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1939 Playball #126???
Hi. I was just reviewing the checklist for the 1939 Playball set and noticed the #126 card is "not issued" according to the Beckett guide. Does anyone know why this is? I looked at the Frank Slocum Baseball Cards book and it shows a #126 (White Sox player, maybe John Whitehead?). Can anyone shine some light on this please? I searched the previous threads and didn't find anything so forgive me if this has been covered previously. Thanks!
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A substitute from our hobby's past...
Longtime Philly area baseball hobbyist Irving Lerner created a filler for the missing #126 in Gum, Inc.'s 1939 Play Ball set. Back in 1975, Lerner (who founded and published Who's Who in Card Collecting) issued a very well executed #126 of Monty Stratton, the great but ill-fated Chicago White Sox pitcher.
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Steve
Steve- that is a neat card. Thanks for posting it.
I have that book, Who's Who in Collecting, by Lerner. It's a great hobby reference...
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How many of the Dorskinds are listed in it?
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Thanks Steve. I looked all over the internet but couldn't find any info on #126 except "not issued".
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Tony... check with your dad
Tony... You are quite welcome but I'll bet your dad is aware of the card and possibly has one lying around. Steve
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No Cubbies and only two Pale Hose in the 39 PB set. I read somewhere (probably here) Gum Inc. was in competition with Wrigley's and the Chicago players were almost all locked up. #126 was likely pulled due to a contract dispute.
Love the 39's-nice clear, uncluttered photos and better card stock than they would use the next year. I am generally not a B&W card guy but the 39's are aces. |
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