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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

what player had a rookie card, a second year card, and then did not appear again until five years later

and part two what player had just a rookie card, and then did not appear again until five years later

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Posted By: Bob

I'll guess Mike Cuellar for the player with rookie, 2nd year, and no card until five years later.

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Posted By: Peter_Spaeth

Cuellar is correct on the first question. Edited to add I made a typo on the second question the gap is four years, my bad.

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Posted By: dennis

lou pinella for #2?

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Posted By: Anonymous

Ya. Funny on Piniella, his first THREE cards (64 68 69) are all two player rookie cards.

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Posted By: nolemmings

I wonder how many other players share this kind of gap in card appearance. As a Twins fan, I know of one player who appeared on only two cards, eight years apart. I know because we have the same birthday, and I'm hoping you'll figure it out, read the back of the card for the birthday, and send me something nice at the appropriate time
Todd

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Posted By: Rich Klein

In 1963 and then in 1970. It may even be the same card #; i just don't remember at this hour and am not going to look it up

And then did not Paul Ratliff do that in 1963 and 1971 (I think those are both tougher series cards)

Regards
Rich

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Posted By: Todd Schultz

I was thinking of Ratliff, but see where he actually appeared in 1970 as well (with Herman Hill), making his gap 7 years.

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Posted By: Matt

How about Satchell Paige?

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Posted By: peter spaeth

On a variant of the same theme, and I do not know the answer, I wonder what player (not counting people like Paige) was first depicted on a card the most years into his career.

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Posted By: Darren

Maury Wills--he was in the majors in 1959 and his first issue was 1963 Fleer.

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Posted By: BobColuccio

Here's one I don't know the answer to - has anyone appeared on more than one card, rookie or otherwise, without ever appearing in a game?

Off the top of my head: Steve Dalkowski, Armando Moreno, Harry Saferight, Eugenio Cotes - one each.

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Posted By: Rich Klein

That never appeared in a major league game:

Off the top of my head: Angel Scull in 54 Topps; Archie Skeen in 64 Topps (for a real hoot, read the biography of him on the back of that card); I'm sure many of the modern Bowman prospect cards before the new Rookie Card rules were installed in 2006 never appeared in a game, but they certainly had cards.

Not limitless, but more people appeared on cards than you think that never appeared in a game

Regards
Rich

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Posted By: David Bender

Yeah, I know there are a lot of players who never made the show but did appear on one card - but has anyone appeared on two?