1923-24 TOMAS GUTIERREZ #44 ERNIE KRUEGER SGC A AUTHENTIC (RICHARD MERKIN COLLECTION).
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Richard Merkin Auction #3
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Item Description
1-5/8x2-3/8" Cuban card from set distributed in packs of Diaz cigarettes. The cards in this set feature players from the 1923-1924 Cuban Professional League. 85 cards are in the set, the largest and one of the scarcest of all 1920s Cuban card issues. Printed in dark brown with photo on front along with team and player name and position "Krueger - Catcher Marianao B.B.C."

One of only 3 in the SGC census.

Krueger played a total of nine seasons of Major League Baseball with five different teams: Cleveland Naps, New York Yankees, New York Giants, Brooklyn Robins & Cincinnati Reds. He played in one season in the Cuban League for two teams Almendares and Marianao. Card back includes number and description of the series with offer for an album. Designated by SGC as being from the "Richard Merkin Collection" and comes with Hake's COA.
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