Summer 2025 - Item detail

1939 R334 Play Ball #92 Ted Williams Rookie PSA NM 7

Sold For:
$18,000
Year:
1939
Auction:
2025 Summer
Lot #:
830
Category:
Prewar Baseball Cards (1900-1941)

Graded NM 7 by PSA. High-grade example of this classic card featuring Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams in his rookie season. Williams' rookie card is the key to the 1939 Play Ball set and one of the most popular and significant of all postwar baseball cards. This card displays a crisp image, strong corners, and centering toward the top right. Clean reverse. It is fascinating to note that the text on the back of this rookie card reports that Ted "has a great future according to experts." This is a high-grade PSA example of one of the key cards from the 1939 Play Ball set and one of the most popular cards of the era.