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Card # 82
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H813-4 Boston Garter-Helmar
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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John McGRAW (HOF)
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2.5' hand puzzle/game reverse
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New York Giants
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 83.00
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4
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13
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6
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August 16, 2022
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About the Player
A short bio from the Boston Garter Game of the Century card back: Leading the National League “all star” contingent in Arch Ward’s Game of the Century will be former NY Giants manager John J. McGraw. There could be no one better or more deserving. After a stellar career as a player for Ned Hanlon’s famous Baltimore Orioles, McGraw managed the Giants and ruled with an iron hand from the end of the 1902 season until he retired halfway through last season. During those 30 years McGraw’s men finished first or second 21 times and won 10 NL pennants and 3 World Championships. Under McGraw the Giants landed in the win column an amazing 2,840 times. Insisting that he has no plans to manage again after the NL-AL exhibition game, the 60-year-old is looking forward to a long, well-earned, and happy retirement.
About the Series
The Helmar H813-4 Boston Garter series consists of 45 cards, and the design was inspired by one of the most beautiful baseball card sets of all time, the 1912 Boston Garters. The originals showed the sock garters; the Helmar versions instead show interesting scenes in the background or period detail such as a 1912-era telephone. Each card is large at 8.5' x 4.25' and gorgeous. Produced in 2014. In the fall of 2021 the series was extended with a round, 2.5' dexterity hand puzzle made to match each earlier card in the series. Each hand puzzle consitutes a game piece that includes three dice with outcomes detailed on the puzzle's backs. Two new players were introduced within the series extension, #47 (Lazzeri) and #81 (Cravath). Additionally, the last two puzzles feature John McGraw in multi-player illustrations. The back of #83 features a checklist.
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| H813-4 Boston Garter-Helmar, New York Giants |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 2 |   | BRESNAHAN, Roger | Portrait | $ 142.50 |
| 3 |   | MATHEWSON, Christy | Sitting | $ 350.00 |
| 37 |   | Thorpe, Jim | Portrait | $ 338.00 |
| 38 |   | MARQUARD, Rube | Portrait | $ 113.49 |
| 57 |   | Thorpe, Jim | 2.5' hand puzzle/game reverse | $ 108.51 |
| 62 |   | MARQUARD, Rube | 2.5' hand puzzle/game reverse | $ 33.52 |
| 82 |   | McGRAW, John | 2.5' hand puzzle/game reverse | $ 83.00 |
| 83 |   | McGRAW, John; MATHEWSON, Christy; McGINNITY, Joe 'Iron Man'; | 2.5' hand puzzle/game reverse | $ 134.50 |
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