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Posted By: Chad

I'm sure Ryan will chime in later, but I thought I'd jump in. How many NLers have cards depends on how you want to classify a Negro Leaguer and how you want to classify a card. Here's a list of NL HOFers to have cards during their playing days:

Pete Hill
Pop Lloyd
Oscar Charleston
Willie Foster
Biz Mackey
Hilton Smith
Cristobal Torriente
Jose Mendez
Willard Brown
Ray Brown
Ray Dandridge
Leon Day
Martin Dihigo
Monte Irvin
Satchel Paige
Andy Cooper

Of course, of NL players like Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson and Ernie Banks have cards, too, though they're obviously known for their non-NL work. Josh Gibson's Toleteros card came after he retired and while I still consider it a contemporaneous card, the issue has been debated to death and I don't see a need to rehash it. Also, I'd say every NL HOFer has a card if you count the stuff that has been printed in recent years. Buck O'Neil also has a card--two actually--and since I think he'll also be a HOFer soon, I thought I'd mention it.

--Chad