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Card # 349
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Helmar Oasis
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Joe CRONIN
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Green/black background
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 96.00
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9
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7
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5
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January 10, 2024
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About the Player
A short bio from the Boston Garter Game of the Century card back: In 1929 Washington manager Bucky Harris, recognizing potential when he saw it, played young Joe Cronin at shortstop against the wishes of his boss, Senators’ owner Clark Griffith. The next year Cronin was named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News. Since 1930 Cronin has batted over .300, driven in more than 100 runs, and led all AL shortstops in put outs and double plays each year. Now solidly in Joe’s camp, Griffith has put Cronin in charge of the team as the Nationals’ player-manager for 1933. Also in Joe’ corner, the fans have voted him the AL’s starting shortstop for Arch Ward’s Century of Progress game.
About the Series
Seven layers make up a Helmar Oasis card. Each layer has to fit perfectly. It takes a long time to construct each card, then scuff it to make it seem well-worn; it's already well-loved, by us. Oasis is designed to evoke the Gaslight Style, a name applied to commercial trade signs of the 1870's through 1890's, in an era that succumbed to electric light. The essence of Helmar Oasis is depth. The pictures of the players arise in a shadowy light, to seem like they're almost emerging from another plane of existence. Each card is about 2.65' x 4'. Gouache paintings by J. Scott Pedely.
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| 54 |   | CLARKE, Fred | Blue cap and blue collar | $ 78.00 |
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| 75 |   | Wilson, Chief | 'Pirates' down chest | $ 46.99 |
| 130 |   | WAGNER, Honus | Young, blue bill on cap | $ 251.50 |
| 132 |   | GRIMES, Burleigh | Red piping on uniform | $ 130.17 |
| 201 |   | Cooper, Wilber | Green background | $ 28.55 |
| 207 |   | Adams, Babe | Green stripe background | $ 33.00 |
| 209 |   | Leach, Tommy | Green stripe background | $ 88.00 |
| 236 |   | TRAYNOR, Pie | Bat on shoulder | $ 88.13 |
| 239 |   | Yellowhorse, Moses 'Chief' | Helmar sign behind | $ 113.61 |
| 251 |   | Gibson, George | Helmar sign behind | $ 62.00 |
| 278 |   | WANER, Paul | Helmar sign behind | $ 63.26 |
| 349 |   | CRONIN, Joe | Green/black background | $ 96.00 |
| 353 |   | Phillippe, Deacon | Green/black background | $ 74.00 |
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