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Sorry in advance for the long read...
When I began collecting in 1981 as an eight year old I had no idea where this hobby would take me. I did know that I loved baseball and cards were a great way to connect with the game I loved. I was a wax pack guy and player collector. I migrated players from Buddy Bell to Darryl Strawberry to Juan Gonzalez to Josh Hamilton. All of these left me disappointed because, even though they were good players, none had a lasting, significant impact on the game. They were not Hall of Famers.
Fast forward to 2009. I met Fergie Jenkins at Rangers Fanfest and got him to sign my 1980 Topps card for $20. From there, I challenged myself to see how many HOFer autographs I could pick up for $20 or less. It turns out there are a bunch you could get for that price. Unfortunately, I ran out of cheaper guys rather quickly and turned to the bigger names.
Well today, 6 years later I received a dozen new HOFer autos in the mail which put me over 1,000 total HOFer autos!!
Here is my favorite from the bunch today that put me over the mark.
So now I have a PC that is autos from the best players to ever play. A collection that should stand the test of time. I certainly do not collect for money, but I do like to think that I am not completely flushing money down the toilet. And one that I thoroughly enjoy.
I am at 196 different HOFers. I have to say that I collect mainly cards, but I have a bunch of multi-signed pieces. I love anything Dick Perez and love picking up autos on his stuff. I don't know why I keep adding more and more of players I already have, but I would say my general rule is two fold...I buy stuff I like when I see it and I try to buy it as cheap as I can.
Here is a list of the players I have as well as how many autos I have of each.
Aaron, Hank 9
Alomar, Roberto 5
Alston, Walter 3
Anderson, Sparky 4
Aparicio, Luis 6
Appling, Luke 12
Ashburn, Richie 3
Averill, Earl 4
Baker, Frank 1
Bancroft, Dave 1
Banks, Ernie 10
Barlick, Al 5
Barrow, Ed 1
Bell, Cool Papa 5
Bench, Johnny 8
Berra, Yogi 6
Biggio, Craig 3
Blyleven, Bert 7
Boggs, Wade 6
Boudreau, Lou 13
Brett, George 3
Brock, Lou 8
Bunning, Jim 5
Campanella, Roy 1
Carew, Rod 11
Carey, Max 6
Carlton, Steve 7
Carter, Gary 3
Cepeda, Orlando 8
Chandler, Happy 5
Chylak, Nestor 1
Cobb, Ty 1
Cochrane, Mickey 1
Collins, Eddie 1
Combs, Earle 1
Conlan, Jocko 5
Coveleski, Stan 6
Cox, Bobby 1
Crawford, Sam 1
Cronin, Joe 5
Dandridge, Ray 3
Dawson, Andre 10
Day, Leon 2
Dean, Dizzy 3
Dickey, Bill 5
DiMaggio, Joe 3
Doby, Larry 2
Doerr, Bobby 10
Drysdale, Don 4
Durocher, Leo 3
Eckersley, Dennis 6
Evans, Billy 1
Faber, Red 1
Feller, Bob 14
Ferrell, Rick 6
Fingers, Rollie 6
Fisk, Carlton 4
Flick, Elmer 1
Ford, Whitey 8
Fox, Nellie 1
Foxx, Jimmie 1
Frick, Ford 5
Frisch, Frankie 2
Gehrig, Lou 1
Gehringer, Charlie 11
Gibson, Bob 8
Giles, Warren 1
Gillick, Pat 3
Glavine, Tom 4
Gomez, Lefty 7
Gordon, Joe 1
Goslin, Goose 3
Gossage, Rich 7
Greenberg, Hank 5
Griffith, Clark 2
Grimes, Burleigh 7
Grove, Lefty 4
Gwynn, Tony 4
Hafey, Chick 4
Haines, Jesse 5
Harridge, William 1
Harris, Bucky 1
Hartnett, Gabby 1
Harvey, Doug 2
Henderson, Rickey 5
Herman, Billy 11
Herzog, Whitey 3
Hooper, Harry 5
Hornsby, Rogers 1
Hoyt, Waite 5
Hubbard, Cal 1
Hubbell, Carl 6
Hunter, Jim 15
Irvin, Monte 13
Jackson, Reggie 9
Jackson, Travis 6
Jenkins, Fergie 18
Johnson, Judy 5
Johnson, Randy 2
Kaline, Al 27
Kell, George 12
Kelly, George 7
