Helmar This Great Game #67 Luke Easter Cleveland Indians

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About the Player

From the 'This Great Game' card back: They never built a ballpark that could hold a drive off the powerful bat of Luscious Luke Easter. In a career that spanned four decades, from the Great Depression to the Groovy mid-1960s, Easter belted more than 500 home runs. A left-handed power hitter with an uppercut swing, Easter debuted in the white major leagues when he was 33 years old, but that didn’t stop him from terrifying pitchers. He hit a line drive that traveled to the top of the scoreboard at the Polo Grounds in deep center, the first ball anyone had seen hit that far. After averaging 31 homers per season in the bigs, Luke played until he was 48 years old in the top minor leagues, still stinging fastballs. 

About the Series

This series marks a step in a new direction for Helmar. For the first time we take a serious look at baseball in the 1950's and then, perhaps, the 1960's. The game found itself changing dramatically in this post WWII era, influenced by both the larger society and technological innovation. The color barrier may have been officially broken in 1947 but the acceptance of black players by the big league clubs came slowly, if surely. Reliable and inexpensive air transportation paved the way for geographic expansion. The game, which had been centered in the East and Midwest, found new opportunities along the West Coast.

The very center of the baseball world through the decade was New York City. New York teams competed in every World Series through the decade except for 1959. In many of those years both teams competing were from the city. Interestingly, New York also became the center of the art world at the same time. Migration after WWII brought many creatives to the Big Apple and movements such as abstract, modernism, surrealism and avant-garde.

Studying the era has inspired Helmar to use bold, often surreal colors in this series. We hope that you will join us as we explore this era of change.

Card size: 3' x 4'

Individually Numbered 1-20

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Helmar This Great Game, Cleveland Indians
Card #	Thumbnail Pic	Player Name	Position	Top Auction Price
2		WYNN, Early	Full figure throwing	$ 46.00
5		FELLER, Bob	Throwing follow through	$ 80.56
41		DOBY, Larry	Batting follow through	$ 76.55
46		Maris, Roger	Leaning in	$ 73.89
59		Avila, Bobby	Leaning on bat, chest up	$ 76.55
62		Carrasquel, Chico	Batting follow through	$ 66.55
67		Easter, Luke	Bat on shoulder	$ 67.55
70		Garcia, Mike	Set position	$ 76.55
76		Jones, Sam	Building, glove up	$ 72.50
100		Rosen, Al	Looking to throw	$ 102.50
102		Score, Herb	Building, glove, ball	$ 76.55
105		Trouppe, Quincy	Gear; catching crouch	$ 76.00
106		Wertz, Vic	Building; bat cocked	$ 69.00

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