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Card # 98
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Helmar This Great Game
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| Player |
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Pete Reiser
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looking up after swing
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Boston Braves
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
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Last Sold |
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$ 86.55
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8
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13
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4
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January 18, 2023
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About the Player
The short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: This youngster, already known as “Pistol Pete”, hasn’t wasted any time in setting the baseball world on fire. In last year’s 1941 season Pete hit .341, good enough to lead the league. The sparkplug of the Dodger offense also led the league in runs with 117, doubles with 39 and triples with 17. June 30th may have been his best game. With the Dodgers batting for first place, Pete pounded out a homer and a triple. He scored three times while knocking in another two. The happy result was that the Dodgers grabbed a piece of first place and went on to win the National League Championship.
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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