1939 Goudey Premiums - Mel Ott, New York Giants - MLB Hall of Fame

Description: 1939 Goudey Premiums - Mel Ott, New York Giants - MLB Hall of Fame - SGC 3 On the Player - Mel Ott (1909–1958), born in Gretna, Louisiana, was a legendary Major League Baseball player celebrated for his powerful hitting and distinctive high-leg-kick batting stance. Spending his entire 22-season career (1926–1947) with the New York Giants, Ott was one of baseball’s premier sluggers despite his smaller frame. He became the first National League player to reach 500 career home runs, finishing with 511—a record at the time. Ott was a 12-time All-Star, leading the league in home runs six times. With a career .304 batting average, .414 on-base percentage, and .533 slugging percentage, his remarkable play produced a WAR of 110.9, ranking 20th in history, just ahead of Mickey Mantle. Ott was one of the most popular men to play the game. In 1938, when he shifted between right field and third base, a cereal company ran a contest to determine the most popular major league player at each position. Ott received the most votes for both positions. Ott was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. On the 1939 Goudey Premiums Set - In 1919, the Goudey Gum Company, founded by Enos Gordon Goudey, opened its first factory in Boston, Massachusetts. By 1933, Goudey revolutionized gum advertising by including baseball cards with each stick of gum, a first for the industry. While baseball cards had previously been included with cigarettes, tobacco, and some candy products, they had never been paired with gum, nor sold at an affordable price for children—a penny for both a card and a stick of gum. The 1933 Goudey "Big League Chewing Gum" set is now considered one of the "Big Three" classic baseball card sets, alongside the 1909-1911 T206 tobacco set and the 1952 Topps set. Goudey continued to produce baseball cards until 1941, when they issued their final set. The last major set from Goudey, the 1939 Goudey Premiums R303B baseball card set, consists of 24 cards, each measuring a large 4-3/4” by 7-5/16”. Printed on paper, these unnumbered cards feature player photos extending almost to the edge, along with a facsimile signature. The fronts are printed in black-and-white or sepia, while the backs, printed in brown, offer "How to" instructions (like "How to Run Bases" or "How to Bunt") and display the Diamond Stars Gum name. This set is often confused with the 1939 Goudey Premium R303A series, as both use identical imagery, but the R303B set is slightly larger in size.

Price: 225 USD

Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas

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