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<p>[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 2162148, member: 7826"]Cuban-born Minnie Minoso, a seven-time All-Star selection, played for four major-league teams in the main part of his career (1949-64), then made a handful of novelty appearances in games in 1976 and 1980 so he could lay claim to having played in the majors in five decades. He led his league in triples and stolen bases three times each, in hits and total bases once each, led the league ten times in being hit by a pitch, and earned top-10 votes for MVP in five seasons. </p><p><br /></p><p>Walker Cooper played as a catcher for six different teams in an 18-year major league career (1940-57). An eight-time All-Star, he finished four times among the top 20 in MVP votes. A notably good hitter for a catcher, he wound up with a .285 BA and 173 homers in 1,473 games. </p><p><br /></p><p>Al Zarilla played the outfield for three major-league clubs in his ten-year career (1943-53), earning an All-Star berth in 1948. </p><p><br /></p><p>The images you have of those guys appear to be what are known in the sports memorabilia hobby as "exhibit cards." Collectors who specialize in those (there are many at <a href="https://net54baseball.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://net54baseball.com/" rel="nofollow">https://net54baseball.com/</a> ) could tell you the publisher and year of production (certainly somewhere in the 1950-53 range). The tape stains hurt their value a little, but they are nonetheless very collectible, and would fetch a decent price at Net54 or on the 'bay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 2162148, member: 7826"]Cuban-born Minnie Minoso, a seven-time All-Star selection, played for four major-league teams in the main part of his career (1949-64), then made a handful of novelty appearances in games in 1976 and 1980 so he could lay claim to having played in the majors in five decades. He led his league in triples and stolen bases three times each, in hits and total bases once each, led the league ten times in being hit by a pitch, and earned top-10 votes for MVP in five seasons. Walker Cooper played as a catcher for six different teams in an 18-year major league career (1940-57). An eight-time All-Star, he finished four times among the top 20 in MVP votes. A notably good hitter for a catcher, he wound up with a .285 BA and 173 homers in 1,473 games. Al Zarilla played the outfield for three major-league clubs in his ten-year career (1943-53), earning an All-Star berth in 1948. The images you have of those guys appear to be what are known in the sports memorabilia hobby as "exhibit cards." Collectors who specialize in those (there are many at [URL]https://net54baseball.com/[/URL] ) could tell you the publisher and year of production (certainly somewhere in the 1950-53 range). The tape stains hurt their value a little, but they are nonetheless very collectible, and would fetch a decent price at Net54 or on the 'bay.[/QUOTE]
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