hal newhouser is in my hall of famer collection

hal newhouser is a recent addition to my hall of famer collection. this card serves as his entry:

that's a 1993 front row premium all-time greats autograph card. it was part of a five-card set that comes in two versions - one with the first card of the set autographed, and the other without an autographed card. here's the back:

and here's the coa for good measure:

newhouser was not a player i knew much about aside from his back-to-back mvp awards in the 1940's. i've added him to my collection not because i was a fan, or learned about him as a young fan, or because of a connection to him or his career, but rather because p-town tom sent me this card as part of a recent trade package.  that type of connection is enough for me to add 'prince hal' to the list!

by my count, there are 30 players in the history of baseball who have won multiple mvp (or the equivalent) awards. newhouser is one of the only pitchers to do so, joining walter johnson and carl hubbell on a very exclusive list.  newhouser won these awards on the strength of dominant performances in the mid-1940's. he was 29-9 with a 2.22 era and 187 strikeouts in 1944, missing the pitching triple crown by finishing behind teammate dizzy trout's era of 2.12.  in 1945, newhouser won the triple crown with 25 wins, a 1.81 era, and 212 strikeouts.  the following year, newhouser again led the league in wins (26), era (1.94), but his career high 275 strikeouts that year put him a distant second in that category behind bob feller's then-record 348 k's. newhouser failed to win a third consecutive mvp award that year, finishing in second place behind ted williams, who was back from his three years of military service during world war ii.

newhouser was the losing pitcher in game 1 of the 1945 world series that pitted the tigers against the cubs, but he bounced back to win both games 5 and 7, pitching complete games in both contests.  he was voted in to the hall of fame by the veteran's committee in 1992, and now thanks to p-town tom, he's in my hall of famer collection as well!

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

stan musial - 2002 topps team topps legends autograph

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

fergie jenkins - 2013 topps five star baseball autograph 154/333

gaylord perry - 2003 topps finest finest moments autograph

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

hal newhouser - 1993 front row premium all-time greats autograph

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

cal ripken jr - 2018 topps high tek portraitek autograph 32/75

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

greg maddux - 2018 topps luminaries masters of the mound autograph 13/15

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

ken griffey jr - 2003 upper deck game face autograph

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

roger clemens* - 1995 upper deck autograph

 

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.