Helmar Polar Night #220 Mike "King" KELLY Boston Beaneaters HOF

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About the Player

Cap Anson says: "He was a whole-souled, genial fellow, with a host of friends, and but one enemy, that one being himself. Time and time again I have heard him say that he would never be broke, and he died at just the right time to prevent such a contretemps from occurring. Money slipped through Mike's fingers as water slips through the meshes of a fisherman's net, and he was as fond of whisky as any representative of the Emerald Isle, but just the same he was a great ball player and one that became greater than he then was before ceasing to wear a Chicago uniform. He was as good a batter as anybody…"

About the Series

The glory of 19th century design is revisited in this series by your friends at Helmar. We've kept the look of the early line drawings but improved them so that the players are recognizable. Yet again, all the artwork is original to Helmar and printed in stunning color. We've chosen a beautiful paper with a soft hand that tested best for the subtle color transitions. Each card is about 3" x 5".

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Helmar Polar Night, Boston Beaneaters
Card #	Thumbnail Pic	Player Name	Position	Top Auction Price
5		Tenney, Fred	Hands on knees	$ 163.00
14		Stemmyer, Bill "Canon Ball"	Ball at head, about to throw	$ 171.00
17		Morrill, John	Hands on hips	$ 26.00
19		Nash, Billy	On grass, about to throw	$ 54.00
21		NICHOLS, Kid	Arm forward, posing curve toss	$ 105.00
22		O'Rourke, Tom	In box, catching pop up	$ 34.33
24		Madden, Kid	Batting stance, yellow sunset	$ 27.00
29		Bergen, Martin	No cap, hands on hips	$ 26.00
30		Johnston, Dick	Hands on hips	$ 33.00
46		Wheelock, Bobby	Hands together catching pop up	$ 51.00
47		Wise, Sam	Hands on knees	$ 51.00
52		Sowders, Bill	Ball at mouth	$ 319.50
53		Tate, Pop	Leaning to catch ball	$ 51.00
61		Burdock, Jack	Wide grip, fence	$ 179.00
62		DUFFY, Hugh	Bat down, hand on hip	$ 184.00
64		Conway, Dick	Throwing pose	$ 51.00
77		McCARTHY, Tommy	Close grip, 10 o'clock bat angle	$ 191.00
79		COLLINS, Jimmy	Hand on hip, with bat	$ 204.00
81		NICHOLS, Kid	Heaving ball, foot in corner	$ 134.50
87		RADBOURN, Hoss	Tagging runner	$ 153.50
219		McCARTHY, Tommy	Ball dropping in hands	$ 32.00
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