This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/27/2010
The current high bid for the complete set, $422,500.00, is greater than the aggregate total of the bids on the single cards that comprise this set, $294,310.00 (this lot is currently losing)
Graded NM/MT 8 by PSA. To date the "astute" graders at PSA have never graded a copy of this fragile pasteboard any higher than the offered card, with only a mere 3 copies having been recognized at the opined level of this one. "While we are no sculptor, we believe that if we were and were looking for a model for a statue of a slugger we would choose Sam Crawford for that role," F.C. Lane of Baseball Magazine wrote in 1916. "Sam has tremendous shoulders and great strength. That strength is so placed in his frame and the weight so balanced that he can get it all behind the drive when he smites a baseball." Crawford was nicknamed Wahoo Sam after his birthplace, Wahoo, Nebraska. A former barber, Crawford started out with the Cincinnati Reds in 1899 and hit a then-astounding total of 16 HR in 1901. In 1903 he jumped to the Tigers and led the American League in triples with 25. What is often forgotten about Crawford was his power to drive the ball over fences as well as between fielders; he hit 97 career HR, and at his retirement held the AL career record with 70. In 1908, Crawford led the AL in homers with seven, and so became the only player in baseball history to lead both leagues in homers. Four nearly pristine corners as well as spot on registration are the highlights to the marvelous offering.