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c.1924 Hack Wilson "Rookie" PSA Type 1 Encapsulated Charles Conlon Photo – Measures Approx. 6" x 7-1/2"
Hall of Famer Hack Wilson slugged his way to baseball immortality when in 1930 playing for the Chicago Cubs, he hit 56 home runs and accumulated a staggering 190 R.B.I.'s, the latter still standing as a Major League record. Seven years before he would set that imposing mark, the 23-year old 1st baseman was making his MLB debut with John McGraw's N.Y. Giants in 1923, stroking 2 hits in only 10 plate appearances. Wilson's official rookie season would be 1924, when he would realize 434 plate appearances, walloping 10 round-trippers and posting a stellar .295 batting average. The barrel-chested slugger was now here to stay, traded to the Cubs before the 1926 campaign where he ultimately set the aforementioned 190 R.B.I. single-season record.

As a perfect testament for his first full season, presented here is an ultra-rare c.1924 Charles Conlon photo portraying Wilson in his pinstriped Giants uniform he would wear at the legendary Polo-Grounds. Measuring approximately 6" x 7-1/2", this obscure offering reveals superb contrast and a somewhat faint "halo-like" shadow encompassing Wilson's head and shoulders. Most significantly, the image was taken by the iconic photographer Charles Conlon, with some of his own pencil notations evident on the flipside. No obtrusive flaws are apparent on the critical obverse side, with this seldom-surfacing PSA Type 1 Hack Wilson "rookie" marvel obviously standing as one of his most significant photos and worthy of a final resting place in any "cream of the crop" collection!

MIN BID $200
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