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Saturday, April 27, 2024

1994 Ted Williams Baseball (4 Packs)


 1994 Ted Williams: We'll kick off these packs with the man the set is from, Teddy Ballgame.  What can you say about this guy.  Amazing hitter that never disappointed.  His career .344 batting average and .482 on base percentage really stand out to me.  The latter is the best all-time for a career.  I do think Ted Williams owned the company that made these cards.
I paid less than $1 a pack for 20 of these packs which I'll show off over time.  The fronts aren't bad but it is so hard to read the player names.  Team logos from the eras of each player would have been a nice touch as well but overall, they are solid.  Red Schoendienst, Eddie Matthews and Walter Johnson grace these three.  Fun seeing greats of the game on newer cardboard.  Also liked both styles here which shows older players with a muted photo in the background as well as the primary photo.
The Campaign cards showcased youngsters in the game.  Johnson was great defensively, a 2X all-star and won a World Series title while Michael Tucker had a career spanning 12 seasons hitting .256 over that timeframe.
I really like the Women of Baseball inserts which true to the title showcase the women who played professionally.  Etched in Stone displays career highlights of players.  This card talks about Maris' 1961 season and the toll it took on him.  A little different take but a good read.
Swingin' for the Fences are fun speaking to specific hitting performances of baseball greats.  I wasn't familiar with Joe Adcock's accomplishment.  Seeing thing I don't know about the sport is fun.
These Gene Locklear Collection inserts are pretty cool.  The art isn't perfect but it works for me.  Eight players in this portion of the set which is a continuation of a 1993 Ted Willams baseball insert set.
Goin' North looks at players at the beginning of their MLB career.  That Brian Hunter is part of the Dan Gardiner Collection inserts which includes a Michael Jordan insert.  Tim Salmon and Cliff Floyd are both showcased in the Dawning of a Legacy cards.  I'm a Tim Salmon fan so I'm in.  Both were worthy inclusions.
Here we have the backs of two MLB players as well as one of the ladies best.  The backs are good.  I like write-ups and enjoy seeing the best five seasons in stats.
The Negro Leagues are a great inclusion in this set.  So many great players who would otherwise not get time on cardboard.
These are fun.  Good variety, not all the players are ones you'd expect, and it's great seeing all these all-time greats.  I look forward to showing off more of these over time. 

BREAKDOWN:
48 – Total Cards
6 – The Campaign
3 - Checklist
3 – Negro Leagues
2 – Going’ North
2 – Women of Baseball
2 – Dawning of a Legacy
1 – Etched in Stone
1 – Dan Gardiner Collection (#59886)
1 – Gene Locklear Collection (#05679)


10 comments:

  1. I have always enjoyed these cards. Great variety of players represented for sure. Look forward to future posts of this product.

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  2. I'm thrilled to see this often underappreciated set spotlighted on blogs. The inclusion of women's players and negro leaguers in addition to the prospects is significant. Some of the cards like Mathews and Ellis are particularly colorful. And the namesake single gives us the fun description "1994 Ted Williams Ted Williams" lol.

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    1. That description is fun. Probably not many, if any other sets have that distinction.

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  3. Williams was a big proponent of Negro League players being inducted into the Hall of Fame. So it's not surprising he would include them in his card set.

    Anyway, voting for the two Schmidts.

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    1. Schmidt is fairly prominent in the set with multiple cards which is a good thing.

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  4. After reading that Adcock card back... I'm motivated to track down this set and put it into a binder. That was some very interesting stuff. It's crazy that Shawn Green topped that feat with 19 total bases.

    The Women of Baseball and Negro League subsets are really cool too. I'd love to stumble across some of these dollar packs the next time I'm walking around the flea market.

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    1. Shawn Green, while good, is a pretty random player to break the record. It does feel like these can be found in some of those spots. I was lucky I think in getting these at the price I did.

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  5. Any time I can pick up any cards from this set cheaply, I will.

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