KIRBY HIGBE 1948 1949 Leaf Gum #129 SP SGC A SHORT PRINT PITTSBURGH PIRATES

Description: * * * * Item Description: You are bidding on a Professionally Graded KIRBY HIGBE 1948 Leaf Gum Baseball #129 SP SGC Authentic Minimum Size SHORT PRINT PITTSBURGH PIRATES. This is one of the many rare short printed cards from the set. Nice card from a classic vintage set, Thanks for looking and good luck! About the Set: The iconic 1948 Leaf baseball card set is a classic vintage set that features rookie cards of several legendary Hall of Fame players. The set contains 98 cards, each measuring 2 3/8"x2 7/8", and is the first post World War II set produced in color. The cards are "skip-numbered" and the numbering ranges from 1 to 168, even though there were only 98 cards in the set. Rookie cards of Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige are the keys to the set, but it also contains rookie cards of Hall of Famers Stan Musial, Phil Rizzuto, Warren Spahn, Ralph Kiner, Hal Newhouser, Larry Doby, & George Kell. Other key cards include Joe Dimaggio (#1 in the set), Ted Williams, Stan Musial, and tribute cards to Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. In addition, 49 cards in the set are considered short prints. The short prints range from Hall of Famers such as Paige and Robinson to more average players such as Harry Walker and Dick Sisler, and are all highly sought after. About Us: Welcome to iconsportscards. I specialize in vintage sets and factory certified autograph and memorabilia cards from Hall of Fame greats. I pride myself on customer satisfaction, and providing a quality product at a reasonable price. Best offers are welcome on many of my items, and I'm always happy to help a customer work out a deal, so please do not hesitiate to contact me if you see anything you like from my Ebay Store. Thank you for your time, Chris, iconsportscards All sportscard singles ship for one low rate, no matter how many items you buy! Welcome! 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Kirby Higbe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kirby Higbe Pitcher Born: April 8, 1915Columbia, South Carolina Died: May 6, 1985 (aged 70)Columbia, South Carolina Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut October 3, 1937, for the Chicago Cubs Last MLB appearance July 7, 1950, for the New York Giants MLB statistics Win–loss record 118–101 Earned run average 3.69 Strikeouts 971 Teams Chicago Cubs (1937–1939) Philadelphia Phillies (1939–1940) Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–1943, 1946–1947) Pittsburgh Pirates (1947–1949) New York Giants (1949–1950) Career highlights and awards 2× All-Star (1940, 1946) NL wins leader (1941) NL strikeout leader (1940) Walter Kirby Higbe (April 8, 1915 – May 6, 1985) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1937 to 1950. Best known for his time with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was a two-time National League (NL) All-Star. Early baseball career Higbe was born in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1915.[1] A hard thrower, he played mostly in the minor leagues from 1933 to 1938. In 1937, with the Moline Plowboys of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League, Higbe had a 21–5 record and led the league in wins.[2] He also had short stints with the NL's Chicago Cubs in 1937 and 1938.[1] In May 1939, the Cubs traded Higbe to the Philadelphia Phillies. He finally stuck in the majors, and in 1940, he went 14–19 with a 3.72 earned run average (ERA), led the NL with 137 strikeouts, and was named an All-Star.[1] Brooklyn Dodgers In November 1940, the Phillies traded Higbe to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston, Vito Tamulis, and $100,000. Higbe had his most successful season in 1941, going 22–9 with a 3.14 ERA and 121 strikeouts.[1] He tied his teammate Whit Wyatt for the league-lead in wins and finished seventh in the NL MVP voting as the Dodgers won the pennant. In the 1941 World Series, Higbe started one game but did not get a decision, and the Dodgers lost the series to the New York Yankees. Higbe went 16–11 in 1942 and then went 13–10 in 1943.[1] After the 1943 season, he joined the United States Army during World War II.[3] Initially assigned to the military police, he soon received training as a rifleman and saw combat in Germany.[3] In 1945, Higbe and his fellow soldiers went to the Philippines; however, when they arrived there, they learned that Japan had surrendered.[3] Nonetheless, he stayed in Manila until March 1946, at which point he finally returned to the United States.[3][4] Back with the Dodgers for the 1946 season, Higbe went 17–8 with a 3.03 ERA and 134 strikeouts. He was named an All-Star for the second time.[1] He began the 1947 season with a 2–0 record for the eventual NL champion Dodgers, but he insisted upon being traded when Brooklyn added Jackie Robinson to the team as the first black major leaguer in the 20th century. According to Higbe, the Dodger players who were opposed to having Robinson on the team "didn't have anything personal against Jackie Robinson or any other Negro ... but we were Southerners who had never lived or played with Negroes, and we didn't see any reason to start then."[5] Later baseball career The Dodgers traded Higbe to the Pittsburgh Pirates in May 1947. He played for the Pirates and the New York Giants from 1947 to 1950.[1] He then went back to the minor leagues, where he played until 1953.[6] Higbe finished his MLB career with a 118–101 record, a 3.69 ERA, 971 strikeouts, and a 102 ERA+.[1] Later life After his baseball career ended, Higbe drifted from job to job, getting in trouble with the law multiple times.[3] He published an autobiography, The High Hard One, in 1967. Higbe died in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1985 at the age of 70.[1] In the 2013 film 42, he was portrayed by Brad Beyer.[7] Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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Location: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

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