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DavidHe was a much better than common player: 27 game winner (close to the Triple Crown), nearly 200 wins in his career.
Within American sets, he gets a premium because his being Cuban is exotic. Amongst the sea of bland named Ray Benges, Mel Otts and Charlie Grimms, a name like Adolfo Lucque is as dreamy as a sexy supermodel.
In Cuban issues (which he appears in a few), he gets a premium because American collectors recognize him from playing in the US and appearing Goudey .... I had a Cuban set that included both Lucque and Ray Dandridge. Even though Dandridge was a Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer, the Lucque and the Dandridge sold for the exact same amount.
Like a skilled politician, Lucque knew how to play both sides of the fence.