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Card # 97 Helmar This Great Game
Player Position Team
Podres, Johnny Set position Brooklyn Dodgers
Top Auction Price Total Sold Avg # Bids Avg # Bidders Last Sold
$ 108.05 16 6 4 July 31, 2024

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About the Player

From the "This Great Game" card back: There are heroes and then there are folk heroes, and quite a difference there is between the two. Padres rose to mythic folk hero status when he authored a beautiful 2-0 gem over the Damn Yankees to win Game Seven of the 1955 World Series. That’s a remarkable feat, but even more remarkable when it is pitched for Brooklyn. Thanks to John, the Dodgers finally won their first World Series title that afternoon at Yankee Stadium, a victory that cured a headache felt throughout Flatbush.

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, Brooklyn Dodgers
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3Hodges, GilStanding$ 60.99
6REESE, Pee WeeFull figure, two bats$ 63.00
18SNIDER, DukeSitting, smiling$ 69.07
27DRYSDALE, DonPortrait, leaning on left elbow$ 87.50
36Black, JoeFolded arms$ 37.00
38CAMPANELLA, RoyDugout$ 86.00
71Gilliam, JimLeaning on bat$ 124.50
80Amoros, SandyBatting cage $ 69.50
81Branca, RalphFull figure follow through$ 97.50
82Cox, BillySitting in dugout$ 97.50
83Erskine, CarlPortrait chest up$ 72.50
84Furillo, CarlBatting stance at camera$ 77.78
86Loes, BillyPortrait chest up$ 86.55
88Newcombe, DonHands on hips$ 59.89
90ROBINSON, JackieBat horizontal at knees$ 260.00
93Neal, Charlielooking up after swing$ 59.89
97Podres, JohnnySet position$ 108.05
99Roseboro, JohnnyCatching position$ 100.50
118Roe, PreacherYellow pole$ 80.00
124Bridges, Rockyblue buildings$ 76.55
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Helmar This Great Game #97 Johnny Podres Brooklyn Dodgers
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This is a recent, hand-made art card by HELMAR. If you are unfamiliar with Helmar, please read about the series on our website.

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