Question about Tom Barker Baseball Card Game

[scooter729]

Doesn't totally answer the questions, but seemed like a good time to share these two boxes which the sets came in. One of them has a Fenway Breweries ad on the back.

[FrankWakefield]

Todd, that's correct, those 4 cards I posted are all from WG5 National Game. Every time I look at the Scorecard card, my eyes go to that "use pin stuck in card to keep track of baserunners" line, and I cringe. A 9 year old me would have been doing that very thing. I'm glad no kid was poking holes in the card I have.

Scott, both of those boxes have ads on them, and they are great looking! Any idea if they held WG5s or WG6s?


Everyone, look at the bottom of the thread page, where Net54 lists similar threads. The top thread shows Tom Barker vs The National Game. And in that thread, Leon posted the rules paper for the Tom Barker game.

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Scott, both of those boxes have ads on them, and they are great looking! Any idea if they held WG5s or WG6s?

Frank - both boxes have the runner and say "National Game" on one side. One has the Fenway Breweries ad on the reverse, and the other has this National Game logo on the flip.

Not to get off-topic, but confusing to me is where the Home Run Baker card with the Fenway Breweries ad would be found. Most Baker cards have the Tom Barker back, but I have one with the National Game back as well. Were they found in these box sets which have the Fenway Breweries ad?

[Southpaw85]

About 25 years ago my family received a moderately used set of WG5 National Game (avg. PSA 7) including the original box and 53/54 cards. It was missing the original score card - likely destroyed and tossed after a few uses. It did *not* include the above rules sheet.

[brianp-beme]

Here is what I believe is the National Game version of the scorecard on the left, and the Tom Barker version (this example has the Fenway ad stamp) on the right. Both of these got some nice usage, including a fair amount of pin poking on the Barker card.

Brian

[nolemmings]

Brian, there is another version of the scorecard-- one that uses the Fenway front and the how to hold cards back.

[Svabinsky78]

Both the National Game and Tom Barker are relatively scarce....with the Tom Barker being the more scarce of the two.....

i.e.....There are 36 Alexander Tom Barker PSA graded cards.....versus 72 National Game cards....

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Brian, there is another version of the scorecard-- one that uses the Fenway front and the how to hold cards back.

Hi Todd, perhaps that does indicate, along with the Fenway stamped Baker that Scott says he has, that the Fenway stamp was not exclusive to the Tom Barker issue, which I have lived my whole collecting life under the false assumption that Fenway stamps were only associated with Tom Barker cards.

My new assumption is that the Fenway stamped National Game cards were issued in a much smaller quantity compared to the Fenway stamped Barker cards.

Brian (I am assuming the position that my assumptions are always likely to be blown to bits)

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Frank - both boxes have the runner and say "National Game" on one side. One has the Fenway Breweries ad on the reverse, and the other has this National Game logo on the flip.

Not to get off-topic, but confusing to me is where the Home Run Baker card with the Fenway Breweries ad would be found. Most Baker cards have the Tom Barker back, but I have one with the National Game back as well. Were they found in these box sets which have the Fenway Breweries ad?

Scott, I've always been interested about the Fenway Breweries stamped Baker and would love to own one someday, the mystery about that card has always fascinated me.