PRE-WAR BASEBALL want list


In addition to the cards listed, any cards of these players are appreciated 

Pre-War WNY MLBers want list.pdf

This picture list is for reference purposes.  See my want list below.  

1922 American Caramel E120 Series of 240 – Howard Ehmke, Johnny Mokan, Wally Schang

1909-11 American Tobacco (T206) - Bill Bernhard, Jimmy Collins, George Hunter, Frank Isbell, Rube Kroh, Tommy Leach (bending / portrait), Billy Milligan   Dave Brain     Bill Clancy   Steamer Flanagan   Rube Kisinger   Billy Nattress   George Schirm   Heinie Smith   Dummy Taylor   Jack White

1940-41 Boston Red Sox Picture Pack – George Emerson Dickman, Frankie Pytlak

1912 Boston Red Sox Tattoos - Hugh Bedient 

1887 Buchner Gold Coin (N284) - George Myers

1933 Buffalo Bisons Jigsaw Puzzle – Joe Bartulis   Joe Bloomer   Ollie Carnegie   Clyde “Buck” Crouse   Harry Danning   Gilbert English   Fred Fussell   Bob Gould    Len Koenecke    Ray Lucas    Clarence Mueller    Ray Schalk    Jack Smith   Roy Tarr   Johnny Wilson


BUFFALO BISONS TEAM ISSUE

1934 (4x7 b&w blank backed) – Kenneth L. Ash   Harold “Ace” Elliott   Gregory T. Mulleavy    Irving M. Plummer

1940 (2x3 b&w cards) – need 23 of 24 cards; have Frank Zubrick

1947 (8x10 b&w photos) – need all 22 photos


1943-45 Centennial Flour Seattle Rainiers (PCL) – Carl Fischer

1944 Chicago Cubs Picture Pack – Bill Schuster 

1909-11 Colgan’s Chips Stars of the Diamond (E254) - Patsy Dougherty, George Hunter, Rube Kroh

1912 Colgan’s Chips Red Borders (E270) - Patsy Dougherty, George Hunter, Rube Kroh, Tommy Leach

1913 Colgan’s Chips Tin Tops (E270) - Michael “Mickey” Corcoran, Patsy Dougherty(a), George Hunter, Rube Kroh(a), Tommy Leach(a)  --  (a) these cards may not exist

1913 Cravats Felt Pennants – Hugh Bedient

1934 Al Demaree Die Cuts (R304) – #32 Frankie Pytlak, #159 Babe Herman

1934 Detroit Tigers Team Issue (Newton Annis Furs) – Carl Fischer

1934 Diamond Matchbooks Silver Border (U1) – Carl Fischer, Babe Herman, Frankie Pytlak

1924 Diaz Cigarros/Cigarettes (N258) [among the rarest tobacco issues] - #30 Howard Ehmke, #63 Bert Lewis


EXHIBITS

1921 - Wally Schang

1922 - Howard Ehmke (UER misspelled “Emke”)

1923-24 - Howard Ehmke

1925 - Howard Ehmke, Johnny Mokan, Wally Schang

1926 - Johnny Mokan (UER misspelled “Makan”)

1927 - Johnny Mokan

1928 - Howard Ehmke, Wally Schang (UER misspelled “Shang”)

1929 Four-on-One -  Benny Bengough (w/Waite Hoyt, Anthony Lazzeri, Earle Coombs),  Babe Herman (UER photo is Jesse Petty) (w/David Bancroft, John H. DeBerry, Del L. Bisonette),  Wally Schang (UER misspelled “Shang”) (w/Heinie Manush, Sam Gray, Red Kress)

1931-32 Four-on-One -  Floyd C. “Babe” Herman (w/Glenn Wright, Jack Quinn, Del L. Bissonette)

1934 Four-on-One -  Frankie Pytlak (w/Wes Ferrell, Willie Kamm, Earl Averill)

1936 Four-on-One -  Babe Herman (w/Botchie Lombardi, Paul derringer, Alex Kampouris)

1937 Four-on-One -  Frankie Pytlak (w/Bob Feller, Hal Trosky, Earl Averill)

1922 Eastern Exhibit Supply Co. - Wally Schang


1906 Fan Craze - Bill Bernhard (UER misspelled “Bernhardt”) , Jimmy Collins, Patsy Dougherty, Frank Isbell (UER misspelled “Isbel”)


GOUDEY

1935 4-in-1 (R321) – Babe Herman  (w/Gus Suhr, Tom Padden, Cy Blanton)

