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Card # 139
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This Great Game 1960s
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Sandy KOUFAX (HOF)
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Windbreaker under jersey; ball in glove
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 77.00
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5
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10
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6
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September 11, 2024
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About the Player
The short bio from the Helmar-R319 card back: Sandy has shocked the world recently with the announcement that he is retiring. Many fans do not believe that he is gone from the mound forever, the thought being that he is either posturing for a bigger salary or is perhaps just taking a season off. His most recent campaign could not have been a bigger success--he compiled a 27-9 record while also leading the big leagues in strikeouts (317), innings pitched (323) and Earned Run Average (1.73). It took every bit of this heroic effort to nip the Giants by a game and a half in the regular season. In the World Series against Baltimore he started one game but took the loss.
About the Series
Helmar continues to delight as the This Great Game franchise roars into the 1960’s! This can only be described as a startling, groundbreaking issue. This Great Game, the 1960’s takes no prisoners—every effort has been made to leave collectors in awe. This is no overstatement. Sanjay Verma, master of the gouache miniature, returns to create more of his special brand of magic with the player portraits. The front card design has been carefully crafted to have that familiar 1960’s feel—without being a stogy derivative of graphic roads thoroughly mined. Player selection is typically Helmar in that the nearly forgotten are celebrated alongside immortals. What is possible with card backs, normally designed as after-thoughts, have been completely reimagined in a way that makes them just as important as the fronts. The formation of the backs recognizes that the 1960’s were of time of upset, re-thinking, revolt. In art we celebrated (or endured) Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, among many others. But what did we tack up on our walls? Black light posters—gaudy, bold and scandalous. This series isn’t just imaginative—it is visionary! 2.7" x 4.75", thick stock.
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| This Great Game 1960s, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 43 |   | Wills, Maury | Thinking about bunt | $ 20.50 |
| 44 |   | Fairly, Ron | Long reach | $ 10.00 |
| 136 |   | SNIDER, Duke | Afterswing; looking at long hit | $ 56.00 |
| 137 |   | DRYSDALE, Don | Leaning forward, sunset | $ 59.00 |
| 138 |   | Osteen, Claude | Side facing viewer; glove away from body | $ 24.00 |
| 139 |   | KOUFAX, Sandy | Windbreaker under jersey; ball in glove | $ 77.00 |
| 140 |   | DRYSDALE, Don | Full body pitching | $ 38.00 |
| 141 |   | Perranoski, Ron | Follow through throw; glove at belt | $ 18.00 |
| 233 |   | Parker, Wes | Swinging hard | $ 53.00 |
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