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Posted By: Jay

Old Judge Mysteries:

1-Why was no card of Cap Anson issued in 1886/1887?

2-Why are California League cards so rare?

3-What caused the poor photographic quality on most 1890 cards?

4-Why were California League cards issued for three of the four teams in the California League(San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento) but not for prior year league champion Stockton?

5-Why were Player's League cards issued for four of the teams in the Player's League (N.Y., Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago) but not for the other four teams?

6-Why do some players have as many as 17 different poses and others have as few as one?