eddie collins is in my hall of famer collection

tomorrow is the 95th anniversary of eddie collins joining the 3,000 hit club.  how do i know? i know because collins is in my hall of famer collection, represented by this card:

that's a 2002 topps tribute milestone materials relic card.  here's the back:

the milestone topps is celebrating here is that hit by collins on june 3, 1925 that added him to the club that, at that time, included cap anson, honus wagner, nap lajoie, ty cobb, and tris speaker.  speaker, in fact, had joined the club just a couple of weeks before collins.  the hit, a single, marked the first time that another member of the 3,000 hit club was on the field when a new member joined, as ty cobb was managing and playing centerfield for the opposing tigers that day.  collins was a member of the white sox when he got the hit, and was also serving as a player-manager.  topps, however, chose to show collins as a member of the philadelphia a's for the purposes of this card.

collins debuted with the a's in 1907 while he was still in college, and was a part of their '$100,000' infield in 1911. he helped the a's to world series titles in 1910, 1911, and 1913, and was the league mvp in 1914, although the a's lost in the fall classic that year to the miracle braves. after that season, however, his contract was sold to the white sox as part of connie mack's dismantling of the team. he helped the white sox to the 1917 world series championship, and he also helped them win the pennant in 1919, the year of the  infamous black sox scandal. in all, collins spent 13 seasons with the a's sandwiched around 12 with the white sox.

collins ended his career with a .333 lifetime average, a .424 on-base-percentage, 3,315 hits, and 741 stolen bases. with those numbers, collins still failed to be voted in to the hall of fame for three years before making it on the 1939 ballot.  that timing, however, still allowed him to be part of the class present at the opening of the hall, and so he appeared in the famous photograph of the living hall of famers (minus ty cobb), which gained him a place in my hall of famer collection as a result.

here's my hall of famer collection as its been documented so far:

babe ruth - 2003 topps tribute world series edition world series tribute relic 351/425

honus wagner - 2001 topps tribute relic

tris speaker - 2011 topps tribute dual relic green parallel 53/75

eddie collins - 2002 topps tribute milestone materials relic

george sisler - 2004 topps tribute hall of fame tribute relic

dizzy dean - 2001 topps tribute relic

bob feller - 2001 topps archives certified autograph

jackie robinson - 2004 topps clubhouse collection clubhouse relic

ted williams - 1992 upper deck baseball heroes autograph 1067/2000

yogi berra - 1998 donruss signatures significant signatures 1640/2000

sandy koufax - 1998 donruss signatures significant signatures 1707/2000

roberto clemente - 2005 donruss greats hall of fame souvenirs relic

warren spahn - 1999 upper deck century legends epic signatures

mickey mantle - 2000 upper deck legends legendary game jerseys relic

willie mays - 1997 topps willie mays reprints certified autograph

al kaline - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

duke snider - 2003 upper deck sp authentic chirography hall of famers 144/250

bob gibson - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

hank aaron - 2004 topps originals 1979 topps all-time record holders rbi 03/32

frank robinson - 1995 upper deck autograph

don drysdale - 1993 nabisco all-star autographs 

harmon killebrew - 2000 upper deck legends legendary signatures

pee wee reese - 2001 topps tribute relic

jim hunter - 1998 donruss signature series significant signatures 0736/2000

willie stargell - 2000 upper deck legends legendary signatures 

jim palmer - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

gaylord perry - 2003 topps finest finest moments autograph

rollie fingers - 2018 topps archives signature series 1978 topps buyback 1/3

reggie jackson - 2018 topps tier one tier one talent autograph 19/60

steve carlton - 2018 topps five star career year autograph 43/45

mike schmidt - 2002 topps archives autoproof 1980 topps buyback 048/147

phil niekro - 2017 panini donruss recollection collection 1983 donruss buyback autograph 13/33

don sutton - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

carlton fisk - 1999 upper deck century legends epic signatures

tony perez - 2004 fleer national pastime 2002 fleer greats authentic autograph buyback 30/59

dave winfield - 2003 upper deck sp authentic chirography hall of famers 121/350

ozzie smith - 2019 topps finest finest origins autograph

gary carter - 1999 fleer sports illustrated greats of the game autograph collection

eddie murray - 2004 upper deck sp legendary cuts legendary sigs 45/50 

dennis eckersley - 2017 topps archives signature series 1984 topps buyback 47/99

paul molitor - 2016 topps museum collection archival autographs 021/125

bruce sutter - 2003 topps all-time fan favorites certified autograph

jim rice - 2005 upper deck past time pennants past time signatures

andre dawson - 2000 fleer greats of the game autograph

bert blyleven - 2004 upper deck legends timeless teams autograph

pedro martinez - 2018 topps high tek portraitek autograph 09/60

tim raines - 2018 topps tribute tribute autograph green parallel 26/95

alan trammell - 2001 fleer greats of the game autograph

roy halladay - 2017 topps archives signature series 2004 topps buyback 15/23

pete rose* - 2018 panini flawless legendary signatures 15/25

barry bonds* - 2001 bowman heritage autographs

you can find the full list of hall of famers (and some not - yet) that i aim to include in this collection at my want list site.

*not currently a member of the hall of fame