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1923-1924 BILLIKEN ALEJANDRO OMS SGC 50 VG/EX 4 (RICHARD MERKIN COLLECTION).
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Auction #204 - Part I > Item 1259
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$2,295.98 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 9, 2011 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction #204 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1446 in auction 204
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Item Description
From same set as item #1258. Card front reads "Oms, S Clara B.B.C." Crisp, sharp image. Oms was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with the Cuban Stars (East). Oms played winter ball in the Cuban League from 1922 to 1946. He led the league in batting average three times and won the Cuban League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1928-29. He ranks second all time for career batting average in the Cuban League (behind Cristóbal Torriente) with an average of .345 and he was elected to the Cuban Baseball HOF in 1944. Designated by SGC as being from the "Richard Merkin Collection" and comes with Hake's COA.
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