Some T206 Trivia

[Kidnapped18]

No dice...JH Hart (Montgomery) is down on the list as he was born in 1878

Getting warmer on the youngest though! Correct birth year but wrong player
Gandil is in both the '14 and '15 CJ sets and he is very famous/infamous however he is the oldest of the nine youngest players on the T206 list (ie there are eight players younger than Chick).

Added clarification to III and yes Pattee is not in either CJ set

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

I’ll have a go:
I. JH Hart is oldest
II. Chick Gandil youngest
III. Pattee not in either set

[brianp-beme]

Oldest player - Arlie Latham?

Brian

[Lobo Aullando]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Oldest player - Arlie Latham?

Brian

That's my guess.



I would have said Fred Merkle for youngest, but I checked, and there have to be several minor leaguers younger than him.

[Kidnapped18]

Great job Lobo!

Fred Merkle is the youngest T206 player being born December 20, 1888.
MLB debut Sept. 21, 1907
Last MLB appearance Sept. 26, 1926
He is famous/infamous for his base running error that cost the Giants the 1908 NL Pennant named "Merkle's Boner".
He is card #78 in the 1914 and 1915 CJ sets.

I would have said Fred Merkle for youngest, but I checked, and there have to be several minor leaguers younger than him.[/QUOTE]

[Kidnapped18]

Great job Brian! Great job Lobo!
Arlie Latham is the oldest T206 player being born March 15, 1860 (some five years before Bill Hart who is the second oldest).
MLB debut July 5, 1880
Last MLB appearance Sept. 30, 1909

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Oldest player - Arlie Latham?

Brian

[Kidnapped18]

Latham

[skelly423]

Is Tris Speaker the youngest? If so, I could think of a few things he's famous/infamous for.

[Kidnapped18]

Correct birth year (1888) again but the answer is Merkle.
Speaker is in both the '14 and '15 CJ sets and he is very famous/infamous being part of the second HOF Class (1937)
He is the second oldest of the nine youngest players on the T206 list right behind Gandil (ie there are seven players younger than Speaker).
He was my favorite old time baseball player growing up!

Originally Posted by skelly423

Is Tris Speaker the youngest? If so, I could think of a few things he's famous/infamous for.

[Rhotchkiss]

Based solely on the fact that Titus wears the only mustache in the entire set, a look that was popular with the 1800s players, I would have guessed Titus as oldest.

[Kidnapped18]

Titus was born in 1876 and yes he does have that 1800's feel with the mustache!

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Based solely on the fact that Titus wears the only mustache in the entire set, a look that was popular with the 1800s players, I would have guessed Titus as oldest.

[Yoda]

III. Hal Chase who replaced Frank Chance in the '15 CJ set?

[Kidnapped18]

Merkle