1909-11 T206 JACK WARHOP Sweet Caporal 350/25 SGC 2.5 NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS

Description: Item Description: You are bidding on a Professionally Graded 1909-11 T206 JACK WARHOP Sweet Caporal 350/25 SGC 2.5 NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS. Warhop spent his entire career with New York, who became the Yankees in 1913. A very nice specimen from the 1909-11 T206 White Border Tobacco card set, one of the most widely collected sets of all time. For more vintage T206, please check out my other items: Shipping and Handling: Item will be packaged carefully and shipped securely. All graded cards will be secured with rigid cardboard inserts. All non-graded cards will be shipped securely in a penny sleeve and top-loader. All sportscard singles ship for one low rate, no matter how many items you buy! Combined shipping rates on lots may vary. Thanks! About Us: Welcome to iconsportscards. I specialize in vintage sets and factory certified autograph and memorabilia cards from Hall of Fame greats. I pride myself on customer satisfaction, and providing a quality product at a reasonable price. Best offers are welcome on many of my items, and I'm always happy to help a customer work out a deal, so please do not hesitiate to contact me if you see anything you like from my Ebay Store. All sportscard singles ship for one low rate, no matter how many items you buy! About The Set: The 1909-11 T206 White Border tobacco 523 card set is arguably the most sought after and collected baseball card set produced prior to 1950. The white border tobacco cards were produced by multiple tobacco brands, and used as a marketing scheme to sell cigarettes and tobacco products. Each individual tobacco company printed their name/insignia on the back of the card. The most common backs are from Piedmont and Sweet Caporal. Other backs were less common and command a higher value, depending on the rarity of the card/brands printed on the back. Back scarcity rankings from T206resource . org (from Wikipedia): T206 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The T206 Honus Wagner The tobacco card set known as T206 was issued from 1909 to 1911 in cigarette and loose tobacco packs through 16 different brands owned by the American Tobacco Company. It is a landmark set in the history of baseball card collecting, due to its size, rarity, and the quality of its color lithographs. History The name T206 refers to the catalog designation assigned by Jefferson Burdick in his book The American Card Catalog. It is also known informally as the "White Border" set due to the distinctive white borders surrounding the lithographs on each card. The T206 set consists of 523 cards. Over 100 of the cards picture minor league players. There are also multiple cards for the same player in different poses, different uniforms, or even with different teams after being traded (since the set was issued over a period of three years). The cards measure 1-7/16" x 2-5/8" which is considered by many collectors to be the standard tobacco card size. The T206 set is the most popular and widely collected set of the tobacco/pre-war era. The historical significance of the set as well as the large number of variations give it enormous appeal to collectors. In addition, the set features many Baseball Hall of Fame members including Ty Cobb (who is pictured on 4 different cards), Walter Johnson, Cy Young, and Christy Mathewson. The value of the cards has led to a great deal of counterfeiting over the years. The T206 Collection: The Players & Their Stories by Tom and Ellen Zappala and Peter Randall Publishers highlights the personal and professional lives of the players in the collection and discusses the values of the cards as well as the mystique behind the collection. The Honus Wagner card Main article: T206 Honus Wagner The T206 Wagner is the most valuable baseball card in existence, and even damaged examples are valued at $100,000 or more.[1] This is in part because of Wagner's place among baseball's immortals, as he was an original Hall of Fame inductee. More importantly, it is one of the scarcest cards from the most prominent of all vintage card sets. Rarity It is estimated that between 50 and 200 Wagner cards were ever distributed to the public,[2][3] and fewer still have survived to the present day. Several theories exist as to why the card is so rare. One theory is that the printing plate used to create Wagner's card broke early on in the production process, but Wagner was a major star at the time and new plates would almost certainly have been created. Another theory is that there was a copyright dispute between the American Tobacco Company and the artist who created the Wagner lithograph.[4] The most commonly accepted theory is that the card was pulled from production because Wagner himself objected to the production of the card, but his motivation is unclear. Reports at the time indicated Wagner did not wish to associate himself with cigarettes,[5] possibly because he did not want to encourage children to smoke.[1] However, some collectors and historians have pointed out that Wagner, a user of chewing tobacco, allowed his image to appear on cigar boxes and other tobacco-related products prior to 1909 and may have objected to the card simply because he wanted more financial compensation for the use of his image.[1][6] Value A high-quality example of the Wagner card was sold at auction on eBay in 2000 for US$1.265 million.