Baseball Hall of Fame Rookie Cards Discussion

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

You crushed it with this answer!!

If anyone is interested in the most current and up-to-date checklist (with images) of the earliest “cards” for each and every Cooperstown HOFer, please check out my website:

https://imageevent.com/derekgranger/hofearliest

It’s still a work in progress, but it certainly allows people with differing views of what constitutes a “rookie” or what constitutes a “card” to find the item that’s right for them. Feel free to contact me directly with proposed updates or with scans/photos I might be missing.

Wow great website thanks for sharing the LINK. Looks like a labor of love

[Seven]

I think it's a healthy discussion to have and something we can constantly go back and fourth with. I can only offer my limited perspective, as many of the pre-war cards that I seek are out of my price range.

I think due to quality control, the myriad of different companies and the countless sets that were put out before the war, I think it's almost impossible to pin down what a "Rookie Card" should be.