Checklist and images of the earliest cards and photos for each member of the Major League Baseball HOF.
Note that most of these cards/photos are not mine. They are images I have culled from the internet or that were provided from hobby colleagues over several decades of research and collaboration.
Click on any player listed and you will be taken to a folder with additional images.
Please email me at h2oya311@yahoo.com with any proposed edits and/or missing images to aid in this research.
Special thanks must go to a few hobby friends who have helped me immensely with this project through their extensive early and/or ongoing research, including Phil Garry, Kevin Struss, and Deron Dixon. Thanks also to any and all who have contributed photos to help make this endeavor work!
1985 Big League Cards - Waverly High "1984" #19 A340 (Signed with Detroit on 9/8/85 on back)
1985 Big League Cards - Waverly High "1985" #17 A339 (Goal to pitch for MSU/Olympics/Major Leagues on back)
1985 Big League Cards - Detroit Tigers "9-22-85" #19 A341 ("Detroit Tigers" on back)
1985 Big League Cards - Detroit Tigers "1985" #35 A352 ("Holy Smoltz" / will play in Florida Instructional League and then report to Lakeland 3/86 on back)