Stan Musial Rookie Cards

[Snowman]

I define a player's rookie card as their first card that I'd actually want to own. For Stan Musial, that's the 48 Leaf. And for Pete Rose, I consider the 64 Topps to be his rookie.

And no, I don't care about anyone else's definition of what a rookie card is. I only care about mine.

[ALR-bishop]

The Cardinals had some great years in the 40s but were terrible in the 50s. Musial had a very sound year in 63, his last. It was too bad he missed the team’s resurgence in the 60s, particularly 64

[Dave-Illini]

Not his rookie card but the most attractive Musial of that era.

[darwinbulldog]

I'd say Sears, mainly on the grounds that Propagandas are paperstock and therefore not cards.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Forgot about one more candidate, 1947 Sports Exchange Mini.

[Exhibitman]

The problem with the Sports Exchange cards is that they were issued over three years, so to be sure of the actual issue date you have to do some digging. That said, the advertising for the large format cards started in November 1946 with set one. Musial's large card is from Set 2, so I believe it is a 1947 card. The smaller version advertising still eludes me. if anyone has old TPSE issues and can check for the minis, that would be great.

[paul]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

The problem with the Sports Exchange cards is that they were issued over three years, so to be sure of the actual issue date you have to do some digging. That said, the advertising for the large format cards started in November 1946 with set one. Musial's large card is from Set 2, so I believe it is a 1947 card. The smaller version advertising still eludes me. if anyone has old TPSE issues and can check for the minis, that would be great.

I read a long time ago in SCD that the minis can be dated by the color on the borders. I have only red border and gold border cards in my collection, and I have them listed as 1948 for red and 1949 for gold based on what I read. By process of elimination, I'm guessing that the green borders are 1947, but I no longer have the SCD article and don't remember what it said about those. I think those are the only colors, but someone more knowledgeable can correct me if I'm wrong.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Snowman

I define a player's rookie card as their first card that I'd actually want to own. For Stan Musial, that's the 48 Leaf. And for Pete Rose, I consider the 64 Topps to be his rookie.

And no, I don't care about anyone else's definition of what a rookie card is. I only care about mine.

I hear what you're saying. For me, Dwight Gooden's rookie card will always be the 1985 Topps card. Why? Because at the time, my buddies and I thought that only weird, middle aged men who hung out at card shows even knew what the Traded Series were, much less knew where to buy them.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Snowman

I don't care about anyone else's definition of what a rookie card is. I only care about mine.

I feel exactly the same way about parking rules.