1928 W513 # 62 Waite Charles Hoyt, New York Yankees MLB Hall of Fame SGC 6
1928 W513 - # 62 Waite Charles Hoyt, New York Yankees - MLB Hall of Fame - SGC 6. Hoyt was one of the most dominant pitchers of the 1920s and played a key role in the success of the famous Yankee teams of that decade. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
Hoyt was signed to a professional contract by New York Giants manager John McGraw at the age of 15, earning him the nickname the Schoolboy Wonder. After a brief stint with the Giants, McGraw sent him to the minors for further development. In his first season with the Yankees, he won 19 games and pitched three complete games in the World Series without allowing an earned run. Over his career, he won six American League pennants with the Yankees and one with the Philadelphia Athletics. His best years with the Yankees were 1927 and 1928, when he posted records of 22-7 with a 2.64 ERA and 23-7 with a 3.36 ERA, respectively.
Hoyt was also known as "the Merry Mortician" because he worked as a funeral director during the off-season and performed in vaudeville at night, sharing the stage with famous performers like Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, and George Burns. Additionally, he became an accomplished painter and writer. Hoyt was recognized as a leading authority on Babe Ruth, his teammate from 1921 to 1930 and close friend. On the W513 Famous People Strip Set - One hundred years ago, retailers such as grocery or candy stores offered cards of famous people and athletes, either for sale in strips or as giveaways to loyal customers. These "strip" cards were typically provided in long strips or sheets, allowing merchants to cut or tear off a certain number for customers.
Consequently, rough or uneven edges and inconsistent card sizes were common. Jefferson Burdick, in his classic baseball card guide, "The American Card Catalog, " classified these sets as W cards.The poor quality paper used in producing strip cards, combined with the ripping or cutting process, means that card grades above "Authentic" are uncommon, and high grade cards rare. The precursor to Burdick's 1928 W513 Famous People Strip Set is his designated 1925-27 W512 Baseball-Athletes-Boxers-Movie Drawings set. The W512 set comprises 50 color strip cards, including ten baseball players, with each card measuring around 1-3/8" by 2-1/4".
Burdick believed that the 1928 W513 Famous People Strip Set likely continued the themes of the W512 set. Regarding baseball, the W513 set has a larger presence than the W512 set, featuring 26 baseball players compared to 10 in the latter. In terms of rarity, W513 strip cards are generally considered tougher to acquire than W512 cards, with the exception of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth from the W512 set. This is due to the fact that the W512 set was produced over three years (1925-27), while the W513 was available for only one year, 1928.
The W513 set features colored images of the player surrounded by a black line, with the player's name, position, and team identified at the card bottom. The player's position was not included in the W512 set.
Additionally, the card number is printed in large type in the lower left corner. Card backs are usually blank, and the card size is around 1-7/16" by 2-1/4".