Description: Dubbed Canada's Babe Ruth. Member of Canadian baseball HOF inducted 1986. Tip O'Neill is one of only 15 players in BB history to have won the Major League Baseball Triple Crown. Of the 14 triple crown winners who are eligible for the BB HOF (Miguel Cabrera is not yet eligible), O'Neill & Paul Hines are the only two who have not been inducted. At the end of the 2013 season O'Neill's .326 career batting average was the 36th highest in major league history. Of the 35 players with higher career batting averages than O'Neill, only 5 eligible players (Dave Orr .342, Pete Browning .341, Jake Stenzel .337, Riggs Stephenson .336 & Mike Donlin .332) have not been inducted to the BB hall of fame. These baseball die-cuts were made by H.D. Smith & Co. of Cincinnati, OH manufacturers of confectionery and chewing gum. The cards were issued in 1888 along with a piece of bubble gum. While cataloged as a tobacco issue, these were early gum. Shipped USPS insured, registered mail with tracking & delivery signature required
Price: 4500 USD
Location: Miami, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-01T00:40:55.000Z
Shipping Cost: 50 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Card Size: Tobacco
Autographed: No
Set: Scrapps H D Smith & Gum Co
Certification Number: 07257217
Product: Single
Year Manufactured: 1888
Player/Athlete: James O'Neill, Tip O'Neill
Vintage: Yes
Graded: Yes
Sport: Baseball
Language: English
Card Name: O'Neill
Original/Reprint: Original
Manufacturer: Scrapps H D Smith & Gum Co
Features: Serial Numbered
Team: St. Louis Browns
Season: 1888
Player: James O'Neill
League: Major League
Card Condition: Excellent
Material: Card Stock
Grade: 5
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Card Attributes: 1-of-1
Type: Sports Trading Card
Year: 1888
Era: Pre-WWII (Pre-1942)
Theme: Sport
Professional Grader: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA)
Card Number: none
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Card Manufacturer: Scrapps Tobacco, H D Smith & Gum Co