Killebrew, Harmon 19
Kiner, Ralph 17
Klein, Chuck 1
Koufax, Sandy 5
Kuhn, Bowie 1
Lajoie, Nap 1
Larkin, Barry 2
LaRussa, Tony 2
Lasorda, Tom 2
Lazzeri, Tony 1
Lemon, Bob 6
Leonard, Buck 6
Lindstrom, Freddie 5
Lombardi, Ernie 3
Lopez, Al 5
Lyons, Ted 5
Mack, Connie 1
MacPhail, Lee 2
Maddux, Greg 2
Mantle, Mickey 5
Manush, Heinie 1
Marichal, Juan 9
Marquard, Rube 8
Martinez, Pedro 2
Mathews, Eddie 13
Mays, Willie 8
Mazeroski, Bill 2
McCarthy, Joe 4
McCovey, Willie 7
Medwick, Joe 3
Mize, Johnny 8
Molitor, Paul 9
Morgan, Joe 6
Murray, Eddie 5
Musial, Stan 10
Newhouser, Hal 3
Nichols, Kid 1
Niekro, Phil 7
Paige, Satchel 2
Palmer, Jim 9
Perez, Tony 4
Perry, Gaylord 5
Puckett, Kirby 1
Reese, Pee Wee 4
Rice, Jim 7
Rice, Sam 3
Rickey, Branch 1
Ripken, Jr., Cal 7
Rizzuto, Phil 4
Roberts, Robin 11
Robinson, Brooks 19
Robinson, Frank 13
Robinson, Jackie 1
Roush, Edd 7
Ruffing, Red 6
Ryan, Nolan 6
Sandberg, Ryne 3
Santo, Ron 2
Schalk, Ray 1
Schmidt, Mike 7
Schoendiest, Red 8
Seaver, Tom 4
Sewell, Joe 6
Sisler, George 2
Slaughter, Enos 9
Smith, Ozzie 5
Smoltz, John 1
Snider, Duke 17
Southworth, Billy 1
Spahn, Warren 10
Speaker, Tris 1
Stargell, Willie 8
Stengel, Casey 2
Sutter, Bruce 4
Sutton, Don 7
Terry, Bill 12
Thomas, Frank 2
Torre, Joe 3
Traynor, Pie 1
Vance, Dazzy 1
Veeck, Bill 1
Waner, Lloyd 8
Waner, Paul 1
Weaver, Earl 2
Weiss, George 1
Wheat, Zack 1
Wilhelm, Hoyt 5
Williams, Billy 11
Williams, Dick 5
Williams, Ted 4
Winfield, Dave 5
Wynn, Early 5
Yastrzemski, Carl 6
Yount, Robin 4
Here is a link to my Perez-Steele Postcards:
http://sportscardalbum.com/u/Hambone32/a/hofer-autos/perez-steele-postcards#!page=2
Thanks again for reading and I would love to hear any HOFer stories you might have.
When I began collecting in 1981 as an eight year old I had no idea where this hobby would take me. I did know that I loved baseball and cards were a great way to connect with the game I loved. I was a wax pack guy and player collector. I migrated players from Buddy Bell to Darryl Strawberry to Juan Gonzalez to Josh Hamilton. All of these left me disappointed because, even though they were good players, none had a lasting, significant impact on the game. They were not Hall of Famers.
Fast forward to 2009. I met Fergie Jenkins at Rangers Fanfest and got him to sign my 1980 Topps card for $20. From there, I challenged myself to see how many HOFer autographs I could pick up for $20 or less. It turns out there are a bunch you could get for that price. Unfortunately, I ran out of cheaper guys rather quickly and turned to the bigger names.
Well today, 6 years later I received a dozen new HOFer autos in the mail which put me over 1,000 total HOFer autos!!
Here is my favorite from the bunch today that put me over the mark.
So now I have a PC that is autos from the best players to ever play. A collection that should stand the test of time. I certainly do not collect for money, but I do like to think that I am not completely flushing money down the toilet. And one that I thoroughly enjoy.
I am at 196 different HOFers. I have to say that I collect mainly cards, but I have a bunch of multi-signed pieces. I love anything Dick Perez and love picking up autos on his stuff. I don't know why I keep adding more and more of players I already have, but I would say my general rule is two fold...I buy stuff I like when I see it and I try to buy it as cheap as I can.
Here is a list of the players I have as well as how many autos I have of each.
