Before George "Piano Legs" Gore played for the New York Giants (1887-1889, 1891-1892), he was a star for the Chicago White Stockings of the National League (1879-1886). His best season was 1880, when he led the league in batting average (.360), OBP, SLG, OPS, and OPS+ in just his second year. In each of the following two years, he led the league in runs, and three times in his career he led the league in walks. However, his move to New York yielded great team results, as he was part of back-to-back World Series champions in 1888 and 1889 with the Giants.

As such, Gore has nine poses in the N172 set. This one, which depicts the New York Center Fielder ready to catch an approaching ball with his hands held high at face level, has the lowest graded population with SGC, this being the only one they have assessed.

Centering is west on the canvas, but the corners and edges are very nice for the grade. A small surface abrasion near Gore's face slightly obscures his eyes and glorious mustache, and some minimal paper loss occurred to the right of his shoulder and inside of his right elbow, keeping this card from grading even higher than it already has. Even still, this card has tremendous eye appeal, particularly due to the great printing job with the dark stripes on his uniform and his dark socks providing wonderful contrast to his light pants and background.