[2] In February 2007, the same card was sold for a record US$2.35 million.[7] In September 2007, the Wagner card changed hands again when SCP Auctions of Mission Viejo, California, which had bought minority ownership, brokered a new sale—this time for US$2.8 million, to a private collector. On August 1, 2008, noted memorabilia dealer John Rogers of North Little Rock, Arkansas paid US$1.6 million for a PSA 5 Wagner. Rogers stated he "was prepared to go much higher and is pleased with his investment." He added "the citizens of Arkansas deserve to see this treasure and I intend to make the card available to the public."[8] In November 2010, a group of nuns from Baltimore sold a Wagner card for $262,000 in auction to Doug Walton, a sporting card store owner.[9] Brands that produced T206 cards Piedmont back of a T206. T206 cards were issued with 16 different backs, representing the 16 different brands of cigarettes/tobacco with which the cards were issued. Due to the same card having different backs, there are actually far more than 523 "different" T206 cards. The actual number of front/back combination is not fully known as collectors still discover new combinations from time to time. The 16 backs are: American Beauty – more thinly cut than other brands due to the narrower size of the cigarette packs Broadleaf Carolina Brights Cycle Drum El Principe De Gales Hindu – Found in both brown ink and red ink (rare) Lenox – Found in both brown ink and black ink Old Mill Piedmont Polar Bear – Only brand that is not cigarettes; Polar Bear was loose tobacco, also known as scrap tobacco Sovereign Sweet Caporal Tolstoi Ty Cobb Uzit Thanks for viewing my item! Jack Warhop From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Warhop Pitcher Born: July 4, 1884 Hinton, West Virginia Died: October 4, 1960 (aged 76) Freeport, Illinois Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 19, 1908 for the New York Highlanders Last MLB appearance August 12, 1915 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Win loss record 69 92 Earned run average 3.12 Strikeouts 463 Teams New York Highlanders/New York Yankees (1908 1915) John Milton Warhop (July 4, 1884 October 4, 1960) was an American baseball pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1915 for the New York Highlanders/New York Yankees. He is best known for giving up Babe Ruth's first two career home runs. Considered by baseball insiders and historians as an unlucky pitcher, Warhop had a career 69 92 win loss record, but with a 3.12 earned run average while playing for mostly second division Highlanders/Yankees teams. Of his 92 losses, the Yankees did not score a run in 23, and he holds the MLB record for losing the most 1 0 games with five in 1914. He was released after the 1915 season and played a number of seasons in minor league baseball and semi-professional teams until his late 40s or early 50s. Warhop had an underhand submarine delivery, which gave him the nickname "Crab".[1] He was also known for his rather small size, which is a subject of some conflict, although most historians and statisticians agree that he measured between 5 feet, 8 inches, used by several historians like Marty Appel[2] or 5 feet 9 inches, used by Baseball-Reference.com.[3] Early life Warhop was born in Hinton, West Virginia. He spent his early life working as a coal miner for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.[1] Warhop played for local semi-professional teams sponsored by the railway company.[4] He drew the attention of several minor league teams, and in 1906, Warhop signed with the Class-D Freeport Pretzels of the Wisconsin-Illinois League in 1906 to start his professional career.[5][6] From 1906 to 1908, Warhop had an 82 20 win lost record and 330 strikeouts, with a career high 30 wins in 1907.[4][6] After pitching to a 29 7 record for the Williamsport Millionaires in 1909, people throughout both the National and American League started to take notice of his ability. As many as a dozen teams were interested in Warhop, and he signed a $1000 contract with the Detroit Tigers.[2] However, they soon sold Warhop to the Highlanders without appearing in a single game with the Tigers.[7] Major League Baseball career 1908 1912 Warhop made his debut on September 9, 1908. He ended up with a 1 2 win loss record with a 4.46 earned run average (ERA) in five games that year.[3] Warhop became a regular fixture in the starting rotation in 1909. He pitched a three hitter against the Cleveland Nats on August 10, 1909 and finished the year with a 13 15 win loss record, a 2.40 ERA, and 21 complete games in 36 games pitched as the Highlanders finished fifth in the American League (AL).[3] However, Warhop led the AL in hit batsmen in 1909 (26) and 1910 (18), which might have been caused by his unorthodox pitching style.[3] In 1910, Warhop pitched to a 14 14 win loss record, a 3.00 ERA and 11 errors (the most among AL pitchers).[3][8] He was respected throughout baseball, and Baseball Magazine once called him the "unluckiest pitcher in the American League".[1] Tobacco card of Jack Warhop The 1911 season saw Warhop post a 12 13 record, a 4.16 ERA and 15 hit batsmen (the third highest in the league).[3] His starts throughout the season were mixed; some were poor or marred by bad luck. He was shelled on May 9 in a 10 0 loss against a Detroit Tigers lineup featuring Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford and Jim Delahanty, giving up runs in each of the first four innings.