Lot # 125: 1887 N284 Buchner Gold Coin Jim McCormick - SGC EX/NM 80

Category: 19th Century

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2015 Premier Catalog Auction",
which ran from 3/3/2015 5:00 AM to
3/29/2015 10:05 AM



Beautiful high-grade example of this N284 Buchner card of Pittsburgh pitcher Jim McCormick. McCormick pitched for 10 major league seasons winning 265 games lifetime. His ERA was 2.43 lifetime and again he won 265 games in ten seasons. This included a staggering 45-28 record in 1880 a 36-30 record in 1882 and a 40-25 season in 1884 split between two teams. He won 20 games or more in 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 and 1886. He pitched an incredible 657 2/3 innings in 1880 alone and topped 500 innings pitched in four other seasons. He pitched 72 complete games in 1880 and struck out 343 batters in 1884. And he is not in the Hall of Fame. Population DataSGC Population: 10 total graded 2 at this level 2 higherPSA Population: 5 total graded 0 at this level 0 higher

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