Series #1 Card set for players Pre 1930...who makes the 54 player cut?

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Because, I have nothing better to do....

I think the first five should be the inaugural HOF Class:

1. Ruth
2. Cobb
3. Wagner
4. Johnson
5. Young

Then, not necessarily in this order

6. Young

Ryan,

Just to clarify, is number 5 Cy Yound and number 6 Irv Young?


JK


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[judsonhamlin]

Pop Lloyd. Definitely.
Eddie Plank

[judsonhamlin]

And Monte Ward as a player and labor leader. Dihigo as one of the dominant pitchers amongst his contemporaries

[Peter_Spaeth]

Gehringer. Charleston. Paige. Keefe. Clarkson. Nichols. Simmons.

[BearBailey]

Eddie collins

[nat]

How about interesting but not necessarily great players?

Bill Bergen - probably the worst player to have a long career
Jim Creighton - sort of a proto-Sandy Koufax
Lefty O'Doul - great player for a short time, and hugely influential in Japan

Edited to add:

Buzz Arlett - minor league superstar
Lip Pike - pro baseball's first homerun champ

Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb have enough cards (fantasy and otherwise) already, and it doesn't take any knowledge or real appreciation of baseball to make more of them. We've got lots of people here who know a lot about the history of baseball, let's use it to make some interesting cards.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Ryan,

Just to clarify, is number 5 Cy Yound and number 6 Irv Young?


JK


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Yikes!! Nice catch. I meant Matty at 5 and CY Young at 6. To me, Irv’s only Claim to fame is fronting as CY on the E98s, and that’s not net54-card-worthy