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Most diffcult Hall of Famer?
Sorry if this has been discussed a lot, but couldn't find it in the archives ( Which I'm terrible at navigating).
Which Hall of Famers are most difficult or impossible to find a card (or something that could be considered a card) from their playing days? |
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Most negro leaguers (e.g. Josh Gibson). Most early pioneers / executives / umpires. Some early managers (e.g., Frank Selee).
Last edited by glchen; 03-19-2016 at 10:55 AM. |
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I agree with Gary. Likely negro leaguers. There's probably another issue(s) but I have only ever seen Josh Gibson on the 50-51 Toleteros. I'm not counting all of the modern day tribute cards to him.
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Candy Cummings
is as tough or tougher than some of the negro leaguers for playing era items.
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Not a HOFer, but there is a Peck & Snyder of the first superstar James Creighton, and I believe that's it. I don't recall even seeing the card for auction.
Last edited by drcy; 03-19-2016 at 11:52 AM. |
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I would assume that the list would be almost 100% 19th century or Negro leagues?
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I don't have an answer on the second part, but for your search difficulties try typing the following into the address bar of your browser:
search site www.net54baseball.com then follow it with a space and then your search terms. Don't forget to use " " for exact matches and all of the other Boolean operators that search engines provide.
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1900-1941 tougher player/manager cards
I will approach this question from a narrowed perspective, because it is within the following guidelines that I have always collected, which is based upon availability of pre-War2 cards.
When I set my self-imposed guidelines, I eliminated all players whose careers were mostly in the 19th century, due to expense. I also eliminated almost all of the executives, broadcasters, etc. due to the lack of availability. Also due to the lack of availability I removed all of the Negro League players. What remains are 20th century HOF players whose careers were mostly before World War 2. The following are the ones I always considered tougher to track down Pre-WW2 cards due to the player being in fewer popular sets during their playing/managing careers. Big Names: Honus Wagner - in a decent amount of sets, but less frequently seen because of his absence in almost all the tobacco issues Eddie Plank - not in that many sets, and incredibly tough in the most popular (T206) Lou Gehrig - in some more commonly issued earlier 1930's sets, but still not as many as you would think based upon his status Others: Willie Keeler: 1910 era cards at the end of his career Jimmy Collins: in fewer sets than Keeler Jake Beckley: thankfully in T206 set, otherwise not much available Elmer Flick: in fewer sets than Keeler Hugh Duffy: at end of playing career during 1910 era Joe Kelley: at end of playing career George Davis: not in many sets Joe McGinnity: at end of career in 1910 Addie Joss: untimely death in 1911 Jack Chesbro: thankfully in T206 set, otherwise not much available Gabby Hartnett: in E120, and 1933 Goudey, otherwise surprisingly not in many of the prominent 30's issues (other Goudey, Diamond Star, Play Ball) Ross Youngs: short career, mostly featured in strip sets Casey Stengel: not in many of the common sets Wilbert Robinson: surprisingly in MORE sets than expected Stan Coveleskie: career falls in the 1917-1932 'dead zone' card era Bill Southworth: seems to be overlooked in most sets Charles Comiskey: executive, but featured in prominent sets like Cracker Jack and Sporting News Branch Rickey: fortunately featured in Cracker Jacks and V100 sets Bill McKechnie: in limited sets Ducky Medwick: missing from early 30's sets, and most Goudey issues Luke Appling: mostly mid to late 30's sets Billy Herman: besides 33 Goudey, not in many sets Fred Lindstrom: overlooked in most 30's sets Al Lopez: not in many sets Dizzy Dean: short career cut short his card appearances Brian Last edited by brianp-beme; 03-19-2016 at 06:28 PM. |
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I have to say Jim Thorpe
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He isn't a HOF'er....Love his few cards though
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He's in several HOFs...just not baseball.
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Alexander, Sisler and Heilmann are definitely not as easy as some, as their careers fell in between the T206 and Goudey time frames, but they are pictured in plenty of other period sets, many of them commonly seen, like the E120 and E121 American Caramel issues, Sporting News, and W514, and Alexander even has the Cracker Jack cards. I count 15 or more for each Alexander and Sisler, and about a dozen for Heilmann.
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Beat me to it! Sister and Alexander are huge names with few issues. Both had long careers and yet not easy to find. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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How about Harry Hooper?
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