1935-1936 Diamond Matchbooks

CIRCA - 1935-1936
MANUFACTURER - Diamond Match Co.
SIZE - 1-1/2" x 4-1/8"
PRICE GUIDE -
Complete Set (156) $1,750.-$3,500.
Common Player $10.00-$20.00
Excellent-Near Mint Condition
KEY PLAYERS:
- Jim Bottomley
- John Conlon
- Jerome (Dizzy) Dean
- Frankie Frisch
- Carl Hubbell
- Mel Ott
- Casey Stengel
- Lloyd Waner
- Paul waner,

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NOTES:

Designated U3 by the American Card Catalog, the 1935-1936 Diamond matchbook covers measure about 1-1/2 x 4-1/8. The front of the matchbook feature a sepia tone baseball player picture pose. The borders can be found in red green, or blue. This issue does not feature the team name on the back below the players name, as with other Diamond matchbook covers issued later. The back also features a short career bio, and the inside is blank. Variations include:75 -Raymond Hayworth (with Chest Protector), 93 -William Knickerbocker (thighs-up) 94 -William Knickerbocker (waist-up), and 103 -Edward Linke (pole in background) 104 -Edward Linke (no pole). The unnumbered matchbook covers are listed in alphabetical order by the players last name.

1935-1936 Diamond Matchbook Cover Checklist

VAR - Variation (see above)

1	Ethan Allen	53	Freddy Fitzsimmons	105	Ernie Lombardi
2	Melo Almada	54	Benny Frey	106	Al Lopez
3	Eldon Auker	55	Linus Frey	107	John Marcum
4	Dick Bartell	56	Frankie Frisch	108	Bill McKechnie
5	Aloysius Bejma	57	August Galan	109	Eric McNair
6	Ollie Bejma	58	Milton Galatzer	110	Joe Medwick
7	Roy Bell	59	Dennis Galehouse	111	Oscar Melillo
8	Louis Berger	60	Debs Garms	112	John Michaels
9	Walter Berger	61	Angelo Giuliani	113	Joe Moore
10	Ralph Birkofer	62	Earl Grace	114	John Moore
11	Max Bishop	63	Charlie Grimm	115	Wally Moses
12	George Blaeholder	64	Frank Grube	116	Joseph Milligan
13	Zeke Bonura	65	Stanley Hack	117	Van Lingle Mungo
14	Jim Bottomley	66	Irving Bump Hadley	118	Glenn Myatt
15	Ed Brandt	67	Odell Hale	119	James O'Dea
16	Don Brennan	68	Bill Hallahan	120	Ernest Orsatti
17	Lloyd Brown	69	Roy Hanson	121	Fred Ostermueller
18	Walter Brown	70	Mel Harder	122	Melvin Mel Ott
19	Claiborne Bryant	71	Charles Hartnett	123	Le Roy Parmelee
20	Jim Bucher	72	Gabby Hartnett	124	Monte Pearson
21	John Burnett	73	Clyde Hatter	125	Raymond Pepper
22	Irving Burns	74	Raymond Hayworth	126	Raymond Phelps
23	Merritt Cain	75	Raymond Hayworth VAR	127	George Pipgras
24	Ben Cantwell	76	Babe Herman	128	Frank Pytlak
25	Tommy Carey	77	Gordon Hinkle	129	Gordon Rhodes
26	Tex Carleton	78	George Hockette	130	Charlie Root
27	Joseph Cascarella	79	James Holbrook	131	John Rothrock
28	Thomas Casey	80	Alex Hooks	132	Herold Muddy Ruel
29	George Caster	81	Waite Hoyt	133	Jack Saltzgaver
30	Phil Cavaretta	82	Carl Hubbell	134	Fred Schulte
31	Louis Chiozza	83	Roy Joiner	135	George Selkirk
32	Edward Cihocki	84	Sam Jones	136	Mervyn Shea
33	Herman E. Clifton	85	Baxter Jordan	137	Al Spoher
34	Richard Coffman	86	Arndt Jorgens	138	George Stainback
35	Edward Coleman	87	William F. Jurges	139	Casey Stengel
36	James A. Collins	88	Willie Kamm	140	Walter Stephenson
37	John Conlon	89	Vern Kennedy	141	Lee Stine
38	Roger Cramer	90	John Kerr	142	John Stone
39	Hugh Critz	91	Chuck Klein	143	Gus Suhr
40	Alvin Crowder	92	Ted Kleinhans	144	Tommy Thevenow
41	Tony Cuccinello	93	WM Knickerbocker VAR	145	Fay Thomas
42	Hazen 'Kiki' Cuyler	94	WM Knickerbocker VAR	146	Leslie Tietje
43	Virgil Davis	95	Jack Knott	147	Bill Urbanski
44	Jerome Dean	96	Mark Koenig	148	William Walker
45	Paul Derringer	97	Fabian Kowalik	149	Lloyd Waner
46	James De Shong	98	Red Kress	150	Paul Waner
47	Billy Dietrich	99	Bill Lee	151	Lon Warnecke
48	Leo Durocher	100	Louis Legett	152	Harold Warstler
49	George Earnshaw	101	Dutch Leonard	153	Bill Werber
50	Woody English	102	Fred Lindstrom	154	Vernon Wiltshere
51	Louis Finney	103	Edward Linke VAR	155	James Wilson
52	Charles Fischer	104	Edward Linke VAR	156	Ralph Winegarner

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