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Frank WakefieldBrooklyn's baseball team in 1910 was in the National League.
Jordan would be Tim Jordan, who played for the Brooklyn Superbas. After playing a few games in 1901 for the Washington Senators, and in 1903 for the New York Higlanders, Jordan found regular play for Brooklyn in 1906. He had a good year, leading the league in home runs, ranking 4th in RBIs, he was offered and signed a 7 year contract. He cooled off a bit in 1907. In 1908 he topped the league with 12 home runs, he hit .247. In 1909 he played in 103 games, he'd injured a knee. That injury made 1910 a difficult year for Jordan, he was in 5 games that year, with one hit, a home run, in 5 at bats. His final major league game was May 2nd that year. Brooklyn then released him to Toronto of the Eastern League. Jordan didn't report there in 1910, and appealed the matter to the National Commission, claiming that he was injured while in service to Brooklyn and that they should pay him for 1910 on his major league contract. Jordan did play for Toronto in 1911, the Commission denied his claim.
Jordan was a popular player when the white border set was created, fans loved his strong hitting. But realistically, he would have been out of the major leagues about the time the 460 series cards were being released. Just as we did when we were kids, I think kids of the day were more likely to keep a player if he was still in the big leagues, still in the box scores; and kids were more likely to discard a player's card once he left the major leagues, or was gone from the sports pages. For that reason, there might be an ever so slight tiny premium for a 460 series card of Jordan.
Minor league players depicted in the white border tobacco set will have backs consistent with the 350 series. I don't think you'll find a 460 series back on a minor league card.
01-15-2009, 10:04 PM
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