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Hugh Duffy
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(b. November 26, 1866 - d. October 19, 1954)
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| In 1894, the diminutive Duffy hit .438 for NL Boston, the highest mark ever recorded under current rules. He also captured the first ever Triple Crown that year, with 18 homers and 145 RBI. Never again approaching .400, Duffy still compiled a career .324 average, 1,551 runs, and 1,299 RBI. He led the NL in homers twice despite playing at 165 pounds. After his retirement, he served another 48 seasons as manger, coach, owner, and scout. |
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Inducted in 1945
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1911 M116 Sporting
Life Hugh Duffy PSA 7 NM
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Comments: The first Duffy
I purchased was a tribute card, a 1972 CPC, in July 2000 via eBay.
In September, 2002 I won another eBay auction for an issue contemporary
to his career - a T205 PSA 2. Upon receipt, I didn't like the card
as much as some of the other cards in the set where the player's
face takes up the whole frame. I purchased a PSA 8 Fan Craze card
on eBay from Mike Wheat Cards in March, 2004. I went back to a tribute
card, when I purchased a 1950 Callahan PSA 9 in April, 2003. I made
another change in November, 2006 when I opted for a M116 SGC 20
card with another eBay win. Then, I upgraded to a PSA 5 after winning
a Goodwin & Co. auction in April, 2008. I have not seen a better
example offered since.
UPGRADE: In September, 2020 a PSA 7 example appeared in the Heritage Auction. The color wasn't quite as bright as I'd like and the centering was a little off left to right. However, the corners were sharper and the card was two grades higher. The price was right so I placed my bid and won the card. According to the PSA Population Report, out of a total of 12 cards graded, there's only four PSA 7s and one PSA 8 with none higher. Now, I'll have to wait until one of those examples come up to see if they look better than this one. |
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| Card Details Below: |
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| Year(s): |
1911 |
| ACC Set Designation: |
M116 |
| Set Name: |
Sporting Life |
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United States |
| Description: |
This set of 1-1/2" X 2-3/4" cards was offered to subscribers
to "Sporting Life", a major competitor of "The Sporting News" in
the early part of the century. The cards were issued in 24 series
of 12 cards each, sold by mail for four cents per series. Card fronts
feature hand-tinted black-and-white portrait photos with the name
and team printed below. Backs have various ads for the weekly paper.
The last 72 cards issued are scarcer than the earlier cards. The
scarce blue-background cards appear to have been a second printing
of the first two 12-card series which no doubt sold out quickly
in the original pastel-background version due to the popularity
of the players included. The 12 players in the Third Series can
be found in an original printing with the ad on back printed in
black, and a later reprinting with a blue ad. Each of the Third
Series cards also exhibits on front subtle differences in the size
and coloring of the player portrait. |
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Example 1911 M116 Series 2 Envelope
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