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1948 Bowman #18 Warren Spahn Rookie Card PSA 9 MINT – Highest PSA Graded Example!
PINNACLE SPAHN ROOKIE!!!... Presented here is the legendary Warren Spahn's 1948 Bowman #18 rookie card in a remarkable PSA 9 MINT holder. Of the 1,500+ PSA encapsulated examples, only nine other specimens have managed to achieve this extraordinary assessment, with NONE graded higher! Indeed folks, this grand rookie card offering truly shares the spotlight as the finest of its kind. Synonymous with the hallowed status of this pinnacle marvel is Spahn's remarkable Hall of Fame career. The immortal southpaw still holds the all-time MLB record for wins by a lefthander pitcher with 363, won 20 or more games in 13 seasons, and was selected to baseball's All-Century Team, one of only 25 such members. Similar to Spahn's amazing achievements are the technical attributes of this pack-fresh memento, with the pristine portrait pose of the bygone left-hander literally stealing the show.

Other world-class technical attributes include a well-positioned image revealing only the slightest partiality towards the left edge, super clean surfaces, and razor-sharp corner tips. A youthful looking Spahn was only 26 years old at the start of the 1948 campaign, some six years after he pitched his first game with the Boston Braves in 1942. Losing three years for military service in WWII, Spahn's career would really take off after his inaugural 20+ win season in 1947 when he tallied 21 victories while posting a league-leading 2.33 ERA. The perfect testament for his bona fide legacy, little did the crafty lefty realize that his future would result in a staggering 363 lifetime wins. One of the most underrated pitchers in baseball history, Warren Spahn's statistics speak for themselves, with this magnificent PSA 9 rookie heirloom sufficing as the perfect testament for his Cooperstown worthy stature!

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