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Larry MacPhail
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(b. February 3, 1890 - d. October 1, 1975)
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| As an executive with the Reds, the Dodgers, and the Yankees, Larry MacPhail played a part in virtually every baseball development between the wars. He brought air travel and lights to the major leagues in 1935, and radio broadcasts to Brooklyn in 1938. He was inducted in 1978. MacPhail's son and grandson, Lee and Andy, followed him as baseball executives. |
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Inducted in 1978
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1981 Perez-Steele
Larry MacPhail #165 PSA 9 MINT
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Comments: I purchased
my first Perez-Steele Larry MacPhail postcard on eBay in December,
2004 (along with a Rube Foster, Bill Foster, Frank Selee, Bill Veeck,
Lee MacPhail, Tom Yawkey, and William Hulbert) from seller Ron Copeland
(Copeland Online Collectibles). The card was submitted to PSA and
graded NM 7 in October, 2005. In April, 2009 I purchased two more
raw examples on eBay from seller Chock Full of Cards (gretch2662).
I submitted them to PSA and they graded NM-MT 8 and MINT 9 in February,
2010. I'm still looking for a GEM MT example - help?
UPDATE: In the first week of September 2015 I found a PSA 10 on eBay listed by davard47 with an initial bid of $39.95 and a BIN of $55.95:
It was a 1 of 1 at the grade. But, I thought the price was too high considering I purchased some other 10s in the set for $25. I was hoping the card would go the distance with no bids and then be listed at a lower opening bid. No luck. Somebody snagged it at the BIN price and the search continues. This may have been a mistake. |
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| Card Details Below: |
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1981 |
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Perez-Steele |
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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. |
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