Collecting every team

[BobC]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Bob, right off the top of my head, I know there are cards of Federal League players in the T214 and T216 sets, and perhaps in other sets as well. Here's a T214 Federal League card:

Thanks Val,

Like I said, I wasn't sure, and was hoping if I was wrong that someone else might speak up, so thank you for chiming in. For me, the T214 and T216 sets are ones I never really got into collecting, so don't know much about them. Always great to learn something new though.

[BobC]

Hey, for the OP, here's the list of teams that made up the Federal League from 1913-1915. It might be used to look at what cards of what Federal League teams did show up in the Cracker Jack, T214, and T216 sets. There could maybe be a case where only one card for a particular Federal League team was ever issued among these different sets. That would certainly seem to make that team's card a possible candidate to answer the OP's question.


Teams........................Seasons.....Comment
Baltimore Terrapins......1914–15
Brooklyn Tip-Tops........1914–15
Buffalo Blues...............1914–15....Initially known as the Buffeds
Chicago Whales...........1913–15.....Initially known as the Federals or Keeleys
Cleveland Green Sox....1913
Covington Blue Sox......1913..........Also known as the Colonels. Transferred to Kansas City, mid-season 1913
Indianapolis Hoosiers....1913–14.....Moved to Newark in 1915
Kansas City Packers......1913–15.....Had been in Covington until mid-season 1913
Newark Peppers...........1915...........Moved from Indianapolis following the 1914 season
Pittsburgh Rebels.........1913–15.....Known as the Filipinos in 1913, and initially as the Stogies in 1914
St. Louis Terriers....... ..1913–15

After coming across some more info regarding Federal League teams on baseball cards, from SABR's site, looks like one of the Federal League teams may not be the answer to the OP's question after all. The article also mentions heretofore unnamed other sets that Federal League team players were included in.

https://sabr.org/research/article/fe...aseball-cards/

[brianp-beme]

Here is a relatively recent thread that has some good information on sets featuring Federal League players.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...hlight=federal

Brian

[BuzzD]

Maybe Bresnahan, Toledo Iron Men 1916-19?

[nolemmings]

This T213-2 should prove to be a challenge (not mine of course):


You'll probably encounter some pretty obscure team-issued minor league sets as well.

[FrankWakefield]

I'm thinking that there will be several minor league cards for a team that was in existance only briefly... that would be the answer to the OP's enquiry.

But golly, seeing BobC's list of Federal League teams, I don't recall seeing a card for that 1913 team that was in my home state; anyone ever seen a card for the Covington Blue Sox or the Covington Colonels? If you have one can you post one?

[oldjudge]

In the Old Judge set it would be Wilkes Barre --only one card known of John Irwin with the team.

[jjbond]

Just saw this thread, and it got me thinking - *WERE* there cards of the 1913 Federal League teams? (when they were a minor league). So, the Green Sox, Colonels/Blue Sox/Packers, Filipinos, Keeleys, Hoosiers, Terriers. Had never thought that that could be a possibility......

Originally Posted by BobC

Hey, for the OP, here's the list of teams that made up the Federal League from 1913-1915. It might be used to look at what cards of what Federal League teams did show up in the Cracker Jack, T214, and T216 sets. There could maybe be a case where only one card for a particular Federal League team was ever issued among these different sets. That would certainly seem to make that team's card a possible candidate to answer the OP's question.


Teams........................Seasons.....Comment
Baltimore Terrapins......1914–15
Brooklyn Tip-Tops........1914–15
Buffalo Blues...............1914–15....Initially known as the Buffeds
Chicago Whales...........1913–15.....Initially known as the Federals or Keeleys
Cleveland Green Sox....1913
Covington Blue Sox......1913..........Also known as the Colonels. Transferred to Kansas City, mid-season 1913
Indianapolis Hoosiers....1913–14.....Moved to Newark in 1915
Kansas City Packers......1913–15.....Had been in Covington until mid-season 1913
Newark Peppers...........1915...........Moved from Indianapolis following the 1914 season
Pittsburgh Rebels.........1913–15.....Known as the Filipinos in 1913, and initially as the Stogies in 1914
St. Louis Terriers....... ..1913–15

After coming across some more info regarding Federal League teams on baseball cards, from SABR's site, looks like one of the Federal League teams may not be the answer to the OP's question after all. The article also mentions heretofore unnamed other sets that Federal League team players were included in.

https://sabr.org/research/article/fe...aseball-cards/