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Eddie Collins
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(b. May 2, 1887 - d. March 25, 1951)
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| As Connie Mack's on-field manager, Eddie Collins led the Athletics to four pennants in five years. Traded to the White Sox, he helped that club to two more. An accomplished all-around ballplayer, Collins smacked 3,310 hits for a career average of .333, yet never won a batting title. A consummate basestealer, he ended up with 743 career swipes. "Cocky" scored 1,818 runs and drove in 1,299 runs in his 25-year career. |
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Inducted in 1939
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1924 V122 Willard's
Chocolate Sports Champions Eddie Collins #2 SGC 84 NM
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| Comments: In May of 2000,
I purchased a group of 1960 Fleer PSA 8s from Vintage Sports Investments
via their website - G. Alexander, H. Heilmann, H. Jennings, H. Newhouser,
W. Hoyt and E. Collins. They were temporary placeholders until I
found a contemporary portrait card issued during their careers.
In July, 2004 I purchased a T206 PSA 4 to replace the 1960 Fleer
card. Then, I replaced the T206 with a E90-1 American Caramel SGC
40 in April, 2005. I remember not liking the card - his head was
so small in the picture and it looked weird. In February, 2007 I
found a GAI 6 1924 V122 Willards on eBay and won it. It was the
perfect mugshot. On June 5, 2008 I won an auction for a beautiful
raw Willard's Chocolate card on eBay from seller Bryan Sagar (bsaygr).
I remember requesting high resolution scans and thinking how beautiful
the card was; hoping the item had not been trimmed. Willards was
produced in Canada, and the seller resided in British Columbia,
Canada so I knew the card had a great chance of being authentic
. At the National in Chicago my thoughts were confirmed when SGC
slabbed this beauty NM 84! This is one of the best "raw" buys I've
ever made. I also believe it's the highest graded copy in existence. |
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| Card Details Below: |
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| Year(s): |
1924 |
| ACC Set Designation: |
V122 |
| Set Name: |
Willard's Chocolate Sports Champions |
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Canada |
| Description: |
Three baseball players are featured among the 56-card
Canadian set. The black-and-white cards are printed on thin paper
measuring 1-3/8" X 3-3/8". Backs are blank. The set features male
and female athletes from many different sports, with a distinct
Canadian flavor. The candy company was headquartered in Toronto. |
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Example Willard's Chocolate Box
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Example Willard's Chocolate Wrapper
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Example Willard's Wrapper
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