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1912 T202 Eddie Collins/Home Run Baker (SGC 2.5)

Currency:CAD Category:Collectibles / Trading Cards Start Price:250.00 CAD Estimated At:250.00 - 400.00 CAD
1912 T202 Eddie Collins/Home Run Baker (SGC 2.5)
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Here's a classic tobacco card, from the 1912 T202 Hassan 'Triple Folder' set. The side panels were folded when packaged in the tobacco product. It's a 3-in-1 design, with the two side panels as single portrait cards, attached to a larger action card in the center. This one is called "Baker Gets His Man", featuring HOFer, Frank "Home Run" Baker, a feared slugger in the Deadball Era who regularly hit .300 or better, while leading the AL in HR's four times, and RBI twice. He was best known for his World Series prowess, hitting .409 in the 1910 series, and .375 the following year when he acquired the nickname by hitting a pair of clutch home runs in the series. The card also features HOFer Eddie Collins, a massive star of the day, who had lengthy 25-year career collecting 3,315 hits, with 741 stolen bases and a lifetime .333 batting average. This example displays deep colors and is graded 2.5 GD+ by SGC.