Lot # 1308: 1949 Hage's Dairy PCL Bucky Harris (HOF) - SGC GD 2

Category: 1949-Present

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 9/12/2024 4:00 AM to
9/28/2024 9:00 PM



Hage's Dairy of Southern California issued three card sets in three years starting in 1949. According to researcher David Levin, the cards were not included in any of their products, however, they were issued in boxes of popcorn sold at the concessions stands at Lane Field Park, home of the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. The first and most rare of the three sets is the 1949 F65-1 Hage's set, consisting of 105 different cards printed on thin stock. The unnumbered, blank-backed cards have images printed inside a white border. The half-tone images were printed in one of four color tints: Black & White, Sepia, Blue, or Green.

Hall of Fame manager "Bucky" Harris is the subject of this example, graded Good 2 by SGC. Harris has two different cards in the set. One shows the manager posing, and this version shows him shouting. It is unclear whether he is shouting directions to a player on the field, or arguing with an umpire. Harris had just finished two seasons managing the New York Yankees, winning the World Series in 1947. Despite a 94-60 record in 1948, the Yankees did not win the AL Pennant, and Harris was let go. He came to the PCL to manage the San Diego Padres for one year in 1949 before resuming his Hall of Fame MLB managerial career in 1950 with the Washington Nationals. As great of a manager as Harris was, the Yankees probably made the right decision, rattling off a record streak of five consecutive World Series titles from 1949 through 1953, immediately after his departure.

Centering on this example is slightly west on the canvas, with rounded corners and soft edges consistent with the grade. Some faint soiling is evident particularly on the lower half of the image, though a large crease along the left side and another smaller one in the top right corner are the main explanations for the card's technical grade. However, the scarcity of this issue far outweighs any cosmetic flaws on this example.

SGC has only ever graded 2 total examples of this 1949 Hage's Dairy card, with only ONE receiving a higher grade than the Good 2 offered here of San Diego's "Bucky" Harris.



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