Ending October 3, 2023
There are a number of great baseball names among the twenty-two Cincinnati card subjects. Many, however, made the larger part of their reputations while playing for other franchises. Pitcher Christy Mathewson's portrait, (#222), is the most sought after of the Cincinnati cards. The only other Hall of Fame member, Mordecai Brown (#248), usually brings about two-thirds of the Mathewson at auction. Hal Chase (#407), Tommy Leach (#260) and Johnny Kling (#262) are examples of solid players (with attractive Reds cards) that were better remembered elsewhere. Hans Lobert (#534) and Fred Toney (#334) each played healthy and productive portions of their respective careers in the Queen City. Stars Jake Daubert (#400) and Johnny Vander Meer (#443) are known as Reds through-and-through.