 Mike McCormick, one of the players portrayed | |
| Type | Baseball card |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Availability | 1940–1940 |
| Features | Cincinnati Reds players |
W711-2 was abaseball card set of 35 total unnumbered, black and white cards measuring2+1⁄8" ×2+5⁄8" released in 1940. The complete set was issued by theCincinnati Redsbaseball club, and sold at theballpark. 29 cards feature a player's portrait photo on the front while name, position and biographical information and five years worth of statistics are on the back.
This set was part of the 711 series, consisting of several collection issued by theReds from 1939 to 1956. The 711-2 collection is also commonly known as the '1940Cincinnati Reds Team Issue' instead ofJefferson Burdick'sThe American Card Catalog reference number.[1] The balance of the 6 cards were reference cards describing the World Series win in 1940 against theDetroit Tigers and an order form in which to get more of these sets from Harry Hartman Publishing Co. inCincinnati,Ohio.
This set had few known baseball stars on the team with the exception ofJohnny Vandermeer who still holds the record for two consecutive no-hitter games in 1938,Eddie Joost andErnie Lombardi. A complete list of players in this set are shown below.
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