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Newsletter- Series: Beginnings: 1880's
- City: Boston
- Team: Beaneaters
- League: National League
Undecided: I love this image of Mr. Sutton, but the quality is not great. I am still not sure if I should wrestle with it again or retire the card permanently.
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Ezra Sutton
Third Base
Auction History
- Times card issued: 1
- Additional cards in pop: 1
- Lowest winning bid: $7.95
- Highest winning bid: $7.95
- Average winning bid: $7.95
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Radbourn & Nash
- Series: Beginnings: 1880's
- City: Boston
- Team: Beaneaters
- League: National League
- Hall: National Baseball Hall of Fame
Old Hoss Radbourn & Billy Nash
Auction History
- Times card issued: 6
- Additional cards in pop: 2
- Lowest winning bid: $7.95
- Highest winning bid: $46.00
- Average winning bid: $20.86
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Sam Wise
Shortstop
- Series: Beginnings: 1880's
- City: Boston
- Team: Beaneaters
- League: National League
Samuel Washington Wise (1857-1910) was a free-wheeling batter and infielder who played hero and goat for the Boston clubs of the 1880s. During his 12-yr career, Wise could play flawlessly afield for weeks at a stretch and then cost his team wins with errant play. Similarly, he could go 8 for 10 at bat and then fan 3 times on nine pitches. Spurning Cincinnati for Boston, Wise was the subject of the first court action in MLB history as the Red Stockings lost their bid to keep him out of Bean Town.
- Despite his ML-high 88 errors, Wise came through in the clutch for Boston’s 1883 pennant win
- Career-best year was ’87 when the Boston press ranked him with Cap Anson and Dan Brouthers
- Played for Connie Mack at Buffalo in ’89 and Mack always remembered him fondly as a “great player”
Auction History
- Times card issued: 7
- Lowest winning bid: $8.45
- Highest winning bid: $22.66
- Average winning bid: $12.76
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Pop Tate
Catcher
- Series: Beginnings: 1880's
- City: Boston
- Team: Beaneaters
- League: National League
Edward Christopher Tate (1860-1932) made his ML debut with the Boston Beaneaters at the end of the 1885 season. He stayed as a catcher for three more seasons before moving to the Orioles where his big league career ended in 1890. Tate went on to play four more years in the minors. His career batting average was .218 and he had two HRs.
- Tate played nine games in the outfield for Boston and subbed at 1B for Baltimore
- In 1926 Tate’s home town fans re-named Island Park in Richmond, VA Tate Field to honor one of their first baseball heroes
Auction History
- Times card issued: 9
- Lowest winning bid: $7.95
- Highest winning bid: $19.50
- Average winning bid: $13.10
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Bill Sowders
Pitcher
- Series: Beginnings: 1880's
- City: Boston
- Team: Beaneaters
- League: National League
William Jefferson Sowders (1864-1951) pitched for the Boston Beaneaters in 1888 and ’89, moved that year to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys and left MLB after the 1890 season. He compiled a 29-30 record, striking out 205 with a 3.34 ERA. Nicknamed “Little Bill,” this 6’ right-hander was a head taller than most of his peers. Bill was the middle of three Sowders brothers to play in the major leagues. Elder brother Len pitched for the Baltimore Orioles in ’86 and John played for the Hoosiers, the KC Cowboys and Ward’s Wonders of Brooklyn over three seasons.
- Played two minor league seasons (’87 & 91) in the Northwestern League for St. Paul and Joliet of the Illinois-Iowa League
Auction History
- Times card issued: 9
- Lowest winning bid: $7.95
- Highest winning bid: $11.99
- Average winning bid: $9.00
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