HOFer's Shown on cards with a team they never played for

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by ncinin

Roberts being on a 1962 Topps card as a Yankee messed me up on the Immaculate Grid once. I almost fell it again today but remembered he actually never played for the Yankees.

For the Grid, just remember that he was an Astro, as was Eddie Mathews. The Astros don't have very many non-obvious HOF choices to fill a square with a low percentage option!

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

For the Grid, just remember that he was an Astro, as was Eddie Mathews. The Astros don't have very many non-obvious HOF choices to fill a square with a low percentage option!

Eddie was also a Tiger, making him a good choice for Detroit selections as well.

[packs]

Not a HOFer but one of Lou Piniella’s many rookie cards pictures him on the 1969 Pilots. But he was traded before the season began.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by packs

Not a HOFer but one of Lou Piniella’s many rookie cards pictures him on the 1969 Pilots. But he was traded before the season began.

I want to say Lou ranks second to the unforgettable Bill Davis for most appearances on multi-player Topps RCs. I think Lou has 4 and Davis 5.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

I want to say Lou ranks second to the unforgettable Bill Davis for most appearances on multi-player Topps RCs. I think Lou has 4 and Davis 5.

I thought only 3 for Lou? The 4 year gap between the first two is impressive though. Davis was consecutive.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I thought only 3 for Lou? The 4 year gap between the first two is impressive though. Davis was consecutive.

Yes, I could be mistaken on the numbers. Off by one.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Eddie was also a Tiger, making him a good choice for Detroit selections as well.

Sometimes it works as a decent choice, sometimes not. People remember Eddie with Detroit because it was 1968, so not always a great one if you're going for a low score. But it does work out favorably on occasion.

Want a low percentage Tiger HOFer? Can't seem to go wrong with Sam Thompson.

[ncinin]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

For the Grid, just remember that he was an Astro, as was Eddie Mathews. The Astros don't have very many non-obvious HOF choices to fill a square with a low percentage option!

The grid today has a Yankee pitcher who won 200 or more games. I almost fell for Roberts again but remembered I missed a grid once because of Roberts’ 1962 card where I needed a player who was once a Yankee and Astro.

I have messed up about 5 grids due to a player I remembered on a card but actually never played for the team, for instance 1969 Russ Nixon and 1969 Jon Warden. Neither played for the team on the card.

[brianp-beme]

The more commonly encountered E90-1 identifies Fred Clarke as playing for the Philadelphia Phillies in its caption. The corrected version got it...correct.

Brian (card not mine)