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Card # 40
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R319-Helmar
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Chick HAFEY (HOF)
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Bat Over Shoulder
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St. Louis Cardinals
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 72.50
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16
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9
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5
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September 20, 2022
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About the Player
A short bio from the Boston Garter Game of the Century card back: Chick Hafey wore out his welcome in St. Louis because of his salary demands and Cincinnati baseball bugs are glad he did. Last year Chick batted. 344 for the Red Legs and now in his second go round in Porkopolis he has been voted as the NLs starting left fielder for the upcoming “all star” game. Nobody hits the ball harder than Chick who batted .329 or higher 5 straight years for the Cardinals, including 1931 when he won the batting crown with a mark of .349. In 1929 tied record with 10 consecutive hits. Only bad sinuses and weak vision have prevented Hafey from reaching even more glorious heights.
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, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 6 |   | VANCE, Dazzy | Wind-up | $ 63.55 |
| 17 |   | BOTTOMLEY, Jim | Swinging | $ 46.01 |
| 18 |   | DEAN, Dizzy; Dean, Daffy; | Dugout | $ 202.50 |
| 19 |   | FRISCH, Frank | Batting Stance | $ 47.00 |
| 40 |   | HAFEY, Chick | Bat Over Shoulder | $ 72.50 |
| 51 |   | MUSIAL, Stan | Swinging | $ 129.00 |
| 135 |   | HAFEY, Chick; BOTTOMLEY, Jim; | Dugout | $ 44.00 |
| 146 |   | MUSIAL, Stan | Batting Stance | $ 111.49 |
| 152 |   | DEAN, Dizzy; Dean, Daffy; | Holding Baseball | $ 67.00 |
| 163 |   | Dean, Daffy | Portrait | $ 55.51 |
| 165 |   | HORNSBY, Rogers | Swinging | $ 109.00 |
| 197 |   | HAINES, Jesse | Standing | $ 47.51 |
| 210 |   | MEDWICK, Joe | Portrait | $ 96.00 |
| 242 |   | HORNSBY, Rogers | Swinging | $ 59.99 |
| 269 |   | Martin, Pepper | Portrait | $ 62.88 |
| 270 |   | SLAUGHTER, Enos | Portrait | $ 76.00 |
| 312 |   | Collins, Ripper | Leg high | $ 218.30 |
| 316 |   | DEAN, Dizzy | Arm outstretched | $ 95.55 |
| 318 |   | MUSIAL, Stan | Chest Up | $ 168.05 |
| 319 |   | Johnson, Si | Jacket | $ 259.00 |
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