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Set Idea - HoF Players Last Cards?

AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭
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Just curious what everyone thought about this idea for a set? Taking the members of the HoF, and basing a set around their last cards. Might be nice to see their final appearance on a major card?

Just curious if anyone else had thought of this as an idea for a set.

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  • Mac53Mac53 Posts: 805 ✭
    I hadn't thought of it, but it seems like a pretty interesting idea. That's twice this week I've agreed with you Ax. I'll have to ask my therapist what this means. image
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  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭


    << <i>I hadn't thought of it, but it seems like a pretty interesting idea. That's twice this week I've agreed with you Ax. I'll have to ask my therapist what this means. image >>



    Means your ideas are getting better and better? haha

  • VintagegolfcollectorVintagegolfcollector Posts: 226

    Axtell, Great idea. I've always enjoyed viewing the stats of HOFs nearing the end of their careers. Of course, I have to squint a little more to see the tiny numbers now then when I was a kid. image
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  • qualitycardsqualitycards Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭
    AX - Good idea, and on some cards like the '69 Mantle who retired in '68, you can see his complete statistics...jay
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  • Mac53Mac53 Posts: 805 ✭


    << <i>Means your ideas are getting better and better? haha >>



    That explains the fees she's charging. image Progress is progress.



    << <i>Of course, I have to squint a little more to see the tiny numbers now then when I was a kid. >>



    I know exactly what you mean! Of course, I interpret it as the low quality ink they're using nowadays.
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  • jrdolanjrdolan Posts: 2,549 ✭✭
    Sure would be easier and cheaper than their FIRST cards! Problem is, many HOFers are going to keep on appearing on major cards until doomsday. Maybe the last card of their playing years?
  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭


    << <i>Sure would be easier and cheaper than their FIRST cards! Problem is, many HOFers are going to keep on appearing on major cards until doomsday. Maybe the last card of their playing years? >>



    Yeah, that's what I meant...kind of like how the player set registry only counts cards during their playing years, this set (I think) should be their last card during their playing career.
  • VintagegolfcollectorVintagegolfcollector Posts: 226


    I think this is a fantastic idea. A great set that for the most part should be affordable.

    Thanks Mac53, I interpret it as the low quality ink they're using nowadays.
    I knew there had to be a simple explanation for it. image
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  • TwinsthreepeatTwinsthreepeat Posts: 278 ✭
    Ax.
    I had the same idea about the 3000 hit club. The card would be from the year they got their 3000th hit. EX Rose 1978 (I believe)
  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭


    << <i>Ax.
    I had the same idea about the 3000 hit club. The card would be from the year they got their 3000th hit. EX Rose 1978 (I believe) >>



    What about the card after? That way the card would show their 3000+ hits.
  • liffeystynxliffeystynx Posts: 206
    I'd be very interested in the last cards set. The excellent 2001 Topps Archives set featured repros of various players' first and last cards and they looked a treat. Some of the relevant cards feature in Mike Payne's 300 Great Cards which I'm working on and they're really worth looking at. Many have a marvellous twilight years, world-wisdom, world-weariness about them (if that's not too ridiculously poetic). Frank Robinson's final card (1974 Topps #55) is a classic of this sort.

    Anyone care to do a set composition and pitch it to BJ?

    Jonathan
    Baseball HOF Autographs
    Topps Baseball 1967
    Mike Payne's 300 Great Cards
    MVPs in their MVP years
    and T206???
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,582 ✭✭✭✭
    I've thought this would be a great set for a while now. There seems to be a lot of interest in last cards because high-end examples like '76 Aaron, '73 Mays, '69 Mantle, etc. always sell for a nice price. I guess the question is do you want to do just post-war or include the pre-war cards too? I'd consider Ruth's last card to be his '35 Goudey. I'm sure some would say '48 Leaf, but that was well past his playing days.
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  • jamesyjamesy Posts: 132
    I've always collected the last cards of star players-they have their final stats on them(sometimes) and they are usually affordable.
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  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭
    Ok, after a ton of work (well not that much, maybe an hour's worth), I have come up with this list of final cards. For most of them it was pretty easy, they had one card (i.e. Topps). I am only using basic set guidelines (no regional or limited edition cards), so that will further enhance the feasibility of this set to most collectors. Myself, I know there is no possible way I will ever be able to afford a Mantle rookie, etc., so I think many (like me) would enjoy a set like this.

