Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Page Five - At the Bat Rack Frankenset

The Legend Continues! Page Five of the "At The Bat Rack" Frankenset is here. 



Page Three - UPDATED BELOW!


Rules -
9 different players
9 different card sets
9 different teams
player is at the bat rack (or bat pile) in or near the dugout
Have fun (most important)



and the backs:

37- Wes Covington  2002 Topps Super Teams
38- Richard Hidalgo 1994 Upper Deck Minor Leagues
39- Mickey Mantle 2001 Upper Deck Legends
40- Joe Morgan 1992 Upper Deck Baseball Heroes
41- Kevin Wickander 1994 Topps
42- Bip Roberts 1993 Fleer
43- Roger McDowell 1989 Fleer
44- Edgar Gonzalez 2008 Bowman
45- Miguel Cabrera 2018 Topps 1983 All-Star design subset

Wes Covington, of course had the same picture on his 1961 card, one of the early classics of bat rack cards. The Joe Morgan card might be my favorite on the page, just because it's rare to see good photos of Joe from his early Houston days. If possible, I will be looking for a different #41 to break up the Reds on the page...

Page Three (cards #19 through #27) had a Cubs problem - three Cubs in slots #20, #25, and #27. I went back through all of my boxes and looked for anything that could replace 2/3 of those cards, and I think I made some good finds :

#20 - Bob Elliot 1950 Bowman

#25 - Ozzie Smith 1990 Baseball Card Magazine

So here's what the page looks like now, with 9 different teams and 9 different designs.

Much better!

5 comments:

  1. I still can't get over the fact there are this many bat rack cards. I guess I just always overlook them. I love this series and the uniqueness of the photos.

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  2. Wow, a 1950 Bowman certainly enhances any Frankenset! And that’s a fine bat rack card as well.

    That Morgan is indeed nice...I believe I actually have that card.

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  3. Wow, a 1950 Bowman certainly enhances any Frankenset! And that’s a fine bat rack card as well.

    That Morgan is indeed nice...I believe I actually have that card.

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  4. The '94 Wickander has been a staple in my own frankenset for as long as I can remember -- I love that card so, so much.

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