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Gabby Hartnett
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(b. December 20, 1900 - d. December 20, 1972)
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NL's best catcher. A fine defensive backstop, his
best season was 1930, when he hit .339 with 37 home
runs and 122 RBI. Hartnett was chosen as an All-Star
player from 1933 through 1938. In the 1934 game, he
was the catcher when Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons,
and Cronin were put away in order. He hit .344 as
the NL MVP in 1935. His late-season ninth-inning "homer
in the gloaming" against Pittsburgh won the 1938 pennant
for the Cubs. He had a .297 career batting average,
with 236 homers and 1,179 RBI. |
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Inducted in 1955
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1946-7 Propagandas
Montiel Gabby Hartnett w/ Bill Dickey Reverse PSA 2 GOOD
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Comments: I first purchased this card off Brian Cataquet's website in October, 2003 and later had it
graded by PSA. I continue to look for a better example. Here's the card:
UPDATE: In October, 2016 I found what appeared to be a nicer example of this card in an eBay auction and won the item for $21 including S&H. It was submitted to PSA a year later and also came back graded GOOD 2. Although not technically graded any higher, it's most definitely a stronger example with better centering and cleaner reverse. |
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1946-1947 |
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| Set Name: |
Propagandas Montiel |
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Cuba |
| Description: |
These 2.1" by 3.1" Cuban cards are made of a thin paper stock, and are usually found pasted in a colorful album. They come with a yellow or orange design border, and are frequently found slightly miscut. The set is made up of Boxers, Cuban Baseball Stars of the past and present, former Big League Greats, current Big Leaguers, a few Wrestlers, along with players from 5 teams of the Class B Florida International League. These cards like all other cards from Cuba are often found with insect holes and or humidity damage making nice examples tough to find. There are 180 numbered cards in the set with a few variations. |
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