Baseball Hall of Fame Rookie Cards Discussion

[Rhotchkiss]

I would define someone's rookie as the first solo image of them, on a professional team, on a media whose integrity is not compromised on a stand-alone basis.

I do not think rarity and/our ones lack of desire/interest in the media (cabinet, supplement, pin, etc) should matter.


I do agree with you that Alleghany is a tough one because only 1 of each player was ever made. For all we know, thousands ++ of E107s, M101s, W600s, etc were made and distributed

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

I would define someone's rookie as the first solo image of them, on a professional team, on a media whose integrity is not compromised on a stand-alone basis.

Ohh, I like that one. As to the latter part of the definition, I would look at intentionality when it comes to items like strip cards: was it meant to be cut out and stand alone? If so, it's on my list for sure. One of the bigger controversies in boxing cards is about Muhammad Ali's first card. There are two very early M-style issues: 1960 Hemmet's and 1962 Rekord.




Some collectors don't care for these because they are cut from larger media. Others contend that because they can stand alone and were designed to be cut out, they are cards.