1947-48 Smiths Oakland Oaks Sets (H801-3) and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’
Title | Smiths Oakland Oaks (H801-3) |
Year | 1947-1948 |
Size | 2″ x 3″ |
Images | Black and White |
Type | Trade |
Number in Set |
25 (in each set) |
1947-48 Smiths Oakland Oaks Overview
The Oakland Oaks minor league baseball team is one that was featured in several sets. Among those were the 1947 and 1948 Smiths sets. Both sets are cataloged as H801-3 in the American Card Catalog.
The set was issued by Smiths clothing store. Technically, the actual name of the store may have been Smith’s. However, a large sign in front of the store and the backs of these cards identify the store as Smiths (without the apostrophe).
The cards featured members of the Oakland Oaks’ 1947 and 1948 teams. Several of the players are found in both sets. Black and white pictures of players are on the front, along with their name and position at the bottom. Backs of the cards included a short biography of the player as well as a pictorial representation of the Smiths store, as well as their address and a representation that the store was the “Largest men’s and boys’ store west of Chicago.”
As is the case in other Oakland Oaks’ set, the set is headlined by their Hall of Fame manager, Casey Stengel in terms of name recognition. However, the real gem of the set is card No. 22 featuring Max Marshall, which is said to have been shortprinted.
In addition to this release, Smiths also created a 1948 set. Those cards have basically the same look as the 1947 cards but with a glossy card stock. Stengel is again featured there and, while there is no known shortprint, he leads the set with another famous manager, Billy Martin, who was a player on the team.
1947-48 Smiths Oakland Oaks Checklists
1947 Set
- Casey Stengel
- Billy Raimondi
- Les Scarsella
- Brooks Holder
- Ray Hamrick
- Gene Lillard
- Maurice Van Robays
- Charlie Gassaway
- Henry Cotton Pippen
- James Arnold
- Buck Buxton
- Ambrose Palica
- Tony Sabol
- Ed Kearse
- Bill Hart
- Donald Snuffy Smith
- Mickey Burnett
- Tom Hafey
- Will Hafey
- Paul Gillespie
- Damon Hayes
- Max Marshall
- Mel Duezabou
- Mel Reeves
- Joe Faria
1948 Set
- Bill Raimondi
- Brooks Holder
- Will Hafey
- Nick Etten
- Lloyd Christopher
- Les Scarsella
- Ray Hamrick
- Gene Lillard
- Maurice Van Robays
- Charlie Gassaway
- Ralph Buck Buxton
- Tom Hafey
- Damon Hayes
- Mel Duezabou
- Dario Lodigiani
- Vic Buccola
- Billy Martin
- Floyd Speer
- Eddie Samcoff
- Casey Stengel
- Lloyd Hittle
- Johnny Babich
- Merrill Combs
- Eddie Murphy
- Bob Klinger
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