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[clydepepper]

Robert- Rest assured, you are embarking on a pleasant historical journey.

I don't know what part of the South you are from (I'm in Columbus, GA) , but there are many Southern players who wound up playing 'out west'.

One such player, Cliff Blankenship, was the first Columbus-born player to make it to the majors. I'm attaching a scan of his Obak card.

Cliff was a backup catcher for the Washington Senators, sent to the West while recovering from an injury to scout an outfielder named Clyde Milan and to also check out a pitcher named Walter Johnson.

Walter's grandson, Hank Thomas, is a Net54 member and wrote a wonderful biography of his Legendary Grandfather.

Another attractive set is the T210's the first series of which is the SALLY League (South Atlantic) -I completed my Columbus (GA) Foxes set last year.

I have one PCL Zeenut - of Moses Yellowhorse (scan also attached), though by many to be the first full-blooded Native American to pitch in the Majors. His biography has the greatest title, 'Sixty-Feet-Six-Inches and Other Distances from Home'.

All in all, there are just as many if not more fascinating stories connected to Minor League cards as there are to their 'Higher-Ups'.

You should also look to purchase a couple of books, 'The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball' (get the 2nd Edition, not the third, as the later one leaves out a lot of fun notes - 2nd edition is paperback, third comes in hardcover) and 'The Minor League Register' - paperback. These are statistical reference types, but with enough enjoyable text to make them worth anyone's time.

Enjoy,

Raymond

1910 T212 OBAK - CLIFF BLANKENSHIP PSA-5.jpg

1923 ZEENUT PCL MOSES YELLOWHORSE.jpg

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Robert- Rest assured, you are embarking on a pleasant historical journey.

I don't know what part of the South you are from (I'm in Columbus, GA) , but there are many Southern players who wound up playing 'out west'.

One such player, Cliff Blankenship, was the first Columbus-born player to make it to the majors. I'm attaching a scan of his Obak card.

Cliff was a backup catcher for the Washington Senators, sent to the West while recovering from an injury to scout an outfielder named Clyde Milan and to also check out a pitcher named Walter Johnson.

Walter's grandson, Hank Thomas, is a Net54 member and wrote a wonderful biography of his Legendary Grandfather.

Another attractive set is the T210's the first series of which is the SALLY League (South Atlantic) -I completed my Columbus (GA) Foxes set last year.

I have one PCL Zeenut - of Moses Yellowhorse (scan also attached), though by many to be the first full-blooded Native American to pitch in the Majors. His biography has the greatest title, 'Sixty-Feet-Six-Inches and Other Distances from Home'.

All in all, there are just as many if not more fascinating stories connected to Minor League cards as there are to their 'Higher-Ups'.

You should also look to purchase a couple of books, 'The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball' (get the 2nd Edition, not the third, as the later one leaves out a lot of fun notes - 2nd edition is paperback, third comes in hardcover) and 'The Minor League Register' - paperback. These are statistical reference types, but with enough enjoyable text to make them worth anyone's time.

Enjoy,

Raymond

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Raymond,

I certainly will hunt those books down. Thanks for the tip, and thanks for sharing the scans you attached. The pleasant historical journey you speak of sounds like a lot of fun. I need a change in my collecting, and I am really enjoying myself thus far. It's funny you mentioned the T210s because that is another group of cards I have noticed. Hopefully I will get to them sooner or later...maybe after I have gotten my hands on more Obaks and some D311s. I am in Arkansas by the way. Thanks again for the information. I look forward to sharing what I come up with.

Robert

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[bocca001]

I love that these cards are relatively rare, look cool, and are not super pricey.

They are difficult to explain to many people, who want to see Ruth, Cobb, Mantle, and Mays. I like those cards too, but there is something "real" about minor league cards (I like T210s as well...) that I just don't get from the superstars.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by bocca001

I love that these cards are relatively rare, look cool, and are not super pricey.

They are difficult to explain to many people, who want to see Ruth, Cobb, Mantle, and Mays. I like those cards too, but there is something "real" about minor league cards (I like T210s as well...) that I just don't get from the superstars.

Great displays, thanks for sharing. I agree, I will always have some of the big ticket names, but I am loving learning about the SALLY League and PCL players. Those sets are so eye catching and you just don't see them everywhere. It is a great hobby that gives us such fun journeys!

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[Jobu]

Gotta collect what you like - the point is to be excited and think that your cards are cool, right?

I don't have many T212s, but the incredible artwork makes for some great errors. A few of mine: