1921-1930 M. L. Die-Cuts Collection (158)

Sold For:

$2,760

Year:

1921

Auction:

2023 Summer

Lot #:

643

Category:

Prewar Baseball - 1910s and 1920s Cards

Collection of 158 different die-cuts from the 1921-1930 M. L. Die-Cuts set. These die-cuts, which measure approximately 2.5 x 1.25 inches, were issued in conjunction with a board game called "Major League Ball - The Indoor Baseball Game Supreme" over a period of several years. A complete game consisted of fourteen players each from sixteen teams, for a total of 224 die-cuts. A new set of label stickers could be purchased each year to update the die-cuts with new player identifications. Each die-cut features a generic player image along with an identifying label with last name, position, and team at the bottom. All 158 die-cuts in this collection are numbered at the base as well, which dates them to post-1925 according to the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards. This collection is highlighted by seventeen Hall of Famers, including Frankie Frisch, George Sisler, Bill Terry, and Pie Traynor. This collection consists of the following: Philadelphia (A.L.): Bishop, Boley, Earnshaw, Haas, Hale, Dykes, Quinn, Rommel, and Walberg. St. Louis (A.L.): Davis, Durst, Gaston, Gerber, Giard, Gilder, Hargrave, McManus, Melilo, Miller, Rice, Sisler (HOF), and Zachary. Cleveland (A.L.): Myatt and Sewell. Washington (A.L.): Bluege, Harris (HOF), Judge, Lisenbee, Marberry, Reeves, Ruel, Tate, Thurston, and Zachary. Detroit (A.L.): Bassler, Blue, Collens, Fothergill, Gibson, Holloway, Stoner, Tavener, Warner, Wells, Whitehill, and Woodall. Chicago (A.L.): Cvengros and Sheely. New York (A.L.): Collins, Dugan, Grabowski, Lary, Morehart, Meusel, Pennock (HOF), Ruether, Shocker, and Thomas. Boston (N.L.): Bell, Cooney, Harper, Hearn, Jones, Maranville (HOF), McGuire, Richbourg, Seibold, Spohrer, Smith, and Welsh. St. Louis (N.L.): Bell, Blades, Douthit, Haines (HOF), O'Farrell, Reinhart, Rhem, Schulte, Sherdel, Southworth (HOF), and Thevenow. Chicago (N.L.): Adams, Blake, Bush, Cooney, Freigau, Grimm, Heathcote, Hartnett (HOF), Jones, Kaufman, Root, Stephenson, and Wilson. Brooklyn (N.L.): Bancroft (HOF), Carey (HOF), Clark, DeBerry, Elliot, Ehrhardt, Gilbert, Herman, Lopez (HOF), McWeeny, Partridge, and Statz. New York (N.L.): Bentley, Frisch (HOF), Jackson, Kelly, Lindstrom (HOF), Meusel, Scott, Terry (HOF), and Wilson (HOF). Philadelphia (N.L.): Ferguson, Fonseca, Friberg, Harper, Jonnard, Kaufmann, Leach, Mitchell, Pruett, Ring, Sand, Scott, Thompson, Williams, Willoughby, Wilson, Wrightstone (1b), and Wrightstone (lf). Pittsburgh (N.L.): Aldridge, Barnhart, Gooch, Grantham, Harris, Hill, Kremer, Meadows, Smith, Traynor (HOF), Wright, and Yde. Cincinnati (N.L.): Bressler, Critz, Donohue, Dressen, Emmer, Hargrave, May, Mays, Picinich, Pipp, Rixey (HOF), Roush (HOF), and Walker. Condition is 20% Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt (including some Nr/Mt-Mt), 14% Vg-Ex to Ex, 11% Gd to Vg, and 55% Pr to Fr (including sixty-five with a small piece of tape on the reverse, for most of which this is the only major flaw). Also included are three original team envelopes (Senators, Tigers, and Yankees) in modest condition due to missing pieces. This offering is by far the largest collection of these rare cards we have ever offered. This is an extraordinary group, all the more so due to its inclusion of sixteen Hall of Famers. Total: 158 die-cuts. Opening Bid $300.