Lot # 702: 1913 T200 Fatima Cleveland Naps w/Joe Jackson - SGC PR 1

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/11/2024 12:00 AM to
3/30/2024 9:00 PM



Issued in tins of Fatima brand cigarettes in 1913, the set we refer to as T200 today consists of 16 team photos - eight National and eight American league cards.  The cards are printed on glossy photographic paper and are subject to all manner of condition woes due to their fragility.  Though cards from the issue appear frequently in hobby auctions, each has a varying degree of scarcity, with some much more difficult to obtain than others.  According to the Standard Catalog, the team cards feature 369 different players, managers, and mascots, including some of the most popular and important figures to play the game.

Over the three-year span from 1911 to 1913, Joe Jackson’s batting average was .392.  He averaged 218 hits per season, 118 runs scored, 42 doubles, 21 triples, 81 RBI, 34 stolen bases, and had an OPS+ of 192.  These stats are even more phenomenal when you consider that 1911 was his rookie year.  Joe Jackson is, of course, included in the team photo, but there are more stars than just "Shoeless Joe" who appear here.

Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie was one of baseball's first superstars and is the namesake of the Cleveland Naps. He was the third player ever to amass 3,000 career hits, has the 22nd highest batting average in baseball history, and is 24th on baseball's all-time WAR list.  Jack Graney played 14 seasons before transitioning to the broadcast booth where he became the first former big leaguer to call a major league game.  Ray Chapman, who was tragically killed by a pitch thrown by Yankees submariner Carl Mays, also appears on the card.

This Cleveland Naps team card is graded POOR 1 by SGC due mainly to a small tear on the bottom center through the FATIMA logo. There is some fading and discoloration along the black borders of the front, with a crease in the top right corner. Some foxing appears on the reverse.

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