T206 Players with 3 or more cards in the set

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

Curious as to everyones opinion on why some players who are not HOFers were given 3 different cards in the T206 set.. i would think the more cards a player has the more popular of a player he would have been at that time..

1. Red Ames
2. Howie Camnitz - no slouch, won 20 in 1909 and 1911 (and 1912)
3. Hal Chase - well, he's Hal Chase
4. Mike Donlin
5. Larry Doyle
6. Joe Lake - lost 20 in 1908
7. George Mullin - no slouch, won 20 5x from 1905-1910
8. Chief Meyers
9. Orval Overall - no slouch, won 20 in 1907 and 1909
10. Admiral Schlei
11. Cy Seymour
12. Frank Smith - no slouch, won 20 in 1907 and 1909
13. Hook Wiltse

I saw (7) Giants and a Highlander (NY).

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Fred

I saw (7) Giants and a Highlander (NY).

Lake was also a Highlander on one of his cards.

[Fred]

Cool thread. It's neat to see these anomalies noticed. Oddly enough, when I envision some kid on the street looking for cards back in 1909-1911, for some reason I always think of NY. Not sure why that is. I'm not even from that coast.

[The Detroit Collector]

I think during the time they were great well-respected stars. As a few has mentioned they didnt have a Hall of Fame Career as time went on. Personally, I believe Mullen should be in the Hall of Fame.

[Steve D]

Mike Donlin was HOF-caliber (.333 lifetime batting average), but gave up the game to try a career on Broadway (in the theater), and then Hollywood.

Steve

[Steve D]

Orval Overall went 23-7 in 1907, and 20-11 in 1909, both with the Cubs. He was also 3-0 pitching in the 1907 and 1908 World Series, both times the Cubs beating the Tigers. He only played seven seasons though in the majors, so he's not eligible for the hall of fame.

Howie Camnitz was 25-6 in 1909, 20-15 in 1911, 22-12 in 1912. In 1913, he dropped to 9-20, and then he went 14-19 in 1914, and was finished.

Steve

[MVSNYC]

JB- this thread needs some cards