Hage's Dairy of Southern California sponsored regional card sets from 1949-51, offered at concession stands for Lane Field Park, home of the PCL San Diego Padres. Most came packaged with popcorn and it's possible others entered the hobby via company or team promotions. 1949 seems the rarest of these Hage's sets and contains 105 players on thin stock with blank backs and one of four color tints, Black & White, Sepia, Blue, or Green. The combined SGC/PSA population reports for its F65-1 catalog number show fewer than 200 total graded examples for all players, making these true diamonds in the rough!

Future Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan notched his final pro season in the PCL, chasing flies in the San Francisco outfield for almost half of their 187-game season. Based on others from this set, his serious-minded portrait shows the backboards from San Diego's visitor dugout or warm-up area.

The PSA VG 3 grade reflects slight corner rounding and toning at the top left and along the right edge of an otherwise crease-free, clean card. Its population report shows this as 1949's only graded example for Arky, making this a key find for any set or PCL collection!