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Card # 261
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R319-Helmar
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Sandy KOUFAX (HOF)
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Rubbing ball
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 202.50
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21
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12
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6
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November 20, 2018
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About the Player
The short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: Sandy has shocked the world recently with the announcement that he is retiring. Many fans do not believe that he is gone from the mound forever, the thought being that he is either posturing for a bigger salary or is perhaps just taking a season off. His most recent campaign could not have been a bigger success--he compiled a 27-9 record while also leading the big leagues in strikeouts (317), innings pitched (323) and Earned Run Average (1.73). It took every bit of this heroic effort to nip the Giants by a game and a half in the regular season. In the World Series against Baltimore he started one game but took the loss.
About the Series
The Helmar R-319 series was originally 180 cards. Then we expanded it to 240. Then 308. Right now it’s 385 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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