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Card # 33
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This Great Game 1960s
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| Player |
Position |
Team |
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Ernie BANKS (HOF)
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Bat on shoulder
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Chicago Cubs
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| Top Auction Price |
Total Sold |
Avg # Bids |
Avg # Bidders |
Last Sold |
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$ 62.00
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6
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8
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5
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June 26, 2024
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About the Player
A short bio from the Helmar “This Great Game” card back: Didn’t play his first game of organized baseball until he was 17 years old. Five years later, Mr. Banks was playing shortstop for the Cubs. Plays the deepest shortstop in the league, since his strong throwing arm allows Ernie to get the baseball to first in time. One of ten children from the Banks family of Dallas, Ernie played with younger brother Benjamin with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League, where he was spotted by Chicago scouts playing the infield and smacking home runs.
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, Chicago Cubs |
| Card # | Thumbnail Pic | Player Name | Position | Top Auction Price |
| 32 |   | Hubbs, Ken | Chest up, looking to left | $ 29.00 |
| 33 |   | BANKS, Ernie | Bat on shoulder | $ 62.00 |
| 59 |   | SANTO, Ron | On knee with bat | $ 68.00 |
| 60 |   | Kessinger, Don | Facing viewer batting, purple buildings | $ 50.00 |
| 112 |   | Niekro, Joe | Pitching follow through | $ 35.00 |
| 113 |   | BROCK, Lou | Knees up; ball in hand | $ 47.00 |
| 170 |   | Regan, Phil | Glove, Hand at belt | $ 18.00 |
| 220 |   | Altman, George | Close, waiting on pitch | $ 14.00 |
| 221 |   | Beckert, Glenn | batting pose, windbreaker under uniform | $ 50.00 |
| 222 |   | Nye, Rich | Top of wind up | $ 35.00 |
| 223 |   | WILLIAMS, Billy | side view batting; bat at edge of frame | $ 50.00 |
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