1928 W513 # 70 Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Hall of Fame SGC 5
1928 W513 - # 70 Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates - MLB Hall of Fame - SGC 5. During his 20-year career, Waner led the National League in batting three times and amassed over 3,000 hits. He hit 605 doubles, ranking fifth all-time at his retirement, and achieved 200 or more hits in eight seasons and 50 or more doubles in three.
In 1927, Waner was named the NL's Most Valuable Player. He finished his career with a slash line of.
473, producing 74.8 Wins against Replacement (WAR). His 191 triples are the 10th most all-time. Waner was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952, and the Pittsburgh Pirates retired his jersey number 11 in 2007. 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".