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Currently my collection focuses on two things mainly, Tommy Bridges and T206's. But now Bridges items I don't own come up to far and between and the Monster is well..the monster. I started a type collection but I found myself just buying random cards because I didn't own it's type and I soon realized I didn't have any attachment to the cards. I didn't enjoy all of them I just owned them.
So a thread I saw on another board gave me a good idea for a collection. 1 card, any set, from each year. I stretched it as far as I could and settled on 1900-2011. With a couple of hours and Bob Lemke's book I have my preliminary list. Keep in mind this list was created with my limited budget in mind.
The Rules
*One card from each year.
*No two cards of the same player.
*Graded by PSA, SGC, or BVG
*Emphasis on key issues, cards, oddballs, fun stories and HOF's
*Player must have been active the season the card was produced. (No Play Ball Jackson or 62 Topps Ruth.)
*Do not spend more than $500 on any one card.
*Condition is not an issue.
1900 - T203 Mayo's Baseball Comics "A Home Run"
1901
1902
1903 - Any W600 Sporting Life Cabinet
1904 - Allegheny Card Co. Luther Taylor
1905 - New York Giants Scorecard Post Card
1906 - Fan Craze Charley Nichols
1907 - Wolverine News Sam Crawford
1908 - E91 Set A Eddie Plank
1909 - T206 Christy Mathewson Portrait
1910 - T205 Mordecai Brown
1911 - T3 Turkey Red Cabinet Fred Clarke
1912 - T202 Triple Folder Baker-Collins "Baker Gets His Man"
1913 - T200 Fatima Cleveland Americans
1914 - T213 Type 2 Josh Devore
1915 - Cracker Jack Joe Tinker
1916 - M101-4 Napoleon Lajoie
1917 - Boston Store Joe Wood
1918 - Zeenut
1919
1920 - W514 Walter Johnson
1921 - E121 American Caramel Carl Mays
1922 - Neilson's Chocolate George Sisler
1923 - Exhibits Heinie Groh
1924 - Aguilitas Segundas Pablo Mesa
1925 - W504 Wally Pipp
1926 - Exhibits Harold Traynor
1927 - E210 York Caramel John McGraw
1928 - Yuengling's Ice Cream Ty Cobb
1929 - R315 Jimmy Foxx
1930 - Zeenut Ike Boone
1931- W502 Mickey Cochrane
1932 - Wheaties Minn. Millers Joe Hauser
1933 - Goudey Babe Ruth
1934 - Goudey Lou Gehrig
1935 - Diamond Stars Lefty Grove
1936 - Goudey Wide Pen Hank Greenberg
1937 - O-PEE-CHEE Tommy Bridges
1938 - Four-on-One Exhibit Mel Ott, Carl Hubbell, Hank Leiber, Jim Ripple
1939 - Play Ball Moe Berg
1940 - Play Ball Joe Dimaggio
1941 - R330 Double Play Mickey Owen-Paul Waner
1942 - 1942 Brooklyn Dodger Picture Pack Pee Wee Reese
1943 - R302-1 M.P. & Co. Johnny Vander Meer
1944 - New York Yankees Stamps Bill Dickey
1945 - Caramelo Deportivo Cuban League Charlito Orta
1946 - Remar Bread Oakland Oaks Casey Stengel
1947 - Bond Bread Johnny Mize
1948 - Bowman Warren Spahn
1949 - Leaf Stan Musial
1950 - Bowman Jackie Robinson
1951 - Berk Ross Yogi Berra
1952 - Topps Bob Feller
1953 - Topps Satchell Paige
1954 - Topps Ed and John O'Brien
1955 - Red Man Willie Mays
1956 - Topps Mickey Mantle
1957 - Topps Hank Aaron
1958 - Kahn's Wieners Wally Post
1959 - Fleer Ted Williams "1946 MVP"
1960 - Topps Bill Mazeroski
1961 - Topps Stamps Harmon Killebrew
1962 - Topps Roger Maris
1963 - Fleer Roberto Clemente
1964 - Topps Giants Frank Robinson
1965 - Topps Astros Rookie Joe Morgan
1966 - Topps Pete Rose
1967 - Topps Mets Rookies Tom Seaver
1968 - Topps Nolan Ryan-Jerry Koosman Star Rookies
1969 - Topps Reggie Jackson
1970 - Topps Super Rusty Staub
1971 - Topps Thurman Munson
1972 - Topps Cloth Sticker Willie McCovey
1973 - Topps Rookie Third Baseman Mike Schmidt
1974 - Topps Deckle Edge Carl Yastzemski
1975 - Topps Mini George Brett
1976 - Topps Dennis Eckersly
1977 - Topps Mark Fidrych
1978 - Topps Rookie Shortstops Paul Molitor
1979 - Topps Ozzie Smith
1980 - Topps Rickey Henderson
1981 - Nashville Sounds Don Mattingly
1982 - Topps Cal Ripken Jr. "Future Stars"
1983 - Topps Ryne Sandberg
1984 - Fleer Update Roger Clemens
1985 - Topps Mark McGwire
1986 - Donruss Jose Canseco
1987 - Donruss Greg Maddux
1988 - Topps Tiffany Tom Glavine
1989 - Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr.
1990 - Leaf Frank Thomas
1991 - Topps Desert Shield Wade Boggs
1992 - Bowman Mike Piazza
1993 - Topps Finest Refractor Chris Sabo SP
1994 - Upper Deck Michael Jordan
1995 - Topps Cyberstats Tony Gwynn
1996 - Topps Chrome Todd Helton
1997 - Bowman's Best Roy Halladay
1998 - Bowman Chrome Jimmy Rollins
1999 - Bowman Chrome Josh Hamilton
2000 - Bowman Chrome Roy Oswalt
2001 - Upper Deck Albert Pujols
2002 - Bowman Joe Mauer
2003 - Bowman Chrome DP Cliff Lee
2004 - Topps Chrome Traded Felix Hernandez
2005 - Bowman Chrome Ian Kinsler
2006 - Bowman Chrome Prince Fielder
2007 - Bowman Chrome DP David Price
2008 - Topps Chrome Refractor Evan Longoria
2009 - Bowman Chrome Tommy Hanson
2010 - Bowman Chrome Stephen Strasburg
2011 -
Bold cards already reside in my collection.
I haven't completely rounded out the list yet so I'm looking for input. Any cards that carry great stories like the 54 O'Brien brothers? What cards, sets, or players have I omitted that will fit within these guidelines? And keep in mind this collection will be built on a limited budget. No 52 Mantles. The only two that are pushing that line are the 33 Ruth and 34 Gehrig, but I felt had to be included and feel that I could pick up a poor copy for under $500.