Lajoie Rookie?

[Ricky]

Depends on what you mean by biographies... the T205s had biographical info on the back.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Ricky

Depends on what you mean by biographies... the T205s had biographical info on the back.

oops, forgot those...well, anyway, the only ones before that for ten years. or am I missing another one?

[triwak]

I've often wondered about the earliest biographical or statistical "cards" and I believe they might be the 1889 Goodwin Round Albums (A35). I only have the King Kelly, but it lists his basic stats on the back. Sorry for the off-topic discussion!

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

oops, forgot those...well, anyway, the only ones before that for ten years. or am I missing another one?

T202. The biographies of not only the end panels (basically T205) but also the info on the center panels is really interesting. The whole back of a T202 makes for interesting reading.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by Mark17

T202. The biographies of not only the end panels (basically T205) but also the info on the center panels is really interesting. The whole back of a T202 makes for interesting reading.

Yes. the copper Plate and Sporting News backs are really very interesting as well. here is Cap Anson's back on his Copper Plate...known as the "father of Base Ball" in 1898.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

oops, forgot those...well, anyway, the only ones before that for ten years. or am I missing another one?

T207s.