Negro leaguers

[Leon]

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First card, Not hof'ers but a neat card nonetheless.

Second card (d305s) a card that is still attainable...

Originally Posted by dbussell12

Great thread!! I too prefer the Paige 53 Topps. Its one of my favorite cards ever, if not my favorite.

I would also mention the Monte Irvin Red Man Tobacco card. Very affordable and absolutely beautiful. The Minoso is superb as well. Larry Doby '51 Bowman perhaps the best of the set; one of the best of the 50s. Jackie's 54 topps is very affordable contextually, but his '53 to me is absolutely iconic!! You can also get a willie mays exhibit card for just a couple of bucks. Identify it well by using tools online; you can even mark one printed in his rookie year!

[JLange]

In my opinion, one of the most underrated collectibles in the hobby - the 1947 Cleveland Indians Picture Pack Larry Doby. The set was originally available and complete at 25 pictures before Doby broke in July 5, 1947. The team added Doby to sets perhaps sometime in July - Aug timeframe. Singles can be found but rarely see the full set of 26 with Doby.

Still very affordable at hundreds, not thousands, of dollars.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Good one, Jason. Once had one of those.

[bleeckerstreetcards]

this was yesterday's mailday. signed 7 yrs and 1 day before I was born.

[drmiraculous]

Piper Davis was in Mother's Cookies '53 set with Oakland though not a "Negro League" team it was absolutely his playing days.

[John1941]

Originally Posted by drmiraculous

Piper Davis was in Mother's Cookies '53 set with Oakland where he roomed with Billy Martin, though not a "Negro League" team it was absolutely his playing days.

By the time Piper Davis joined the Oaks, Billy Martin was playing with the Yankees. Martin did, however, room with Artie Wilson.

[drmiraculous]

Originally Posted by John1941

By the time Piper Davis joined the Oaks, Billy Martin was playing with the Yankees. Martin did, however, room with Artie Wilson.

Ah I must have crossed them up! Thanks!

[ASF123]

Originally Posted by bleeckerstreetcards

this was yesterday's mailday. signed 7 yrs and 1 day before I was born.

Wait…*before* you were born?

Great card, (very) young man!

[bleeckerstreetcards]

Originally Posted by ASF123

Wait…*before* you were born?

Great card, (very) young man!

haha thank you Andrew!

[jjbond]

This is quite an interesting thread, and will require a lot more research on my part in order to understand the history of the Negro leagues. It seems I tend to gravitate towards baseball leagues on the periphery of MLB (I started with Federal League....then Japanese baseball....so it seems like this is a natural extension of my interests).

Is there a suggested book or website that details which baseball cards that exist of players who were formerly in the Negro leagues? It's clear I'll have to dive into the threads on the Cuban cards, but it seems like it'd be just a subset of them I'm interested in at the moment.