• Card series: Pilgrims
• City: New York
• Team: Giants
• League: National League
• Hall: National Baseball Hall of Fame

Christopher Mathewson (1880-1925) was the consummate right hander of the early 20th Century. His “fadeaway” pitch baffled NL hitters from 1900-16. Mathewson won 22+ 12 straight years, 30+ 4x, and holds the modern NL record with his 37 wins in 1908. He hurled 3 shut-outs in 6 days to gain his sole world championship in 1905.

• One of the “first five” into Cooperstown
• Accomplished all this while honoring his Christian faith by not pitching on Sundays
• This Pilgrims card duplicates and preserves the uncorrected spelling error on Mathewson’s original T201 Mecca card
• Elected to Hall of Fame: 1936