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Card # 53
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R319-Helmar
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Burleigh GRIMES (HOF)
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Making spitball
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 172.04
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19
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10
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6
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May 1, 2024
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About the Player
A short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: “Ol’ Stubblebeard” was the last spittballer with legal status in Major League baseball. In 1920, when the Big Leagues banned the wet pitch, they grandfathered in nearly two dozen spitballers. With the Pirates in 1934, Burleigh spat out the Slippery Elm for good. Burleigh compiled 270 wins for his career against 212 losses, along with massive amounts of games started, complete games, and innings pitched. He’s now the field general for the Dodgers, who finished 6th last year, winning only 62 games. Maybe Burleigh will teach them a trick or two.
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, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 14 |   | CLARKE, Fred | Portrait | $ 90.00 |
| 47 |   | CLEMENTE, Roberto | Portrait | $ 360.00 |
| 53 |   | GRIMES, Burleigh | Making spitball | $ 172.04 |
| 64 |   | WANER, Paul | Swinging | $ 67.00 |
| 65 |   | CLEMENTE, Roberto | Green background | $ 190.50 |
| 68 |   | WANER, Paul; WANER, Lloyd; | Kneeling | $ 88.17 |
| 73 |   | TRAYNOR, Pie | Bat Over Shoulder | $ 66.00 |
| 150 |   | CLEMENTE, Roberto | Batting Stance | $ 282.79 |
| 158 |   | WAGNER, Honus | Bat Over Shoulder | $ 130.48 |
| 179 |   | WAGNER, Honus | Portrait | $ 170.48 |
| 204 |   | WAGNER, Honus | Standing | $ 105.50 |
| 234 |   | WANER, Lloyd | Swinging | $ 45.44 |
| 240 |   | WAGNER, Honus; TRAYNOR, Pie; | Dugout | $ 70.77 |
| 279 |   | VAUGHAN, Arky | Batting follow through | $ 93.00 |
| 297 |   | CUYLER, Kiki | Orange Background | $ 87.00 |
| 313 |   | Adams, Babe | Glove at chest | $ 61.50 |
| 328 |   | Kluszewski, Ted | Sleeveless | $ 89.77 |
| 466 |   | Suhr, Gus | Batting follow through | $ 74.00 |
| 467 |   | WAGNER, Honus | Kneeling with Bat | $ 239.50 |
| 477 |   | TRAYNOR, Pie | Hands up | $ 75.00 |
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