Helmar This Great Game #122 Joe DiMAGGIO New York Yankees HOF

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From the card back: Few players are humble when they near the end of their playing career, but Joe has graciously handed the torch to young fly chaser Mickey Mantle in The Bronx. It’s been a few seasons since Joltin' Joe set the baseball world on fire, but he still draws cheers for his brilliant swing and leadership skills. In 1951 the 36 year old was an All-Star for the 13th time in 13 seasons, and more importantly he helped the Yanks to their third straight title.

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From the "This Great Game" card back: Few players are humble when they near the end of their playing career, but Joe has graciously handed the torch to young fly chaser Mickey Mantle in The Bronx. It’s been a few seasons since Joltin' Joe set the baseball world on fire, but he still draws cheers for his brilliant swing and leadership skills. In 1951 the 36 year old was an All-Star for the 13th time in 13 seasons, and more importantly he helped the Yanks to their third straight title.

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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