Aaron, Hank 9
Alomar, Roberto 5
Alston, Walter 3
Anderson, Sparky 4
Aparicio, Luis 6
Appling, Luke 12
Ashburn, Richie 3
Averill, Earl 4
Baker, Frank 1
Bancroft, Dave 1
Banks, Ernie 10
Barlick, Al 5
Barrow, Ed 1
Bell, Cool Papa 5
Bench, Johnny 8
Berra, Yogi 6
Biggio, Craig 3
Blyleven, Bert 7
Boggs, Wade 6
Boudreau, Lou 13
Brett, George 3
Brock, Lou 8
Bunning, Jim 5
Campanella, Roy 1
Carew, Rod 11
Carey, Max 6
Carlton, Steve 7
Carter, Gary 3
Cepeda, Orlando 8
Chandler, Happy 5
Chylak, Nestor 1
Cobb, Ty 1
Cochrane, Mickey 1
Collins, Eddie 1
Combs, Earle 1
Conlan, Jocko 5
Coveleski, Stan 6
Cox, Bobby 1
Crawford, Sam 1
Cronin, Joe 5
Dandridge, Ray 3
Dawson, Andre 10
Day, Leon 2
Dean, Dizzy 3
Dickey, Bill 5
DiMaggio, Joe 3
Doby, Larry 2
Doerr, Bobby 10
Drysdale, Don 4
Durocher, Leo 3
Eckersley, Dennis 6
Evans, Billy 1
Faber, Red 1
Feller, Bob 14
Ferrell, Rick 6
Fingers, Rollie 6
Fisk, Carlton 4
Flick, Elmer 1
Ford, Whitey 8
Fox, Nellie 1
Foxx, Jimmie 1
Frick, Ford 5
Frisch, Frankie 2
Gehrig, Lou 1
Gehringer, Charlie 11
Gibson, Bob 8
Giles, Warren 1
Gillick, Pat 3
Glavine, Tom 4
Gomez, Lefty 7
Gordon, Joe 1
Goslin, Goose 3
Gossage, Rich 7
Greenberg, Hank 5
Griffith, Clark 2
Grimes, Burleigh 7
Grove, Lefty 4
Gwynn, Tony 4
Hafey, Chick 4
Haines, Jesse 5
Harridge, William 1
Harris, Bucky 1
Hartnett, Gabby 1
Harvey, Doug 2
Henderson, Rickey 5
Herman, Billy 11
Herzog, Whitey 3
Hooper, Harry 5
Hornsby, Rogers 1
Hoyt, Waite 5
Hubbard, Cal 1
Hubbell, Carl 6
Hunter, Jim 15
Irvin, Monte 13
Jackson, Reggie 9
Jackson, Travis 6
Jenkins, Fergie 18
Johnson, Judy 5
Johnson, Randy 2
Kaline, Al 27
Kell, George 12
Kelly, George 7
Killebrew, Harmon 19
Kiner, Ralph 17
Klein, Chuck 1
Koufax, Sandy 5
Kuhn, Bowie 1
Lajoie, Nap 1
Larkin, Barry 2
LaRussa, Tony 2
Lasorda, Tom 2
Lazzeri, Tony 1
Lemon, Bob 6
Leonard, Buck 6
Lindstrom, Freddie 5
Lombardi, Ernie 3
Lopez, Al 5
Lyons, Ted 5
Mack, Connie 1
MacPhail, Lee 2
Maddux, Greg 2
Mantle, Mickey 5
Manush, Heinie 1
Marichal, Juan 9
Marquard, Rube 8
Martinez, Pedro 2
Mathews, Eddie 13
Mays, Willie 8
Mazeroski, Bill 2
McCarthy, Joe 4
McCovey, Willie 7
Medwick, Joe 3
Mize, Johnny 8
Molitor, Paul 9
Morgan, Joe 6
Murray, Eddie 5
Musial, Stan 10
Newhouser, Hal 3
Nichols, Kid 1
Niekro, Phil 7
Paige, Satchel 2
Palmer, Jim 9
Perez, Tony 4
Perry, Gaylord 5
Puckett, Kirby 1
Reese, Pee Wee 4
Rice, Jim 7
Rice, Sam 3
Rickey, Branch 1
Ripken, Jr., Cal 7
Rizzuto, Phil 4
Roberts, Robin 11
Robinson, Brooks 19
Robinson, Frank 13
Robinson, Jackie 1
Roush, Edd 7
Ruffing, Red 6
Ryan, Nolan 6
Sandberg, Ryne 3
Santo, Ron 2
Schalk, Ray 1
Schmidt, Mike 7
Schoendiest, Red 8
Seaver, Tom 4
Sewell, Joe 6
Sisler, George 2
Slaughter, Enos 9
Smith, Ozzie 5
Smoltz, John 1
Snider, Duke 17
Southworth, Billy 1
Spahn, Warren 10
Speaker, Tris 1
Stargell, Willie 8
Stengel, Casey 2
Sutter, Bruce 4
Sutton, Don 7
Terry, Bill 12
Thomas, Frank 2
Torre, Joe 3
Traynor, Pie 1
Vance, Dazzy 1
Veeck, Bill 1
Waner, Lloyd 8
Waner, Paul 1
Weaver, Earl 2
Weiss, George 1
Wheat, Zack 1
Wilhelm, Hoyt 5
Williams, Billy 11
Williams, Dick 5
Williams, Ted 4
Winfield, Dave 5
Wynn, Early 5
Yastrzemski, Carl 6
Yount, Robin 4
Here is a link to my Perez-Steele Postcards:
http://sportscardalbum.com/u/Hambone32/a/hofer-autos/perez-steele-postcards#!page=2
Thanks again for reading and I would love to hear any HOFer stories you might have.
