1946-49 Sports Exchange All-Stars (W603) Set and Checklist
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Title | 1946-49 Sports Exchange All-Stars (W603) |
Year | 1946-49 |
Size | 7″ x 10″ |
Images | Black and White |
Type | Strip |
Number in Set |
114 |
1946-49 Sports Exchange All-Stars (W603) Overview
Categorized as W603 in the American Card Catalog, these are technically grouped with strip cards. In reality, though, they are actually large 7″ x 10″ photographs.
These photos featured baseball players and were offered through the Sports Exchange Trading Post magazine. In addition to these photographs, that magazine also issued smaller baseball cards in 1947, referred to as the Sports Exchange Miniatures set (W602). These two are some of the first sets produced after the end of World War II in 1945.
As was done in the W602 set, this set included both current and past players. Past players, such as Babe Ruth and Shoeless Joe Jackson, are among the most popular photos in the set.
These were produced from 1946 through 1949 with the entire set being spread out over several different series. The fronts included a player image with his name and some blank lines for facts about him while the backs were blank.
113 photos are often reported in this set but, in reality, at least 114 exist. Catcher Aaron Robinson has both a fielding and throwing variation.
While most of the photos feature a single player, several feature two players. Additionally, team photos were created for the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals in 1946 — they were the two participating World Series teams that year.
1946-49 Sports Exchange All-Stars (W603) Checklist
- Nick Altrock
- Gene Bearden/Dale Mitchell
- Al Benton
- Floyd Bevens
- Ewell Blackwell
- Lu Blue
- Boston Red Sox (1946 Team)
- Lou Boudreau
- Ralph Branca/Ken Keltner
- Harry Brecheen
- George Case
- Hugh Casey
- Phil Cavaretta
- Spud Chandler
- Sam Chapman
- Mark Christman
- Mickey Cochrane/Bob Dillinger
- Earle Combs
- Walker Cooper
- Dizzy Dean/Eddie Joost
- Bill Dickey
- Dom DiMaggio
- Joe DiMaggio
- Bobby Doerr
- Eddie Dyer
- Jake Early
- Bruce Edwards
- Del Ennis
- Al Evans
- Bob Feller
- Dave Ferriss
- Les Fleming
- Elbie Fletcher
- Jimmie Foxx
- Frankie Frisch
- Carl Furillo
- Augie Galan
- Lou Gehrig
- Joe Gordon
- Hank Greenberg
- Charlie Grimm
- Steve Gromek/Earl Torgeson
- Lefty Grove
- Bert Haas
- Bill Hallahan
- Jeff Heath
- Jim Hegan/Mickey Vernon
- Tommy Henrich
- Billy Herman
- Kirby Higbe
- Tommy Holmes
- Johnny Hopp
- Rogers Hornsby
- Carl Hubbell
- Tex Hughson
- Joe Jackson/Wally Westlake
- Travis Jackson
- Larry Jansen/Yogi Berra
- Bill Johnson
- Ralph Kiner
- Whitey Kurowski
- Ray Lamanno
- Cookie Lavagetto
- Bob Lemon/Red Rolfe
- Buddy Lewis
- Johnny Lindell
- Vic Lombardi
- Peanuts Lowrey/Heinie Manush
- Ted Lyons
- Marty Marion
- Phil Masi
- George McQuinn
- Billy Meyer/Ben Chapman
- Johnny Mize
- Ray Mueller
- Bob Muncrief
- Red Munger
- Stan Musial
- Earl Neale
- Hal Newhouser
- Lefty O’Doul
- Steve O’Neill
- Jimmy Outlaw
- Andy Pafko
- Joe Page
- Herb Pennock
- Johnny Pesky
- Howie Pollet
- Pee Wee Reese
- Pete Reiser
- Phil Rizzuto
- Aaron Robinson (fielding)
- Aaron Robinson (throwing)
- Buddy Rosar
- Babe Ruth
- Johnny Sain
- Luke Sewell
- Rip Sewell
- Sibbi Sisti/Zach Taylor
- Enos Slaughter
- Billy Southworth
- Warren Spahn
- St. Louis Cardinals (1946 Team)
- Eddie Stanky
- Vern Stephens
- Cecil Travis
- Dizzy Trout
- Honus Wagner
- Dick Wakefield
- Dixie Walker
- Harry Walker
- Ted Williams
- Hack Wilson
- Mickey Witek
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