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Card # 72
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R319-Helmar
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Johnny Vander Meer
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Holding Baseball
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Cincinnati Reds
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 53.00
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14
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8
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5
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July 21, 2015
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About the Player
The short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: Johnny compiled a legendary rookie season in 1938, when he garnered 15 wins against 10 losses, a 3.12 ERA, and was the NL’s starting pitcher in the All-Star game at Crosley Field. He made history when he pitched a no-hitter against Boston on June 11, and a no-hitter against Brooklyn on June 15, becoming the only pitcher in big league history to throw consecutive no-hitters. Purists argue that the second game was the first-ever played under the bulbs at Ebbets Field, and that the hitters were not acclimated to artificial light.
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, Cincinnati Reds |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 62 |   | Chase, Hal | Portrait | $ 41.00 |
| 72 |   | Vander Meer, Johnny | Holding Baseball | $ 53.00 |
| 106 |   | LOMBARDI, Ernie | Throwing | $ 41.10 |
| 118 |   | Werber, Bill; Myers, Bill; Frey, Lonnie; McCormick, Frank; | All together in front of dugout | $ 84.00 |
| 119 |   | RIXEY, Eppa | Portrait | $ 34.00 |
| 132 |   | ROUSH, Edd | Portrait | $ 50.55 |
| 174 |   | ROBINSON, Frank | Batting Stance | $ 52.00 |
| 243 |   | Pinelli, Babe | Throwing | $ 29.99 |
| 356 |   | Vander Meer, Johnny | Portrait | $ 43.50 |
| 410 |   | Pinelli, Babe | Belt up | $ 37.51 |
| 413 |   | ROUSH, Edd | Bat forward | $ 45.00 |
| 460 |   | Groh, Heinie | Arms folded | $ 47.88 |
| 491 |   | Hershberger, Willard | Leaning back, putting on gear | $ 53.82 |
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