season was 1941 as he posted a .410 OBP with 101 RBIs in 663 plate appearances. In Army during 1942-45, wound up a frostbite victim in Battle of Bulge and Bronze Star recipient. Return to MLB after war surgery was not the same.


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[jingram058]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

Everybody on this board knows 1941 saw Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 56 consecutive games (get stopped and then hit in 16 more!) and Ted Williams go 6 for 8 on the last day to hit .406 for the season (only .002 below DiMaggio’s average during his 56-game streak!). But how many know who led the AL in hits that year?

Cecil H. Travis. Infielder for the Washington Senators in 1933-1941 and 1945-1947. 1,544 hits and 27 home runs over 12 MLB seasons. 3-time All-Star. One of two to get 5 hits in first game. Led American League in hits in 1941 despite DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak and Ted Williams hitting .406. His best season was 1941 as he posted a .410 OBP with 101 RBIs in 663 plate appearances. In Army during 1942-45, wound up a frostbite victim in Battle of Bulge and Bronze Star recipient. Return to MLB after war surgery was not the same.

Could not agree more about Cecil Travis. One of my all-time favorites.

[brianp-beme]

Here is a 1941 Play Ball common of Johnny Cooney (although I am sure Johnny didn't think he was common, just like the vast majority of us don't think we are common). My Play Ball preference has always been 1941(nice color), then 1939 (good b/w photos), and then 1940 at the bottom (I don't like the sepia tint, and all the post-career cards remind me of the early 1960's Fleer sets).

Cooney is interesting in that he had a 20 year career in the majors, the first 9 as a pitcher for 159 games, and then after four years in the minors, the second half of his MLB career came as a position player, ending up with just under 1000 hits and .286 batting average.

Brian (undoubtedly common in comparison)

[darkhorse9]

I always loved the shade thrown on the first line of Harry "Gunboat" Gumperts 1941 card.

[jmoran19]

love the 1941 set. Back in the late 70's got a bunch of wrong back cards from a HS friend that his dad collected when he was a kid. Most are long gone but trying to complete the set, shooting for SGC 5/60's. My contribution

[LuckyLarry]

I completed the 1941 set and need 15 cards to finish the 1939 set and 9 cards to finish the 1940 set.

I like this 1941 card #36 Barney McCosky with "HITLER STINKS" stamped on the back.

Larry

[LuckyLarry]

I also have this 1939 "colorized" version which I think is pretty rare?
Larry

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

I completed the 1941 set and need 15 cards to finish the 1939 set and 9 cards to finish the 1940 set.

I like this 1941 card #36 Barney McCosky with "HITLER STINKS" stamped on the back.

Larry

That is amazing! And he sure did.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by LuckyLarry

I completed the 1941 set and need 15 cards to finish the 1939 set and 9 cards to finish the 1940 set.

I like this 1941 card #36 Barney McCosky with "HITLER STINKS" stamped on the back.

I think this one wins for the coolest period stamp I've seen.