Good day all.
On
the blog today, spotlighting one of my earlier custom sets, and a key
card from that set, my "19th Century Base Ball Stars" card of Hall of
Famer Cap Anson:
A really fun set to produce that took a ton of work!
Of
course I based the design after one of my favorite sets of all-time,
the 1894 Mayo Plug set, of which I have never owned a card from, so in a
sense I created my own to have and cherish!
Anson put together an outstanding 27-year career between 1871 and 1897,
going from the National Association to the Majors and, alongside Al
Spalding and George Wright becoming one of the most important figures in
the game's early league formation.
The first player to reach 3000 hits, Anson collected 3435 total professional knocks along with 2075 runs batted in, 1999 runs scored and 582 doubles before he hung up the spikes, all league records at the time.
During his storied career he led the league in RBI’s eight times, batting average four times, and topped .300 an incredible 24 times, 20 of which were consecutive from the start of his career!
His influence was huge, and not until guys like Cobb and Wagner came into the picture would there be another player like him, and was evident by his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
The first player to reach 3000 hits, Anson collected 3435 total professional knocks along with 2075 runs batted in, 1999 runs scored and 582 doubles before he hung up the spikes, all league records at the time.
During his storied career he led the league in RBI’s eight times, batting average four times, and topped .300 an incredible 24 times, 20 of which were consecutive from the start of his career!
His influence was huge, and not until guys like Cobb and Wagner came into the picture would there be another player like him, and was evident by his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Sadly
he is also remembered for some really nasty stuff as well, namely being
one of the main influences back then of keeping African-Americans out
of the Majors, something which is just awful, and a giant stain on his
place in the sport's history.
If only guys like him didn't get their way, baseball's history could have been so much richer for it!
