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Card # 504
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R319-Helmar
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Tommy Holmes
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Holding bat up, near chest
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Boston Braves
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 63.22
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11
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7
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4
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December 22, 2020
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About the Player
The short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: In 1948 Boston center fielder Holmes hit over .300 for 5th year in a row. Lefty-swinging leadoff man helped lead Braves to pennant last year with .325 mark. Best year was 1945 when he led NL in hits (224) and HR (28) and batted .352. Set NL record for hitting in 37 straight games. Finished 2nd in MVP voting behind Cubs’ Cavarretta. Before coming to Boston was NY Yankee property. Stuck behind DiMaggio, Henrich, and Keller, Tommy spent 3 years with the Newark Bears.
About the Series
The Helmar R-319 series was originally 180 cards. Then we expanded it to 240. Then 308. Right now it’s complete at 511 cards. The design is based on one of the greatest baseball card sets of all time, the 1933 Goudey set. The 1933 Goudey set has, famously, four Babe Ruths. We have many of the greatest players from Goudey set, and also Babe Didrikson, Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Martin Dihigo, many other Cuban and Japanese players, and Negro Leaguers. R-319s have a good amount of text on the reverse. When you’re reading the back of a Helmar R-319 we aim to transport you back in time to a moment in the player’s career. Fleetwood Walker and the color barrier coming down. The great Rube Foster’s breakdown. Swede Risberg being banned from baseball. Given the scope, the expense and the complexity for a small company or artist to put together such a big set of original art, no one else may ever attempt to create a set this ambitious.
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| R319-Helmar Big League, Boston Braves |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 49 |   | RUTH, Babe | Portrait | $ 510.00 |
| 138 |   | MARANVILLE, Rabbit | Portrait | $ 76.00 |
| 262 |   | Nehf, Art | Portrait | $ 54.35 |
| 266 |   | SPAHN, Warren | Portrait | $ 97.10 |
| 325 |   | Fitzsimmons, Fred | Foot on step | $ 80.88 |
| 334 |   | Sain, Johnny | Portrait | $ 171.99 |
| 453 |   | Gowdy, Hank | Wearing practice uniform | $ 127.50 |
| 458 |   | Berger, Wally | Yellow sky | $ 86.00 |
| 478 |   | McKECHNIE, Bill | Pilgrim hat logo on sleeve | $ 52.99 |
| 494 |   | RUTH, Babe; Berger, Wally; Lee, Hal; | All bats down | $ 86.00 |
| 504 |   | Holmes, Tommy | Holding bat up, near chest | $ 63.22 |
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