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Card # 486
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R319-Helmar
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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John Montgomery WARD (HOF)
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Arms folded
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New York Giants
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 47.78
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11
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7
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4
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February 23, 2021
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About the Player
The short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: John Ward is not only the most important ball player in the circuit, he is one of the most prominent men to be found in the country today. It is true that other players may have a bit more talent but Ward’s off-field position as a pioneering unionist has made him a household name. It was Ward that was the brains behind the Player’s League of a couple of seasons ago, that grand experiment that roiled the baseball world and became a warning to tight-fisted capitalists across the fruited plain. The league may have lasted only one season before collapsing but he will never be forgotten for his efforts.
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, New York Giants |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 10 |   | OTT, Mel | Swinging | $ 58.00 |
| 11 |   | O'Doul, Francis "Lefty" | Bat Over Shoulder | $ 156.00 |
| 21 |   | BRESNAHAN, Roger | Catching | $ 49.00 |
| 48 |   | MAYS, Willie | Portrait | $ 235.85 |
| 70 |   | McGRAW, John | Portrait | $ 36.00 |
| 89 |   | Thorpe, Jim | Portrait | $ 231.00 |
| 95 |   | MATHEWSON, Christy | Portrait | $ 355.00 |
| 131 |   | HUBBELL, Carl | Portrait | $ 89.00 |
| 137 |   | OTT, Mel | Full body awaiting pitch | $ 101.00 |
| 170 |   | Merkle, Fred | Bat Over Shoulder | $ 56.57 |
| 177 |   | MATHEWSON, Christy | Blue Background | $ 277.88 |
| 178 |   | YOUNGS, Ross "Pep" | Swinging | $ 62.76 |
| 182 |   | TERRY, Bill | Kneeling | $ 119.77 |
| 206 |   | MATHEWSON, Christy | Standing | $ 202.50 |
| 211 |   | MIZE, Johnny | Swinging | $ 114.05 |
| 235 |   | Maglie, Sal "The Barber" | Portrait | $ 56.00 |
| 246 |   | LINDSTROM, Fred | Swinging | $ 155.50 |
| 257 |   | Williams, Davey | Portrait | $ 40.59 |
| 260 |   | JACKSON, Travis | Portrait | $ 48.76 |
| 309 |   | Thorpe, Jim | Looking left | $ 224.50 |
| 375 |   | OTT, Mel | Portrait | $ 251.73 |
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