|
Cool Papa
Bell
|
|
(b. May 17, 1903 - d. March 7, 1991)
|
| Perhaps the fastest man to ever play the game, Cool Papa Bell starred
as an outfielder in the Negro Leagues for more than two decades.
Satchel Paige claimed Bell was so fast he could switch off the light
and leap into bed before the room got dark. Often credited with
scoring from second on a sacrifice fly, Bell hit .392 against organized
major league competition. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inducted in 1974
|
| |
|
|
|
1981 Perez-Steele
Cool Papa Bell #141 PSA 10 GEM-MT
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
Click Image to Zoom
|
| |
| Comments: In October,
2003 I won an eBay auction for a raw 1978 Wallin Grand Slam card.
A short time later I submitted the item to PSA but they wouldn't
grade it. Who knows? I remember needing the Bell because at the
time the card would put me at 100% on the PSA registry. In 2004,
I purchased a raw example of the Perez-Steele issue at The National
in Cleveland, OH. I submitted it in person with a FREE coupon I
had to PSA - a couple days later I had this GEM MT 10 in my hands.
|
| |
|
| Card Details Below: |
|
| Year(s): |
1981 |
| ACC Set Designation: |
|
| Set Name: |
Perez-Steele |
| Country: |
United States |
| Description: |
In 1980, Perez-Steele Galleries of Ft. Washington,
Pa., produced the first in a series of limited-edition (10,000 each)
postcards devoted to members of the Hall of Fame. The company updates
its series regularly to add new inductees. The 3-1/2" X 5-1/2" cards
feature color portrait and smaller sepia action watercolor paintings
by Dick Perez. Decorative postcard backs have a few words about
the player, card and series number and individual set number from
within the edition of 10,000. Cards were sold in series only, in
a color-coded box which includes a checklist. |
|
