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1915 Cracker Jack Walter Johnson #57 SGC Mint 9....
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1915 Cracker Jack Walter Johnson #57 SGC Mint 9. Walter Johnson possessed a talent so accomplished he was honored as one of the first five players to be inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1936. A Connecticut arms laboratory recorded Walter Johnson's fastball at 134 feet per second. That is equal to ninety-nine miles per hour, a speed the lanky farmboy was somehow able to generate with a smooth sidearmed motion that baffled and certainly terrified opposing batters. In the blink of an eye... it was over. "...[Johnson was] the most threatening sight I ever saw in the ball field." A simple statement yet one that comes from the hardened Ty Cobb in 1907 when Walter was a mere rookie "fresh off the farm." He was a tall and unassuming sight on the mound... until he threw his fastball which was usually over 90 mph. His 3,500+ strikeouts and 417 victories proved the irascible Cobb's words rather prophetic.Walter Johnson does not appear in many of the "E" class of caramel/ candy card sets of his early career, particularly those issued between 1908 and 1915. He is without a doubt a key name in the E145 Cracker Jack series and card #57 from the 1915 edition is among the top 100 cards of the hobby. The offered example has every qualification sure to entice and satisfy the most condition-conscious hobbyist. It would rank as a triumphant victory in even the most advanced vintage card collections.
Graded SGC Mint 9. This head-turning beauty is one of only three at the Mint 9 level with no superior examples to speak of. The condition is nothing short of miraculous for a 95-year old, fragile 2-1/4 x 3" piece of paper. The borders are bright; the horizontal centering is barely 1/32" from the utmost in precision. Surfaces are free of stains and scuffing. The colors are vibrant and print registration is virtually unimprovable. The adulation could go on and on but the picture truly is worth a thousand words. A card made all the more impressive surrounded by the deep black insert of the SGC holder.
Auction Info
2021 August 21 - 22 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction #50045 (go to Auction Home page)
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August, 2021
21st-22nd
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