Prewar cards of 20th century Non-HOF players with career batting average of .300+

[brianp-beme]

To make it a little easier to view, here are the remaining .300 hitters yet to be shown:


Joe Jackson .356 *

Bob Fothergill .326

Freddy Leach .307 *

Johnny Moore .307 *

Pat Duncan .307 *

Chick Stahl .305

Curtis Walker .304 *

Homer Summa .302 *

Patsy Donovan .301

Emmet Heidrick .300


Brian

[brianp-beme]

Honorary .300+ non-HOF hitter mention goes to Frank Demaree. With 1241 hits in 4144 at bats, his batting average is .2994691. If taken out to the 5th decimal place, the 6 will round up the 4 to a 5, and then that 5 would cause the resulting .2995 to round up to the exalted .300 level for his career. If he only had gotten one more hit (that hit could even have been within 2 more at bats), or instead one less at bat, he would have made it.

Brian (I find that I more readily accept an extra dose of front damage on the 1938 Goudey cards with the cartoons, compared to the ones without, because there is so much going on with them visually, the damage just adds to the wonderful visual cacophony)

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Pat Duncan .307

Louis "Pat" Baird Duncan:

[brianp-beme]

Honorary .300+ non-HOF hitter mention goes to Frank Demaree. With 1241 hits in 4144 at bats, his batting average is .2994691. If taken out to the 5th decimal place, the 6 will round up the 4 to a 5, and then that 5 would cause the resulting .2995 to round up to the exalted .300 level for his career. If he only had gotten one more hit (that hit could even have been within 2 more at bats), or instead one less at bat, he would have made the .300 club.

Brian (I find that I more readily accept an extra dose of front damage on the 1938 Goudey cards with the cartoons, compared to the ones without, because there is so much going on with them visually, the damage just adds to the wonderful visual cacophony)

[brianp-beme]

I just posted this 1937 Wheaties Series 9 cereal box panel of Zeke Bonura in the "Smile" thread, but I guess it makes sense to post it here as well, as it even mentions his lifetime .300 hitter qualifications.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

I was digging around the petunia patch in the back when I encountered the below scans of cards of four career .300 hitters not yet shown.

Also below is the updated list of remaining 'not shown yet' players. There are relatively few items available for these gentlemen (besides Joe, and he doesn't have an overload of availability either). I have listed the card-like things that I know about for each player (besides Joe) that qualify as both prewar and 20th century. I believe folks who have failed to check out this thread are the ones hoarding all the Joe Jackson cards. Someone out there must have one to share. Don't make me post my excuse of a Joe Jackson prewar card.


Joe Jackson .356

Bob Fothergill .326: 1928 Exhibits, 1928 Star Player Candy, 1933 Wheaties Minneapolis Millers, 1933-34 Worch Cigar American Association

Chick Stahl .305: 1902 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 1, 1904 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 4, 1903-04 E107 Breisch-Williams, 1905-09 Carl Horner Cabinets

Patsy Donovan .301: 1902 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 2, 1904 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 3, 1906 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 4, 1904 Allegheny Card Company, 1906 WG2 Fan Craze A.L., 1910-11 M116 Sporting Life (M116)

Emmet Heidrick .300: 6/30/1900 Sporting News Supplements, 1903 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 3, 1903-04 E107 Breisch-Williams


And now for those petunia patch scans:


Freddy Leach - 1933 Goudey (even says it twice on the back of his card that he belongs on the .300 hitter list)

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Curtis Walker - W501

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Homer Summa - 1931 Zeenut

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Johnny Moore - 1930 Zeenut

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Brian

[brianp-beme]

This 1936 Goudey World Wide Pen card of Ethan Allen deserves to be on this thread because of extra player in the photo.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

My warning was not heeded. Here is the Lord Catches His Man T202 center panel...my excuse for a Joe Jackson card.

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Probably my last post on this thread, but feel free to add more cards to the thread. And below are the final non-posted fearsome four again, just in case anyone stumbles across this thread that is rich with early 20th century cards and/or late 1920's to early 1930's obscure issues.


Bob Fothergill .326: 1928 Exhibits, 1928 Star Player Candy, 1933 Wheaties Minneapolis Millers, 1933-34 Worch Cigar American Association

Chick Stahl .305: 1902 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 1, 1904 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 4, 1903-04 E107 Breisch-Williams, 1905-09 Carl Horner Cabinets

Patsy Donovan .301: 1902 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 2, 1904 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 3, 1906 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 4, 1904 Allegheny Card Company, 1906 WG2 Fan Craze A.L., 1910-11 M116 Sporting Life (M116)

Emmet Heidrick .300: 6/30/1900 Sporting News Supplements, 1903 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 type 3, 1903-04 E107 Breisch-Williams


Brian