Clean, well-defined card of multifaceted Jimmy McAleer, an Ohioan outfielder who graduated from two decades of pro baseball into leadership roles for the new American League, eventual feuds with Ban Johnson, and into the front office of Boston's Red Sox, perhaps contributing to their strong decade and multiple championships in the 1910s. Some say he started the presidential tradition of throwing out the season's first pitch by inviting Taft to do so during McAleer's time with the Washington Senators.

The PSA VG-EX 4 grade shows McAleer's #300-4 fielding pose with somewhat slanted edges, touched corners, and a handful of small marks on its reverse. His reach for an invisible ball looks a bit like protecting himself from the sky falling. No surprise that the ornate C on his chest stands for "Cleveland," his home for the majority of his playing career. Combined population reports show five total graded, with this ranking as its highest from PSA. An important rookie card for a man who was critical to the history of baseball as we know it today.