Old Judge Poll

[Joe_G.]

My complete run of Detroit players covers only the cards issued in 1887 (the year they won the Championship). Some of the 1887 cards (players/poses) were re-issued in 1888 (different card design denoted as type "Fa" and "Fb") together with some new Detroit player introductions.

Indy is similar with their first cards appearing in 1887 with many of the players being re-issued cards in subsequent years together with new members being added each year (like Rusie in 1889).

To answer your question, a complete Indy player set would number 28 as follows (~100 poses).

1887 Members
Arundel, Tug
Bassett, Charles
Boyle, Handsome
Burnham, Watch
Cahill, Patsy
Corcoran, Larry
Denny, Jerry
Glasscock, Pebbly Jack
Healy, Egyptian
McGeachy, Jack
Myers, George
Seery, Emmett
Shomberg, Otto

New 1888 Members
Bogart, Walter
Buckley, Dick
Daley, Con
Esterbrook, Dude
Hines, Paul
Moffet, Sam
Shreve, Lev
White, Deacon (actually an error card listed as McGreachery w Indy)

New 1889 Members
(note: All but Burdick & Rusie are simply team change cards)
Burdick, Bill
Conway, Pete
Getzien, Charlie
Rusie, Amos
Schoeneck, Jumbo
Sullivan, Marty
Whitney, Grasshopper

Like Jay noted, most of the players are relatively easy, but some will pose a challenge. If you consider a team set complete without the errant Deacon White portrait, it is quite possible to obtain one card of each player over the course of a several year active search.