    However, there are three players I need help determining a final card for. There are no basic or master sets of these players, and the SMR doesn't list every card in the late 90s, so I am stuck. Those three: Phil Niekro, Dennis Eckersley, and Ryne Sandberg. Any help in getting these three would be greatly appreciated.

    Anyways, here's the list (unless noted, the card company is Topps):

    Ralph Kiner 1953 #191
    Yogi Berra 1965 #470
    Warren Spahn 1965 #205
    Stan Musial 1963 #250
    Red Schoendienst 1962 #575
    Satchel Paige 1953 #220
    Jackie Robinson 1956 #30
    Hal Newhouser 1955 #24
    George Kell 1958 #40
    Larry Doby 1959 #455
    Robin Roberts 1966 #530
    Roy Campanella 1957 #210
    Early Wynn 1962 #385
    Richie Ashburn 1963 #135
    Duke Snider 1964 #155
    Bob Lemon 1958 #2
    White Ford 1967 #5
    Monte Irvin 1956 #194
    Nellie Fox 1965 #485
    Mickey Mantle 1969 #500
    Willie Mays 1973 #305
    Hoyt Wilhelm 1972 #777
    Eddie Mathews 1968 #58
    Ernie Banks 1971 #525
    Hank Aaron 1976 #550
    Al Kaline 1974 #215
    Sandy Koufax 1966 #100
    Harmon Killebrew 1975 #640
    Roberto Clemente 1973 #50
    Luis Aparicio 1974 #61
    Don Drysdale 1969 #400
    Bill Mazeroski 1972 #760
    Frank Robinson 1975 #580
    Brooks Robinson 1978 #4
    Jim Bunning 1971 #574
    Orlando Cepeda 1974 #83
    Bobn Gibson 1975 #150
    Carl Yastrzemski 1984 Fleer 412
    Williw McCovey 1980 #335
    Billy Williams 1976 #525
    Juan Marichal 1974 #330
    Gaylord Perry 1983 #463
    Lou Brock 1979 #665
    Willie Stargell 1983 Fleer #324
    Phil Niekro UNKNOWN
    Joe Morgan 1985 Donruss 584
    Steve Carlton 1988 Fleer #7
    Catfish Hunter 1979 #670
    Tony Perez 1987 Fleer #209
    Jim Palmer 1984 Donruss #576
    Fergie Jenkins 1983 Fleer #498
    Don Sutton 1988 #575
    Rod Carew 1986 Donruss #280
    Tom Seaver 1987 Fleer #45
    Nolan Ryan 1994 UD #34
    Johnny Bench 1984 Fleer #462
    Reggie Jackson 1987 Fleer #84
    Rollie Fingers 1985 Fleer #581
    Carlton Fisk 1993 UD #272
    Mike Schmidt 1990 UD #20
    Dave Winfield 1995 UD #95
    Robin Yount 1994 #310
    George Brett 1993 SP #227
    Gary Carter 1992 UD #767
    Dennis Eckersley UNKNOWN
    Paul Molitor 1999 UD #137
    Ozzie Smith 1996 UD #440
    Ryne Sandberg UNKNOWN
    Wade Boggs 2000 UD #240
    Kirby Puckett 1995 Flair #62

    I'd love any and all input on this. It's been an interest to see those whose careers spanned a very short time (Koufax, for example) and those that seemed to stretch their careers far too long (Sutton, for example).

    If I have missed any or made any mistakes, pass that feedback along too.
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