This proves how difficult they are to grade, considering over 3, 000 cards have been submitted. There is an annual Willie Stargell Celebrity Golf Tournament that supports the Willie Stargell Foundation which raises money for research and for treating people with kidney disease. Hall of Famer "Pops" Stargell hit 475 career homers during his 21-year big league career with the Pirates. WILLIE STARGELL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 114700WILLIE STARGEL 12x14 Matted color image of the Pirate star in batting stance, taken at a Spring Training site. Collectors are paying premium prices for PSA-graded gem mint 10 examples. PSA has granted just two cards to the prestigious gem mint 10 grade, with one selling for $10, 496 in 2014. Willie said, "White boys from richer families were given other alternatives such as the Boy Scouts, family vacations, and field trips. WILLIE STARGELL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 284482WILLIE STARGELL Signed color photo, bat on his shoulder against a stadium backdrop Photograph signed: "Willie Stargell".
Before Willie was born, his father left, and it wasn't until Willie was 19, that they met. Furthermore, this Hall of Fame outfielder rookie card has incredibly well-centered borders. Baseball being much less popular in Canada, OPC print runs of their early. He is a Canadian native and had his jersey number retired by the Cubs and Greg Maddux. This website uses technologies such as cookies to provide you a better user experience. Topps spokesman reported auction sales of. In late 1970's, OPC card fronts appeared similar to Topps but sometimes. Decorate your space with Willie Stargell Baseball Hall of Fame photographs, HOF plaques, posters and more wall art to commemorate your team. He became "Pops, " the home-run-hitting spiritual leader of one of the most admired World Series-winning teams ever, the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. After Pete Rose's famous rookie from the 1963 Topps set, Stargell's rookie card, which he shares with Brock Davis, Jim Gosger, and John Herrnstein, is the most sought-after rookie from that year. Username or email address *. There is just 1 PSA 10 example, sold in May of 2012, for $115, 242! Sometimes we can obtain more when an Item is listed only 1 in stock and sometimes we can not, if you order more than 1 on an item listed only 1 in stock we will adjust your order to the amount we have without notification. WILLIE STARGELL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 125457WILLIE STARGELL Color publicity photograph of Willie Stargell getting ready to bat Photograph signed: "Willie Stargell".
There have been other cards with unique designs such as the 1955 Topps Double Headers and the 1964 Topps Stand-Ups, but the 1995 Stouffer's cards with multiple moving parts are the best engineered baseball cards that have been issued to date. On vintage baseball, football, basketball, hockey, sport and non-sports cards. In addition to the great photo of Torre, his rookie card was given the Topps All-Star Rookie trophy to highlight his above-average start in the MLB. Collectors interested in some great Willie Stargell cards beyond this list can take a look at the statistical leaders cards from 1971 Topps and 1974 Topps which feature him on combo cards with Hank Aaron and Reggie Jackson, respectively.
Following a thirteen-year initial stint with the Reds (1964–1976), he played for the Montreal Expos (1977–1979), Boston Red Sox (1980–1982), and Philadelphia Phillies (1983) before returning to Cincinnati for his final three seasons (1984–1986). Which means they were the first cards printed by the player. He learned to play baseball on the fields around the projects. WILLIE STARGELL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: HARMON KILLEBREW, ERNIE "MR. CUB" BANKS, BOB FELLER, JOHNNY MIZE, LOU BOUDREAU, BOB LEMON, BOBBY DOERR, SANDY KOUFAX, AL "MR. TIGER" KALINE, ROBIN ROBERTS, DUKE SNIDER - HFSID 102385WILLIE STARGELL and other BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS Official Rawlings American League Baseball signed by 12 Hall of Famers. Stargell was there all along the way, the hub of a storybook team, and for his efforts, he was named co-MVP of the National League, an honor he shared with St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Keith Hernandez. Because of these stats, Pete Rose's rookie card is the most valuable baseball card from the 1960s.
He and other non-white players could not join the rest of the team in restaurants or hotels. The front of the card has an action photo of the player. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. A painting of the player is encased in a circle over the flag with a solid drop shadow to separate the designs. The Montreal Expos painted a seat gold after the home run Willie hit landed on it - 535 feet from home plate. In 1978, Willie started handing out small embroidered stars to his teammates when they had made a good play, and they would put them on their ball caps. But the old team was gone or dying, and the drug scandal that rocked franchise and baseball was just heating up.
1967 Topps Rod Carew (RC) #569. PSA has granted just four copies of his rookie card to be in gem mint condition. His team dedication also made his baseball cards incredibly popular and this top list brings together his best appearances from his playing days and beyond. Your account will be active until the end of your billing cycle, at which time you will be able to log in, but you won't be able to save items or view your collections. Some complain that baseball moves at a glacial pace, and yet the game's fortunes are as fleeting as an ice cream cone at the All-Star Game in July. He played on the same high school team as Tommy Harper and Curt Motton, who both later played on MLB teams. Note: You may be on that page. Don Sutton had a lengthy career in the MLB, playing 23 seasons, with 16 spent with the Dodgers. Willie endured the racism because he saw baseball as a ticket to a better life. The most recent auction for one ended in February 2019 for $8, 988. Of the nearly numerous Topps sets, not many have wood-grain backgrounds. Save items and track their value.