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Lot # 23: 1887 Kalamazoo Bats N690 Joseph Mulvey (SGC 4)

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "Monthly 02-19",
which ran from 2/10/2019 12:00 PM to
2/24/2019 10:00 PM



One of the most hard to find 19th century baseball cards, this Kalamazoo Bats card features Philadelphia third baseman Joseph Mulvey.  Mulvey broke into the major leagues with the Providence Grays of the National League in 1883. Overall, he played for 5 teams over a 13-year span, and had a career batting average of .261.  Card reads, "Mulvey, 3d B., Phila. - Copyright 1887 by Chas. Gross & Co. - Smoke Kalamazoo BATS."  Front of the card has a very nice appearance with only slight rounding of the corners.  Overall a clean looking card. SGC grading of 50 VG/EX 4.

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