T206 & Old Judge

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

Connie Mack had an Old Judge card as a player and was an active manager in 1940 Play Ball (53 years)
Dusty Baker’s rookie card was 1971 Topps and he had a 2024 Topps Heritage card (53 years).
Can’t think of anyone close to those two.

And for fun, Ted Williams was an active player in 1940 and an active manager in 1971, linking (almost) the entire history of baseball cards with three people.

This has to be the best piece of baseball card information ever put forth. And Williams appeared in both the 1940 PB and 71 Topps issues. It's remarkable, isn't it?

[ValKehl]

The issue period for Clark Griffith's cards is almost the same as that for Connie Mack's cards, except that Griffith's Old Judge card was issued two years later than Mack's (1889 vs. 1887) and Griffith isn't in the 1951 Topps Connie Mack All-Stars set. Here are Griffith's 1889 Old Judge, 1948-50 Safe-T-Card, and 1950 Callahan:

[sreader3]

I believe Jimmie Reese has a 1925 Zeenut player card and a 1993 Carls Jr. coach card. That would be a 68 year span.

[BioCRN]

I don't own either, but Babe Pinelli has a 1917 Zee-Nut as a player and a 1955 Bowman as an umpire...just to toss a new branch on the discussion...

Ed Rommel, Jocko Conlan, and Lon Warneke are also umps in the 55 set with pre-war experience...might be missing someone, but Pinelli is the earliest player.

[egri]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

This has to be the best piece of baseball card information ever put forth. And Williams appeared in both the 1940 PB and 71 Topps issues. It's remarkable, isn't it?

You could stretch it a year further; Williams was in the 1939 Play Ball set as well.

If we're counting minor-league and special issues, Bobby Doerr was in the 1936 Goudey premiums, then was featured in the 2007 Topps Distinguished Service set.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by egri

You could stretch it a year further; Williams was in the 1939 Play Ball set as well.

If we're counting minor-league and special issues, Bobby Doerr was in the 1936 Goudey premiums, then was featured in the 2007 Topps Distinguished Service set.

The idea was to limit it to while the person was active in an on field capacity though.