Pitcher Leon Viau posted three significant seasons during the Old Judge era, including an 1888 campaign where he went 27-14 with a 2.65 earned run average. His five poses in N172 include four as a pitcher, matching his own focus on the field.

This SGC AUTH grade implies some trimming or alteration in the card's history. Its above-average photo remains clear enough to catch Viau's intensity on the moud, with corner rounding and edge tilt as potential factors in any technical grade. As an older SGC grade, combined population reports are uncertain. The PSA report shows one encapsulated with this pose at VG 3, so at least those two examples exist!