1887-90 N172 Old Judge Tip O'Neill (#456-12, Strike, Bat Over Right Shoulder, Ball Visible) PSA EX 5 - Pop Three, None Higher...
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1887-90 N172 Old Judge Tip O'Neill (#456-12, Strike, Bat Over Right Shoulder, Ball Visible) PSA EX 5 - Pop Three, None Higher. Perhaps one of the greatest Canadian baseball players to ever take the field. A pioneer in the sport, James Edward "Tip" O'Neill rewrote the single-season record books during the 1887 campaign, batting .435 establishing new records in OBP, slugging percentage, hits, runs scored, doubles, extra base hits and total bases. Tip would be only the second player to hit for the Triple Crown. Posthumously inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, the Canadian Hall each year presents the Tip O'Neill Award in his honor to "the player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball's highest ideals." Offered is an 1887-90 N172 Old Judge card featuring Tip O'Neill. This is pose #456-12 - Strike, bat over bight shoulder, ball visible. Graded PSA EX 5. Only nine total examples have been graded by PSA. This is one of three graded EX, there are none graded higher.Guide Value or Estimate: $1,000 - up.
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2025 October 24 - 26 Fall Sports Catalog Auction #50080 (go to Auction Home page)
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3rd
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24th-26th
Friday-Sunday
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