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Card # 374
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Helmar Oasis
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Walter JOHNSON (HOF)
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Worn, at end of career
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Washington Senators
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 115.83
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5
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12
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6
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August 16, 2023
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Comments on this Card
From a painting by J. S. Pedley
About the Player
The short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: 'He's got a gun concealed on his person. They can't tell me he throws them balls with just his arm,' says penman Ring Lardner about young Walter Johnson. Johnson features one pitch, the fastball, which has whistled past many an American League batter these past five seasons. In 1911, “The Big Train” racked up 207 strikeouts. In 1910, he notched 313 whiffs. He achieved 25 victories in both ’10 and ’11 and looks forward to more. The “Big Train” stands 6’1” and is 200 pounds. Rumor is circulating that he is trying to perfect a curve ball.
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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| 199 |   | Durham, Bull | Green stripe background | $ 76.00 |
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| 203 |   | GOSLIN, Goose | Green stripe background | $ 139.27 |
| 214 |   | Street, Gabby | Green stripe background | $ 63.00 |
| 216 |   | Groom, Bob | Green stripe background | $ 33.89 |
| 352 |   | Judge, Joe | Green/black background | $ 49.89 |
| 356 |   | HARRIS, Bucky | Green/black background | $ 89.00 |
| 371 |   | GRIFFITH, Clark | Stern face, white cap | $ 84.00 |
| 374 |   | JOHNSON, Walter | Worn, at end of career | $ 115.83 |
| 377 |   | Ruel, Muddy | Green and blue shaded background | $ 38.00 |
| 380 |   | Leonard, Emil 'Dutch' | Green and blue shaded background | $ 69.88 |
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