1938 Heads-Up (R323) - #269 Frankie Pytlak

1939 Premiums (R303-A) – Frankie Pytlak

1941 R324 - #6 George Emerson Dickman, #31 Chet Ross


1887 Gypsy Queen (N175) - George Myers (VAR stooping / with bat)

1912 Imperial Tobacco (C46) - Michael "Mickey" Corcoran

1912 J-K Candy – Hugh Bedient

1921 Mrs. Sherlock’s Bread Pins (PD3) - Hugh Bedient

1887-90 Old Judge (N172) – John "Scrappy" Carroll, Elton “Ice Box” Chamberlain, George Myers, Dan Stearns

1936 Overland Candy Co. (R301) – Frankie Pytlak

1910-11 Sporting Life (M116) - Patsy Dougherty, George Hunter, Rube Kroh, Tommy Leach (VAR blue / pastel)

1933 Tattoo Orbit (R308) – #180 Frankie Pytlak

1922 W573 Strip Cards – Howard Ehmke, John Gillespie, Johnny Mokan

1931 Washington Senators Picture Pack – Carl (Charles) Fischer

1888 WG1 Base Ball Playing Cards – George Myers (UER misspelled “Meyers”)

1939 World Wide Gum (Canadian Goudey V351A) – Frankie Pytlak


ZEENUT

Bill Bernhard MG - 1917

Patsy Dougherty - 1917

Howard Ehmke - 1914

Babe Herman - 1925

Bobby Schang - 1920  1921  (UER misspelled “Shang”)  1922

John "Monk' Sherlock - 1926  1933 (sepia)

Vince Sherlock - 1932

Elmer Zacher - 1911  1912  1913  1914  1915  1916 

HAVE LIST

Hugh Bedient


Benny Bengough

Goudey 1933 (R319) - PC


Bill Bernhard

Scrappy Carroll

Elton "Icebox" Chamberlain

Jimmy Collins

Michael "Mickey" Corcoran

George Emerson Dickman


Patsy Dougherty

1911 Megga Cigarettes (T201) - ??

1909-11 American Tobacco (T206) - MM


Howard Ehmke


Carl Fischer

1935-36 Diamond Matchbooks (U3-1) - MW


John Gillespie

1922 American Caramel E120 Series of 240 - MM


Babe Herman

1933 Butter Cream (R306) - BA

1936 National Chicle "Fine Pens" (R313) - EH

1933 Tattoo Orbit (R308) - EH

Goudey 1933 (R319) - MM

Goudey 1936 Wide Pen Premiums (R314) - MM


George Hunter

Frank Isbell


Rube Kroh

1911 Gold Border (T205) - MW

 

Tommy Leach

1912 Brown Backgrounds (T207) - MW

1909-11 Colgan’s Chips Stars of the Diamond (E254) - EH

1911 Gold Border (T205) - EH

 

Bert Lewis


James "Kid" McLaughlin

Zeenut  1925 - MM  1927 - MM  1928 - MM  1930 - MM  1931 - MM

 

Billy Milligan

Johnny Mokan

George Myers


Frankie Pytlak 

1935-36 Diamond Matchbooks (U3-1) - MW

1941 Double Play - EB

Goudey 1936 Wide Pen Premiums (R314)   w/Steve O'Neill - BA   "Rabbit" - MM

Goudey 1938 Heads-Up (R323) #245 - MM


Chet Ross


Bobby Schang

Zeenut  1923 - MM  1924 - MM  1925 - MM

 

Wally Schang

1923 W515-1 Strip Cards - EH

Index Card Autograph - KS


Bill Schuster


John "Monk' Sherlock

Zeenut  1927 - MM  1928 - MM  1929 - MM  1932 - MM

 

Vince Sherlock

Zeenut 1933 (sepia) - MM


Dan Stearns

Elmer Zacher


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OBTAINED FROM

BA - Brockelman Auction 

EB - OBC

EH - Ed Hans

KS - Kevin Savage Auction

MM - Mark Macrae

MW - Mac Wubben OBC

PC - Personal Collection

Western New York-born MLB layers with no cards identified in Trading Card Database (tcdb.com) and Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards

George "Iron" Davis 1909

Frank Drews 1944-1945

Joe Gallagher 1939-1940

Hank Gornicki 1941-1944

Walter Lynch 1922

Del Mason 1904-1906

Sandy McDougal 1895-1896

Jim McGuire 1901

George Mohart 1920-1921

Johnny Pasek 1933-1934

Lou Raymond 1919