Some people call them “sunset cards,” others call them “final tributes.” They are a player’s final card showing their career totals on the back.
Johnny Vander Meer never got one. So now he’s got one. Even if the photo is really from his days with the Reds, I can pretend it’s an Indians jersey, can’t I? The back is the key, and that’s his career line on the back. I don’t like making card backs; it is a very tedious process. Plus I don’t know what Vander Meer’s eye color or hair color was. That stuff ain’t listed on his BBref page.
Well done. I love sunset cards of players that lasted about 10 years or more.Glad Vandy was a Red when he threw his back-to-back no-no’s. That’s a feat likely to stand a long long time.