[9] However, he improved a few weeks later on May 20, when he limited the St. Louis Browns to four hits.[10] This began a quality stretch for Warhop, who won five consecutive games by July 17 a result of an improvement in his control.[11] Then, during an August 21 road game against the Tigers, he lost a 5 4 walk-off game in the eleventh inning, in part due to his own unsuccessful strategy in fielding two bunts. On both occasions, he threw to second base but was too late, and the baserunners were able to advance safely and load the bases. The Highlanders lost when Earle Gardner booted a routine ground ball by Bill Donovan in an rushed attempt to throw out the go-ahead runner at home plate.[12] His desperation culminated in him unsuccessfully requesting the league at the end of the season to change his win loss record to 14 11, under the mistaken belief that his 12 13 record was incorrect.[13] Warhop's penchant for tough luck was best exemplified in the 1912 season, when he finished with a 10 19 record the second highest number of losses in the AL despite compiling a 2.86 ERA and 6.7 Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Both his ERA and WAR were tenth best in the AL, though he also finished second in hit batsmen (16) and fifth in errors as a pitcher (7).[3] In a July 5 road game against the Washington Senators, he entered the game in the second inning and lost 6 5 in a walk-off, despite dueling Walter Johnson up to the 16th inning.[14] Then, in a game on August 22, he held the Chicago White Sox to just two hits and no runs in the first five innings. While pitching with a 3 0 lead, Warhop surrendered one run in the sixth inning, before getting shelled in the seventh, giving up four runs and the lead. After another four runs were given up in the ninth inning, the Highlanders lost the game 9 4.[15] Towards the end of the season, Warhop was again on the losing side of a bad luck game, when he lost a 3 0 pitchers' duel against the St. Louis Browns, having held them scoreless for the first five innings.[16] 1913 1915 A sore arm in 1913 caused Warhop to pitch ineffectively and have just seven games started.[8] He recovered by 1914; however, Warhop was on the unfortunate end of a hard-luck campaign. He had an 8 15 win loss record with a 2.37 ERA.[3] However, the Yankees were one of the worst offensive and defensive teams in baseball, which caused Warhop to be on the losing end of five 1 0 games, a present day Major League Baseball record shared with five other pitchers.[1][17] In one of those games, on July 25, Warhop shutout the Chicago White Sox for twelve innings before losing 1 0 in the thirteenth, due to two errors one of which was committed by himself on an errant throw to first base after a sacrifice bunt.[4][18] His first win of the season finally came on June 25 against the Boston Red Sox.[19] He led the American League in home runs allowed at the end of the season with eight, a very high number in the dead-ball era. His pitching style included an underhand, submarine delivery which he abandoned by 1914.[8][20][21] He gave up Babe Ruth's first career home run on May 6, 1915, while Ruth was a member of the Boston Red Sox. Warhop threw a fastball in the third inning, and Ruth hit the ball to the upper right field stands. Warhop won the game 4 3 in extra innings. When interviewed about it many years later, Warhop shrugged it off, stating "that's one way to be remembered".[7] A little over three weeks later, on June 2, he gave up Ruth's second career home run in a 7 1 Yankee defeat.[1] In what would be his final season in Major League Baseball, Warhop had a 7 9 win loss record and a 3.96 ERA, while leading the American League in home runs allowed (7) for the second consecutive year.[3] He was released alongside first baseman Charlie Mullen and catcher Ed Sweeney on August 14 and then sold to Jack Dunn of the Richmond Climbers in the International League, but Warhop didn't play a game with them.[6][22] According to one historian, however, Warhop was released because Yankee management thought he was a "jinx" to the club, as during Warhop's tenure with the exception of the 1910 season the Highlanders/Yankees finished no higher than fifth in the division.[4] Warhop led the Yankees in games pitched four times (1908, 1909, 1912, 1914), saves three times (1909, 1910, 1912), and complete games once (1909).[23] His 114 career hit batsmen is a Yankees team record and ranks 37th on the MLB all-time hit batsmen list.[3] Later life After leaving the Yankees, Warhop played in the minor leagues, including stints in the Pacific Coast League and the International League, until the late 1920s.[20] He was player manager for the Class-B Norfolk Tars of the Virginia League in 1921 and won 20 games for the team.[6] In 1927, he pitched and won both games of a doubleheader, a rare achievement, while with Bridgeport of the Eastern League at age 42.[24] In 1928, Warhop became the manager for the Sally League Spartanburg team.[25] He played semi-professional baseball until the age of 50, when he retired and became a butler for a large house in Long Island.[1][7] He married Grace Nichols on November 23, 1907. They later divorced, and he married Frances Helsinger in 1918. Warhop died at age 76 in Freeport, Illinois, where his professional baseball career began.[26] Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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