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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Chris Counts
Here’s a trivia question to ponder: Who was the best major league player since 1900 to never appear on a baseball card? If it's okay with everybody, let's keep the discussion to cards issued during a player's active career. While the answer, as well as the definition of a baseball “card," will always be subject to debate, I nominate former Chicago Cubs pitcher Claude Passeau. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Frank Wakefield
I like the idea of the post. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Rhett Yeakley
Jake Stenzel and Jack Stivetts both miss your cutoff by one year, they both finished their careers in 1899. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Ryan Christoff
Lou Sockalexis. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Millerhouse
How about Quincy Trouppe, Sr.? |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Seth B.
Lip Pike |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Paul
Quincy Trouppe has cards issued in Puerto Rico and Cuba. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Chris Counts
I figured it wouldn't be too tough to find a Negro League or 19th century player without a card. But it is a challenge to come up with a 20th century major league player who didn't, much less a 5-time All-Star. The best known player is probably Tony Horton, the slugging outfielder for the Indians in the late 1960s who apparently had a falling out with Topps. Horton, however, does have at least one Kahn's Weiners card. Regardless, Passeau clearly had a better career. So is Passeau the best major league player since 1900 to never appear on a baseball card? If he is, it's quite a distinction ... |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Ryan Christoff
I managed to miss the post-1900 part, too. I guess scratch Sockalexis. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: dennis
does nick etten have a card?? he was a pretty good player during ww2. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Ed Ivey
Moonlight Graham |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Joe Drouillard
Nick Etten is featured on the 1944 New York Yankees Stamp. Some collectors consider this set a collectible card. There are a couple of New York players that you can only find in this issue. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Bob Ivanjack
I believe Tony Horton had a 1969 Nabisco Team Flake card and a 1970 or 1971 Kelloggs card. Not as widely distributed as Topps but still mainstream enough to claim he had cards in national issues. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Tim Newcomb
is also in the 1941 Double Play set-- doesn't have a card all to himself, but he is in there. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Ryan Christoff
By the way, the Colorado answer is Bruno Konopka. A Denver semi-pro legend who had a cup of coffee with the Athletics before and after serving in WWII. Was the star of the great Coors teams of the 1930's and 40's. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Rhett Yeakley
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Howard
Nick Etten is also in the 1948 Signal Oil Oakland Oaks set. |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Tim Newcomb
to find anyone who had even a half-decent career who doesn't have some card or other... |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Chris Counts
I can understand why Passeau isn't in the Play Balls sets, but it's puzzling he isn't in the 1941 Double Play set, which has quite a few Cubs (Herman, Hack, Cavaretta, Galan, etc.). The previous year (1940), Passeau had his best season, winning 20 games and posting a 2.50 ERA ... |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Tim Newcomb
Leiber is only in the Cubs picture sets and the pennants as far as I can tell. As with Passeau everything hinges on whether you consider those sets "cards." |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Rhett Yeakley
Here you go Tim... |
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Who's the best major league player without a baseball card?
Posted By: Brad Freeman
He was actually our neighbor back in the late 1950's in Beloit, Wisconsin. He holds the record that will never be broken: most innings pitched by a relief pitcher in a game, something like 18 innings! He played for the Cubs (I was too lazy to look up the exact number of innings.) |
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