Remar Bread Oakland Oaks

[Exhibitman]

At this point, Wilson is considered the last .400 hitter in the Majors. He hit .437 in 1948 and .421 in 1944. Not a lot of cards out there of him. His Remars (1949 and 1950) are nice additions.



I am partial to the 1949 because of the bio.

I wouldn't mind having a Mother's Cookies or (especially) a Hage's. I do have this nice 1949 snapshot of him in action:

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I am partial to the 1949 because of the bio.

The bio seems to elide a significant bit of history.

[David W]

He holds the MLB record for highest batting average, single season by a catcher, minimum 250 plate appearances, hitting .399 in 1939.

Another player whose career was significantly altered by WW2, although not a big star or likely HOF'er, he missed 4 years in his prime, and was never the same.

[John1941]

Originally Posted by carlsonjok

The bio seems to elide a significant bit of history.

To be honest, the Negro Leagues were not what I would call "organized baseball." No reserve clause, team instability, and lots of non-league games. Not their fault, obviously, but the Negro Leagues were very, very high quality semi-pro leagues.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by John1941

To be honest, the Negro Leagues were not what I would call "organized baseball." No reserve clause, team instability, and lots of non-league games. Not their fault, obviously, but the Negro Leagues were very, very high quality semi-pro leagues.

Well, let's not have that debate here; there is an entire thread devoted to it. MLB has spoken, game over. The NLs are MLs as much as the American Association, Union Association, Players League, and Federal League.