September 2018 Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/9/2018
This is a rarely seen 1911 T3 Turkey Red cabinet card of Ira Thomas of the Philadelphia A's, with a Turkey Red advertisement back instead of the checklist. He played all or part of ten seasons of Major League Baseball, all in the American League, with the New York Highlanders (1906–07), Detroit Tigers (1908), and Philadelphia Athletics (1909–15), primarily as a catcher. In Game 1 of the 1908 World Series, he pinch hit for shortstop Charley O'Leary in the ninth inning and singled for the first pinch base hit in World Series play. He played six seasons to finish his career with the Athletics. He was the team captain as the Athletics won consecutive World Series in 1910 and 1911. The team also won an American League pennant and a World Series, in 1913 and 1914. In the 1911 season, Thomas finished eighth in American League MVP voting, with 17 extra base hits and 101 total bases.
Condition: GD
1911 T3 Turkey Red Cabinet Ira Thomas (Philadelphia A's) - Advertisement Back
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