T206 & Old Judge

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Why were Speaker and Collins (and Lajoie) included in this set? None were still active. Might as well have thrown Ty and WaJo into the mix as other recently retired greats.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Why were Speaker and Collins (and Lajoie) included in this set? None were still active. Might as well have thrown Ty and WaJo into the mix as other recently retired greats.

We could actually count Cobb in the mix too, since he was in T206, and 1933 Goudey Sport Kings.

Steve

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Why were Speaker and Collins (and Lajoie) included in this set? None were still active.

Perhaps added as fillers to puff up the set to 240 cards.

Brian (my filler is BO-tox...aka Body Odor toxic)

[petecld]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Why were Speaker and Collins (and Lajoie) included in this set? None were still active. Might as well have thrown Ty and WaJo into the mix as other recently retired greats.

I've always felt Speaker (being retired) was actually intended for the Sport Kings set but for whatever reason they needed to fill in a last minute empty spot in the Goudey set so Speaker got added.

With Hubbell having such great year in 1933 they moved him to Sport Kings at the last minute which would explain why he is at the end of the set and then used Lajoie who was supposed to be a Sport Kings card but they had to cover spot #106 unexpectedly. The style of Lajoie's portrait doesn't match the other '33 Goudey cards at all.

Collins was general manager for the Red Sox in 1933 and his card really doesn't look like him so I wonder if he was just a name to use instead of the guy in the artwork.

Just speculation..