c. 1922 U.S. TOUR OF JAPAN WITH HOF'ER GEORGE "HIGHPOCKETS" KELLY REAL PHOTO POSTCARD.
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Winning Bid:
$110.33
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 12, 2020 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 12, 2020 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
3-3/8x5-3/8" vintage matte postcard depicting four US ballplayers who participated in the 1922 US Baseball Tour of Japan. This club was known as the Herb Hunter All Stars and included four future National Baseball HOF members, Waite Hoyt, Herb Pennock, Casey Stengel and George "Highpockets" Kelly, who is pictured on this postcard (second from right). To Kelly's far right is Bert Griffith, next to him is Riggs Stephenson and to Kelly's left is Bibb Falk. Griffith had a very brief three year MLB career w/Brooklyn of the NL, finishing w/a career .299 batting average. Stephenson, playing primarily w/the Chicago Cubs, went on to have a much more descript career finishing w/the 22nd highest batting average in baseball history at .336 along w/63 home runs, 773 RBIs and 714 runs scored. Kelly, who was elected to the HOF by the Veterans' Committee in 1973, played primarily for the New York Giants, posting a career .297 batting average w/148 home runs and 1,020 RBIs, leading the NL twice (1920 and 1924) in that category. Falk, playing predominantly for the Chicago White Sox finished w/an impressive career batting average of .314 along w/69 home runs and 784 RBIs. Postcard exhibits lt. margin staining on back and remains unused. Exc. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake's COA.
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