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600 . 1909-13 M101-2 SPORTING NEWS SUPPLEMENTS ( MARCH 17 , 1910 ) TY COBB ( HOF ) AND HONUS WAGNER ( HOF ) PSA 1 POOR . From same series as previous lot . Ty Cobb has held the # 1 spot in MLB history for nearly a century as the all-time career batting average leader with a . 366 mark and his all-time record of 4,191 base hits was not eclipsed until 1985 when Pete Rose surpassed his total on the way to a record 4,256 career base hits . Cobb was one of five inaugural members of the first National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 1936 . Honus Wagner , nicknamed “ The Flying Dutchman ” for his superb base stealing ability , began his illustrious career with the Louisville Colonels in 1897 before shifting over to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1900 along with a number of

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his Louisville teammates . Honus would star for the Pirates for the next 18 seasons before ending his playing career in 1917 . The Flying Dutchman would lead the National League in batting average an amazing eight times and won his sole World Series championship in 1909 besting the Detroit Tigers and his contemporary rival , Ty Cobb , 4 games to 3 . Wagner received the ultimate honor by becoming an inaugural member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame class in 1936 . The PSA grade does not reflect the exceptional eye appeal of this item which far exceeds the 1 Poor grade . Part of the low grade is because of a pair of 1 ” tape strips on the back top edge as this was once framed . Front displays bright , clean and with sharp image . Minimal edge wear w / just one tiny tear along right edge , no visible creases or any other significant defect is seen by the naked eye . PSA census indicates that only 21 examples of this supplement have ever been graded by PSA with only five graded higher than the offered specimen . One of the most desirable in the Sporting News set . This is fresh to the market , as are the following 10 lots . ( M ) $ 2,000.00 601 . 1909-13 M101-2 SPORTING NEWS SUPPLEMENTS ( AUGUST 12 , 1909 ) TY COBB ( HOF ) PSA 1 POOR . From same series as previous lots . Ty Cobb has held the # 1 spot in MLB history for nearly a century as the all-time career batting average leader with a . 366 mark and his all-time record of 4,191 base hits was not eclipsed until 1985 when Pete Rose surpassed his total on the way to a record 4,256 career base hits . Cobb was one of five inaugural members of the first National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 1936 . The PSA grade does not reflect the exceptional eye appeal of this item which far exceeds the 1 Poor grade . It does exhibit some margin wear but overall remains clean w / a bold and sharp image . PSA census indicates that only 18 examples of this supplement have ever been graded by PSA with only five graded higher than the offered specimen . One of the most desirable in the Sporting News set . This is fresh to the market , as are the following nine lots . ( M ) $ 2,000.00