Which non-HoFer do you collect? (and why)

[Bram99]

I pick up Allie "Superchief" Reynolds, Virgil "Fire" Trucks, and Rocky Colavito. All because they were my Dad's favorites. He played with Rocky in the Bronx on a local team called the MoHawks. My dad was a pitcher and his favorites were Allie Reynolds and Virgil Trucks. I buy the 49 Bowman Reynolds and Trucks whenever I see nice ones, and same for 1957 Colavito's. I think I have a hoarding problem, but it is specific to these cards.

[carrigansghost]

You could say, I had a fixation on one. Why? Not many Maine baseball players of real note and it pissed off my ex-wife.

[unamuzd1]

Mine is George Mullin. Similar family name and some of the same facial features have always made me think that maybe he's a distant relative. He seems like a distant relative that never signed many autographs, though. Here's a shot of the non-t206 pieces of my "Uncle George" collection.

[Exhibitman]

Frank "Lefty" O'Doul is the greatest eligible position player not in the Hall of Fame. Over 970 games (30 shy of the 1,000 used for official records) from 1919 to 1934, Lefty averaged .349, winning two batting championships and setting the NL record for most hits in a season, which still stands. Not in any way a "homer" like Chuck Klein (whose numbers were greatly aided by playing in a small park in Philly), Lefty hit .352 at home and .347 on the road, proving he belongs among the elite hitters in history. After his days in the majors ended, he returned to the Pacific Coast League, where he was the longtime manager of the San Francisco Seals and later the San Diego and Seattle teams. He had a restaurant in San Francisco and was a bon vivant and man about town. Lefty was instrumental in organizing Japanese baseball, whose premiere team, the Giants, was named in his honor. Lefty is one of only 3 Americans in the Japanese baseball hall of fame. He is also one of the few players to have played for the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants while all 3 were in New York City. Lefty died on December 7, 1969. His epitaph reads "He was here at a good time and had a good time while he was here."

I collect his cards because I used to go to his bar in San Francisco when I was in law school. I got interested in the history. He is also a great choice for a type card collection because he was on so many late 1920s-early 1930s issues and western regional issues.

[glynparson]

Pre War: Sunday, Berg, Chase, and the Black Sox
Post War: Connors, Uecker, Rose, Maris

[GaryPassamonte]

Ross Barnes was born in my hometown and should be in the HOF.

[Piratedogcardshows]

I collect Dutch Revelle for the hometown connection and the great image presented on his T210/T206. I only need the T206 Hindu to finish the run. But come to think of it all I collect are non HOF players. I dont have a single prewar HOF card in my collection currently. One of my top goals is to upgrade this card one day.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Frank "Lefty" O'Doul is the greatest eligible position player not in the Hall of Fame. Over 970 games (30 shy of the 1,000 used for official records) from 1919 to 1934, Lefty averaged .349, winning two batting championships and setting the NL record for most hits in a season, which still stands. Not in any way a "homer" like Chuck Klein (whose numbers were greatly aided by playing in a small park in Philly), Lefty hit .352 at home and .347 on the road, proving he belongs among the elite hitters in history. After his days in the majors ended, he returned to the Pacific Coast League, where he was the longtime manager of the San Francisco Seals and later the San Diego and Seattle teams. He had a restaurant in San Francisco and was a bon vivant and man about town. Lefty was instrumental in organizing Japanese baseball, whose premiere team, the Giants, was named in his honor. Lefty is one of only 3 Americans in the Japanese baseball hall of fame. He is also one of the few players to have played for the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants while all 3 were in New York City. Lefty died on December 7, 1969. His epitaph reads "He was here at a good time and had a good time while he was here."

I collect his cards because I used to go to his bar in San Francisco when I was in law school. I got interested in the history. He is also a great choice for a type card collection because he was on so many late 1920s-early 1930s issues and western regional issues.

Hey Adam

Lefty is one of my favorites, also.

His 1929 season with the Phillies.... AB= 638....R= 152....H= 254....HR= 32....RBI= 122....BA= .398 (and struck out only 19 times)....is a season that dreams are made of.


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[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey Adam

Lefty is one of my favorites, also.

His 1929 season with the Phillies.... AB= 638....R= 152....H= 254....HR= 32....RBI= 122....BA= .398 (and struck out only 19 times)....is a season that dreams are made of.


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TED Z
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And then some...

[DBesse27]

Really enjoyed this thread. The connections some of you have with your players (family relations, same hometown) are pretty cool. I'm hoping Jimmy Knowles (xplainer) will chime in, as he has a cool player collection.

My only non HOF player collection isn't a baseball one. I have a pretty robust collection of Boston Patriots great Gino Cappelletti