Lot # 860: 1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo #25 Ray Dandridge (HOF) - PSA PR 1

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 21 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2022 Premier Auction",
which ran from 8/2/2022 12:00 AM to
8/20/2022 9:00 PM



Printed in Cuba on extremely flimsy paper, the 1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo Felices issue is unbelievably condition-sensitive.  Cuban baseball cards, rare to begin with, are often found severely worn, but these cards even more so due to the very thin paper.  Folds, tears, and missing pieces are very common with this issue, a 100-"card" caramel set that included many Negro League stars.  An extremely difficult issue, this card of Hall of Fame third baseman Ray Dandridge is one of the set's key cards.  Dandridge broke in with the Detroit Stars in 1933 before moving to the Newark Dodgers.  Between the Newark Dodgers and Eagles, Dandridge spent a large portion of his Negro Leagues career in New Jersey.  Known for his slick fielding, it was said (by none other than Hall of Famer Monte Irvin) that Dandridge never made more than two errors in a season.  Sadly, Dandridge's career was over before he was able to play in the major leagues.  He did, however, play for the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association between 1949 and 1952 before moving to the Pacific Coast League, where he played with both Sacramento and Oakland.  He lived long enough to see himself elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, passing away in 1994 at the age of 80.  This example of his Caramelo Deportivo card was graded POOR 1 by PSA due to overall surface wear on both the front and back of the card.  The quality of the image, however, is strong despite the grade.  An interesting and scarce Cuban card of one of the great third basemen of all time.

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