1951 Topps Red Back #3 - Ferris Fain

Ferris Fain (b. 1920 - d. 2001) played in the majors from 1947 to 1955 for the A's (Philadelphia), White Sox, Tigers and Indians.  He had 1,139 career hits, 48 home runs and a .290 batting average.  He won the batting title in 1951 (.344) and 1952 (.327) with the A's.  He finished as high as 6th (twice) in the MVP voting and was a 4-time All Star.

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Some Card Show Pickups

I have been selling at the Raleigh Card Show the past 2 days. This is my first attempt to sell at a show; I will post more on my endeavours once the show is complete. What I want to do now is show off a few 1948 Bowmans that I picked up. I was finally able to knock a couple off of my want list after being stagnant in that area for months. I was able to pick up:

Ferris Fain

Ewell Blackwell

Barney McCosky

I like this set, there's not much to the cards, but sometimes simplicity works. I now have 15 of the 48 cards needed to complete the set, or 31%. Doesn't seem like I've gotten too far, but when you take note that I have gotten the Feller, Spahn, Musial and Schoendienst, I have done pretty well. I may look around again tomorrow, but we'll see. I got these 3 cards for $16 total, which isnt bad. I have bought a lot from the vendor, and I plan on buying more in the future. He's a really nice guy. I'll be back tomorrow night with more thoughts from the show.

1955 Topps #11 - Ferris Fain

We have our first 'Final Card' of an established major leaguer, that of 5-time All Star Ferris Fain.

Fain (b. 1921 - d. 2001) was a decent player in his career, having played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians from 1947-1955. In addition to his All Star nods, he was also a two-time batting champ (1951 and 1952) and the 1952 Doubles champ. He ended his career with 1,139 hits and a .290 lifetime average.

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