2013 Historic Autographs offered a rather unique product to the public. Each PSA/DNA contained a cut auto of a historic player and either an original tobacco card OR an original artwork of a tobacco card of the player from 1909-1912. These retailed for $270 a box. Each box contained 1 autograph.
I saw the sell sheet of the players available and there were some very big names like Ty Cobb, Nap Lajoie, and Walter Johnson. There was also a cut auto of the Pittsburgh Pirates all-time Wins leader, Babe Adams which I snagged for $125.
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| 2013 Historic Autographs Babe Adams Cut Auto 10/18 |
Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams spent 18 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates posting a 194-139 record with a 2.74 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. He received above 10% voting for the Hall of Fame only once in 1947. The two time World Series Champ (1909 and 1925) would go on to serve as a reporter for World War II.
The most remarkable thing I read about Babe was that he once pitched all 21 innings of a game against the NY Giants without allowing a walk. In nearly 3,000 innings pitched, Babe allowed only 430 walks (1.3BB/9).
That's awesome! Great pick-up!
ReplyDeleteAwesome card. Very interesting concept by Historic Autographs. Kudos to them for trying out something new.
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