1921-30 m.l. die cuts question.

[rhettyeakley]

Looking at the ones I have, it appears the labeled Heilmann above is probably a mislabel as that appears to be a pitching pose (but notice the numbers are different)...


Joe Shaute (pitcher)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT

Dave Robertson (pitcher)

[novakjr]

Thanks Rhett. This is seemingly one of the oddest issues I've seen. It seems that not many people really know anything about 'em. The only thing I really have to go by for now is a 2005 Beckett Standard Catalog, and they don't even have any reference to Heilmann or the numbers, and only have it listed as 1926. But then again, that's what I get for having a 6 year old book. Does the newer SCD have anything significant in regards to these?

[leftygrove10]

The 2007 and 2011 SCD Standard Catalogs do not list individual players. They only list prices for Cobb, Gehrig, Johnson and Ruth. They mention prices for "Typical Team Sets", "Common Players" and "Typical Hall of Famers". The older SCD's did list the individual players. Unfortunately, they no longer do that.

Maybe someone with an older (2003?) SCD Catalog can help you.

[martyp]

I have a complete game. The game has 16 bags of players and each team has 14 players. So for your #14, it could be one of 16 players from any of several different years. The pieces remained the same and the labels changed.

The 2003 SCD lists players by teams. The problem is that they do not have all teams for each year, so the list is incomplete. It has 1921 Heilmann as #6, 1924 as #7 and 1926 as #5.

My game has Cobb with the A's so it is a 1927 or 28 game. There are no teams listed in 1928 and only the Phillies in 27.

[novakjr]

Thanks Marty. Do you have any photo's? Any chance I could get a list of the numbers with corresponding players in your game? I wouldn't mind putting together some sort of confirmed checklist with the sticker numbers.

Also is there any chance that the 2003 SCD was arbitrarily numbering them alphabetically, rather than the corresponding number on the sticker. I only say this because I've never seen anything other than a pitcher 1-5(keep in mind, this is only from what little I've been able to find).

[Section103]

One other comment I can add since I sold it to David, the Heilmann sticker was affixed to the back. It is a peculiar issue, but I think David made a very nice pick up, especially for the price. Anyway, let me know if you're not happy for any reason. I have the package in my bag ready to be dropped off at the post office.

[novakjr]

Awesome Rich. Thanks, I had no idea that the sticker was on the back. I knew you had Heilmann listed on the auction, so I figured that you probably did the same research I did, and came to that same conclusion.

Anyways, I really would like to put together some sort of checklist for these by team. So if anyone has any scans, or at least can confirm a name/team/position/corresponding number for any ones that they have had, or seen, it would be greatly appreciated.