(LOT 847)
1952 Red Man Tobacco #14 Gil McDougald w/Tab Rookie Card PSA 9 MINT - "POP 2"; Highest Graded PSA Example!
PINNACLE "POP 2"!!!... One of only two PSA 9s, this Gil McDougald 1952 Red Man Tobacco with Tab rookie card stands as one of his most significant cards! Sharing the spotlight with only a single other specimen as PSA's highest graded example, along with McDougald's 1952 Topps high-number subject, it just happens to be one of the two Gil McDougald inaugural cards issued in 1952. One of the finest and most versatile infielders in baseball from 1951 through 1960, Gil McDougald stole a bit of Mickey Mantle's thunder when the two rookies broke into the majors in 1951. While Mantle was billed to be the next legendary Yankee, it was McDougald who walked away with Rookie of the Year honors by compiling a stellar .306 batting average, .396 on-base percentage, and .488 slugging percentage.

He ably assisted the Yankees in winning eight pennants and five World Series Championships, justifying why his premier PSA 9 MINT 1952 Red Man Tobacco #14 rookie card stands as one of McDougald's most sought-after cardboard issues. A sparkling lithographic portrait image of the budding Yankee star steals the show, with the image revealing a 3D effect, ably assisted by the immaculate powder blue background. Blistering sharp corner tips and the lack of any noticeable surface flaws are the final superlatives for a card that has stubbornly defied father-time over the past 71 years. The undisputed best of the best, it proudly sits atop the PSA Pop Chart as McDougald's pinnacle '52 Red Man Tobacco rookie card!

MIN BID $400
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