NonSports Forum

Net54baseball.com
Welcome to Net54baseball.com. These forums are devoted to both Pre- and Post- war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. There is a separate section for Buying, Selling and Trading - the B/S/T area!! If you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it. . Contact the moderator at leon@net54baseball.com should you have any questions or concerns. When you click on links to eBay on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. Enjoy!
Net54baseball.com
Net54baseball.com
T206s on eBay
Babe Ruth Cards on eBay
t206 Ty Cobb on eBay
Ty Cobb Cards on eBay
Lou Gehrig Cards on eBay
Baseball T201-T217 on eBay
Baseball E90-E107 on eBay
T205 Cards on eBay
Baseball Postcards on eBay
Goudey Cards on eBay
Baseball Memorabilia on eBay
Baseball Exhibit Cards on eBay
Baseball Strip Cards on eBay
Baseball Baking Cards on eBay
Sporting News Cards on eBay
Play Ball Cards on eBay
Joe DiMaggio Cards on eBay
Mickey Mantle Cards on eBay
Bowman 1951-1955 on eBay
Football Cards on eBay

Go Back   Net54baseball.com Forums > Net54baseball Postwar Sportscard Forums > Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980)

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 01-10-2008, 09:09 AM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Chris Counts

Maury Wills is the best known example of player who was not issued cards in Topps sets (from '60 to '66) ... does anybody have a complete list of the players and why their cards weren't issued? The reason I am asking is that I came across Dick Hall's stats from the mid-60s and I was surprised to discover he was one of the best relievers in baseball. And yet I don't recall cards of him in any of the sets from '64 to '66. I realized how much I depend on Topps cards for my baseball knowledge of the 50s and 60s ...

Another player I recall didn't have any cards was Tony Horton. Does anybody know the story about why Hall's or Horton's cards weren't issued? And can anybody name any other players whose cards were omitted?

Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 01-10-2008, 09:14 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Paul

I don't have a list, but there are quite a few other cards that "should have been", even after Topps got its monopoly in 1956. The most famous are Stan Musial (no 1956-57 or regular 1958) and Ted Williams (1959-60). One that you never hear mentioned is Frank Robinson in 1976 - still an active player, but no card. It also would have been nice to see Dick Allen on a 1977 Topps card as a member of the A's.

Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 01-11-2008, 05:00 AM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Alan

I saw this recently:

http://www.vintagecardtraders.org/virtual/pseudo/pseudo.html

Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 01-11-2008, 09:40 AM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Randy Trierweiler

Doug Clemens played every year from 1960-1968 for the Cardinals, Cubs, and Phillies and only has a 1967 Topps to show for it. His entire career was 263 games.

Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 01-11-2008, 01:54 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Chris Counts

Alan,

Thanks for providing the link. I actually created a couple of those "fantasy" cards ...

While there were many big name players who didn't appear on Topps cards from 1951 to 1955, there are relatively few after that. I seem to recall that Jerry Kindall was another guy who had a falling-out with Topps. His last card is a 1963 Topps. He should have been included in the '64 and '65 sets. I heard his inclusion in the '63 Fleer set had something to do with his omission. The same circumstances seem to be the case for Joe Adcock, the rarest card in the '63 Fleer set. He, like Hall, is omitted from the '64 to '66 sets ...

Curiously, somebody even went so far as to make a '64 card of Kindall ...

www.twinscards.com/viewcardsdetail.php?cardnum=4258


Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 01-11-2008, 05:14 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: bobw

I remember him being announced at a Yankee Old Timers Day years ago before he passed away and saying "Who's He?" as I had never seen a card of him. I found out later that he played from 1959 to 1965 with several teams averaging about 25 appearances a year. He also had 18 saves with the 1962 Yankees in his best season. I always thought that Al Downing was the only African American pitcher on the Yankees.



Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 01-11-2008, 05:40 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Jim VB

Wow! I hadn't heard the name Marshall Bridges in a long time. As a long time Yankee fan, I do remember him, but didn't even realize he didn't have a Topps card. Here he is on a Challenge the Yankees game card.


Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 01-12-2008, 05:14 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: CN

As a Mets fan I seem to recall Rusty Staub not being in sets around 1972-73. I never knew why.CN

Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 01-15-2008, 11:46 AM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Darren

Paul,

Don't forget that Topps didn't issue a Mantle in 1954 or 1955.

Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 01-15-2008, 01:24 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Jason L

How did you design those cards?!?!?!
Are those all just digital images, or did you actually create cards? Some of those look autographed!
Please help me understand!

Because if some of those are out there, I would love to get some copies! -or learn to make my own, digitally.

Thanks!
Jason

Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 01-15-2008, 03:58 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Chris Counts

Jason,

I made them with Photoshop. It's pretty easy to do (I created the '40 Play Ball "Negro League" cards), but printing them out to look like real cards is a much bigger trick. They look far better on the screen than they do in your hand. Still, they look as good as many of the bad fakes we see daily here on the forum ...

Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 01-15-2008, 06:11 PM
Archive Archive is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 58,359
Default Players who didn't appear in Topps sets

Posted By: Paul S

Jason, here's one of my Photoshop jobs. I'd offer it to you, but I know you don't like the shiny stuff.

(don't mean to hi-jack this thread, but after all I don't think Goofy appeared in a Topps set.)

Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Topps Presentation sets? Archive Postwar Baseball Cards Forum (Pre-1980) 12 09-20-2011 10:22 PM
60's Topps Sets Archive Football Cards Forum 12 12-11-2008 12:19 PM
Last living players from sets ?? Archive Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions 16 04-24-2007 09:43 AM
What major league sets contain PCL players? Archive Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions 12 05-30-2006 12:25 AM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:50 AM.


ebay GSB