What's the Best & Worst looking T206?

[brianp-beme]

Egan was also not an attractive player--when I have the chance I can post the only D381 I own, which happens to be Egan. I lucked into his D381 a few years back, but egad(!) what a face. I think the T206 makes him look relatively acceptable amongst polite society.

I have always been partial to the Leifield pitching pose--I am sucker for sherbert skies, and it has a great pitching pose to boot. If someone doesn't beat me to it, I will post this card too.

Brian

[vintagetoppsguy]

Best - Tim Jordan Batting - love the colors
Worst - Spike Shannon - just an ugly card

[Anthony S.]

Spike has always been one of my favorite cards from the set for just that reason. It's so odd. Looks like it was drawn by a 6 year old on bring your kid to work day.

The Bender and Walsh portraits have always been favorites of mine.

Stephens has an itty-bitty pomegranate head...

[T206Collector]

Definitely a beautiful card, with orange and strawberry sherbert sky...

[oldjudge]

I don't know the set as well as most of you, but I think the Cobb bat off shoulder pose is the best looking T206 I have ever seen.

[judsonhamlin]

The Lobert and Dougherty portraits (I'm at work, so no scans unless someone wants to help) are among the best and, up there with Shannon and Egan is McLean - drawn by a 8 year old, it seems

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

The Lobert and Dougherty portraits (I'm at work, so no scans unless someone wants to help) are among the best and, up there with Shannon and Egan is McLean - drawn by a 8 year old, it seems

Disagree on McLean -- this is one of my favorites because of the very dark blue uni and catcher's equipment. But it is childlike in its rendering to be sure....

[majordanby]

ive always liked the portraits

[eb548]

Cant narrow it down to just one so my votes are....

Best- Cobb Bat off Shoulder/Hal Chase Pink Portrait

Worst- Egan/Emil Batch

[brianp-beme]

Like I mentioned previously, I think the artist did a real good job at making Mr. Egan look as presentable as possible.


Brian

[celoknob]

Best: Keeler Batting
Worst: Egan

[ethicsprof]

johnson portrait is angelic.

mowrey looks like that talk scary Lurch fellow.


best,
barry

[nodgrass]

Tough to pick the best. There are many good ones. Fielder Jones-hands on hips, comes to mind. Camnitz-arms folded. Reulbach-glove showing. Of course, most of the portraits are really good.

Worst: easy- Spike Shannon
2nd Rube Kissinger

[E93]

I am biased because this is one of the first two T206s I got back in '79 or '80, but I have always thought this was one of the best looking cards in the set.

[Woundedduck]

Cool thread. Just marking so I can find it again and read all the responses.

[OldSchoolBaseball]

The WORST looking cards are the ones I have...

The BEST looking cards are the one I don't have.

Think about that one!

[Jason Carota]

The background on Bell's card is amazing. It looks like a thunderstorm building at sunset.


(Image courtesy of oldcardboard.com.)


I have to go with Egan for the worst.

[Tim Kindler]

Please excuxe the fact that I don't have any scans.(Maybe some fellow member can help me out but I always have thought of these two:

Best- Hart (Southern Leaguer)
Worst- Krueger (His stare and look always has creeped me out thinking it was Freddie before he starting wearing the glove with knives)

[CMIZ5290]

I think the rube waddell throwing is incredible. What an array of colors!

[tjb1952tjb]

I've always favored the Rube Waddell - throwing. The colors are terrific, and the left handed action depiction is great. On the other hand, I've always thought the Jim Stephens T206 looks inhuman.......(both cards are mine).

[Luke]

Apologies for my lack of a scanner

My Favorites:
Cobb bat off
Matty Black Cap
Johnson Port
M. Brown Port
Lobert

And I have to go with Egan. Anytime I am looking at a lot on ebay, his card always jumps out at me, and not in a good way.

[CMIZ5290]

Best- rube marquard hands at side. What colors!

[3-2-count]

Mike, how could I forget Mr. Walsh?? Yes, equally as sweet.

[Mikehealer]

Nice Tony.