Absolutely stunning card of Hall of Fame pitcher "Smiling" Mickey Welch (his last name misspelled "Welsh" on this example).  Just the third pitcher in baseball history to amass 300 wins, Welch was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1973, his 307-210 record impossible to deny.  His .800 winning percentage in 1885 was the result of a 44-11 record, his 1.66 ERA in 492 innings simply an amazing athletic feat regardless of era.  An 1888 example, the card boasts outstanding clarity and contrast, the image well-centered against a clean border.  According to PSA's population reports, this is the toughest of the four poses of Welch in the N172 set, with this example being the highest-graded of the five assessed by PSA.