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		1	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees
		2	Art Jorgens	New York Yankees
		3	Babe Dahlgren	New York Yankees
		4	Tommy Henrich	New York Yankees
		5	Monte Pearson	New York Yankees
		6	Lefty Gomez	New York Yankees
		7	Bill Dickey	New York Yankees
		8	George Selkirk	New York Yankees
		9	Charlie Keller	New York Yankees
		10	Red Ruffing	New York Yankees

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• Cards measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/8"
• #20 Buddy Lewis - UER: Shown batting right
• #38 Bobby Doerr - UER: Drove in 73 runs in 1939, not 78
• #67 Whit Wyatt - UER: "September 27, 1909" should be "September 27, 1907" as birthdate on back

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Aug 30, 2016 - 10:49AM RoundtheDiamond87 Perhaps my favorite of the Play Ball sets. I started with a reprint set, that actually came with one of the cards replaced with an original. I've continue to replace reprints with originals as I find them.

Jun 19, 2010 - 9:29PM sascards67 Got card 174 Johnny Evers out of a tin of Upper Deck Origins. Very unexpected and a great find. Rating: 9

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Subject	Replies	Last Post
1940 Play Ball / Superman backs	6	Jun 10, 2019 6:18 PM by cnangle

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#161 - Debs Garms VAR   #130 - Clyde Milan RC, VAR vs.

External Links

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• Cardboard Connection: 1940 Play Ball
• Just Collect Article: 1940 Play Ball Set
• Pre-War Cards: 1940 PLAY BALL SET
• PSA Article: Collecting the 1940 Play Ball Baseball Card Set
• PSA POP Report
• PSA Price Guide: 1940 Play Ball
• Sports Collectors Daily: 1940 Play Ball
• Sports Collectors Daily: 1940 Play Ball is a Slice of Baseball History

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