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Card # 79
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Helmar This Great Game
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Martin, Billy
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Kneeling with bat
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New York Yankees
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 152.50
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15
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7
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4
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September 25, 2024
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About the Player
From the "This Great Game" card back: Describe Billy Martin in one word? Scrappy does fine. The thin infielder with a chip on his shoulder proved his worth time and again for his teams, providing a tenacious appetite for competition. But if Billy wasn’t on the winning side, it was a tough time in the clubhouse. Luckily, Martin and his pals Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford won far more than they lost. The famous trio helped the Yanks triumph in four Fall Classic between 1951 and 1956. Billy hit a cool .333 with five homers in 29 Series games.
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, New York Yankees |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 1 |   | McDougald, Gil | Full figure batting | $ 34.00 |
| 7 |   | RIZZUTO, Phil | Bunting | $ 63.10 |
| 9 |   | FORD, Whitey | Tossing ball | $ 118.66 |
| 12 |   | MIZE, Johnny | Leaning forward, catching | $ 38.00 |
| 34 |   | BERRA, Yogi | At bat | $ 100.00 |
| 35 |   | BERRA, Yogi; FORD, Whitey; MANTLE, Mickey; | Together | $ 149.39 |
| 43 |   | Howard, Elston | Looking left | $ 52.00 |
| 45 |   | MANTLE, Mickey | two bats | $ 206.50 |
| 52 |   | Reynolds, Allie | Wind-up | $ 79.60 |
| 54 |   | Skowron, Moose | batting follow through | $ 61.00 |
| 60 |   | Baur, Hank | Batting follow through; building | $ 87.50 |
| 77 |   | Larsen, Don | Elbow up, glove | $ 79.00 |
| 79 |   | Martin, Billy | Kneeling with bat | $ 152.50 |
| 107 |   | Woodling, Gene | Side view batting; building | $ 71.00 |
| 122 |   | DiMAGGIO, Joe | End of swing | $ 306.50 |
| 123 |   | Raschi, Vic | Orange sky | $ 111.00 |
| 146 |   | Lopat, Eddie | Leaning forward, end of throw | $ 0.00 |
| 149 |   | Coleman, Jerry | Leaning in, intense close-up | $ 0.00 |
| 154 |   | Gordon, Joe | Sleeve patch; hand on bat end | $ 0.00 |
| 157 |   | Keller, Charlie | Looking away; patch on sleeve | $ 0.00 |
| 158 |   | Kuzava, Bob | Ball in hand, blue sky | $ 0.00 |
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