Opinions on Cuban Giants Baseball Scorecard 1895

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Posted By: RA

Cuban Giants Baseball Scorecard 1895

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Posted By: Adam J. Baxter

I'm no negro leagues expert, but the scorecard seemed legit to me. I almost put a bid down, but I had other stuff I was bidding on that I wanted more, so I backed off. Glad I did, as this ended for far more then I was willing to spend. Nice piece, I hope a board member snagged it.

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Posted By: barrysloate

Looks real and incredibly rare. It is historically significant, plus it is very unusual to see a photo of the team on the scorecard.

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Posted By: Chad

I was one of the underbidders. One of my top 3 ebay disappointments I couldn't pull this one out.

--Chad

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Posted By: ramram

Looks legit to me. Great scorecard! Sorry I didn't see this one on Ebay.

I've got a 1904 Spalding scorebook with a couple of scored games of the Cuban Giants. That team's personnel was very close to this one and consisted of: Satterfield, Galloway, Gordon, Williams, Watkins, Wallace, Northrup, Walker and Garcia. An interesting note that I found in an old newspaper article about Garcia - in October of 1904 he was catching a game for the Cuban Giants - he caught a foul ball, "but then, to the astonishment of the crowd of 2,000, fell over on his face, the ball rolling slowly from his hand" and died on the spot (the big guy had a heart attack - 28 years old).

Sorry, I diverge.

Rob M.

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Posted By: Chad

That's a very cool story.

--Chad

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I was bidder #4 - I guess my $100 didn't take it huh?