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Card # 171
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This Great Game 1960s
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Gus Bell
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Belt up, end of swing
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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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$ 50.00
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2
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5
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3
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September 11, 2024
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About the Player
From the "This Great Game" card back: The Reds are happy to get left-handed pop from the bat of Gus Bell, an All-Star center fielder. In 1955 he topped the 100 RBI mark for the third year in a row, often sending home little Johnny Temple or Smoky Burgess with a Cincinnati tally. Bell was born just across the river from The Queen City in Louisville, where he earned the nickname “Gus” because of his resemblance to former big league catcher Gus Mancuso.
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, Cincinnati Reds |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 35 |   | Culver, George | Set position, belt up | $ 50.00 |
| 36 |   | Coleman, Gordy | Two bats on shoulder | $ 32.00 |
| 61 |   | Ruiz, Chico | Batting close up, eyeing pitcher | $ 47.00 |
| 62 |   | Abernathy, Ted | Cropped sidearm pitch | $ 59.00 |
| 63 |   | Rose, Pete | End of swing belt up | $ 176.00 |
| 114 |   | ROBINSON, Frank | Chest up; looking to his right | $ 123.00 |
| 115 |   | Whitfield, Fred | Full body; hands on knees | $ 26.00 |
| 162 |   | BENCH, Johnny | Bat on Shoulder | $ 68.00 |
| 163 |   | Robinson, Floyd | Belt up | $ 10.00 |
| 171 |   | Bell, Gus | Belt up, end of swing | $ 50.00 |
| 172 |   | PEREZ, Tony | Facing viewer, bat up | $ 133.00 |
| 173 |   | May, Lee | Facing viewer; hat and bat cocked | $ 59.00 |
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