Duke Snider
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(b. September 19, 1926 - )
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Known as the "Duke of Flatbush" to his Brooklyn fans, Duke Snider was one of a trio of Hall of Fame center fielders in New York during the 1950s. The others were named Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. Snider hit 40 homers from 1953 to 1957. He had 407 career homers, 1,333 RBI, and 1,259 runs scored. |
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Inducted in 1980
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1953 Bowman
Duke Snider #117 PSA 6 EX-MT
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Comments: In January,
1999 I purchased a 1962 Topps Snider PSA 8 from Bill Mastro. It
was replaced with a 1960 Leaf PSA 8 eBay purchase in May, 2006 from
E&L Vintage Collectibles. I knew I wanted a 1960 Leaf Aparicio and
didn't have a 1953 Bowman Color type card represented in my collection.
So, I purchased this PSA 6 example in April, 2007. Duke Snider's
1953 Bowman Color high number card is one of the key items in its
release and an especially desirable piece when found in high grade.
It freezes him in time with his boyish grin, during a simpler time
in baseball. The highly visual collectible, with its flattering
chest-up photograph, commemorates a special year for its subject.
Not only did Snider help lead the Dodgers to another pennant, but,
in doing so, he amassed a career-best 42 home runs to go along with
a .336 batting average and 126 RBI (statistics that proved sufficiently
strong to merit a third-place finish in the MVP race). |
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Card Details Below: |
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1953 |
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Bowman Color |
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United States |
Description: |
The first set of contemporary major league players
featuring actual color photographs, the 160-card 1953 Bowman color
set remains one of the most popular issues of the postwar era. The
set is greatly appreciated for its uncluttered look; card fronts
that contain no names, teams or facsimile autographs. Bowman increased
the size of the cards to 2-1/2" X 3-3/4" to better compete with
the Topps' larger format. Bowman copied an idea from the 1952 Topps
set and developed card backs that gave player career and previous-year
statistics. The high-numbered cards (#113-160) are the scarcest
of the set, with #113-128 being extremely scarce. |
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