Rare Willie Stargell MSA Blank Back Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card Disc HOF

Description: Up for sale is a rare vintage Willie Stargell MSA Blank Back Baseball Card Disc of this Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame first basemen. It is one of 70 discs in the extremely difficult to find "blank back" and "unbranded" test promotional set. It is from a set break. The disc is in acceptable condition, which is judged to be "very good" in this instance. It is priced accordingly. Please read the description very carefully. There are surface scratches, stains/soiling/smudges, corner/perimeter wear, miscellaneous marks and discoloration/yellowing due to age. Please see photos for more information. Following its test issue of 1975, Michael Schechter Associates ran out its baseball player disc issues on a large scale in 1976. The unnumbered set contains 70 "blank back" baseball card discs. Most sets issued by MSA were sold with specific sponsor advertising on back, they were also made available with blank backs. This was done as a "test" before branding the discs for various companies as promotional items. The disc for sale is one such disc. The discs are 3-3/8" diameter with a black-and-white player portrait photo in the center of the baseball design. A line of stars is above, while the left and right panels feature one of several bright colors. Produced by MSA under license from the Major League Players Association, the player photos have had uniform and cap logos removed. Wilver Dornell Stargell nicknamed "Pops"later in his career, spent all of his 21 seasons inMajor League Baseball (1962 to 1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Among the most feared power hitters in baseball history, Stargell had the most home runs (296) of any player in the 1970s decade, many of the tape-measure variety. During his career, hebatted .282 with 2,232 hits, 1,194 runs, 423 doubles, 475home runs, and 1,540 runs batted in, helping his team win six National League Eastdivision titles, twoNL pennants, and twoWorld Serieschampionships (1971 & 1979). Stargell was a seven-time All-Starand two-time NL home run leader. In 1979, he became the first and currently only player to win the NL Most Valuable Player Award, the NL Championship Series MVP Award, and the World Series MVP Award in one season. In 1982, the Pirates retired his uniform number 8. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. Shipped free to buyer safely and securely via USPS. Purchase in total confidence with our 100% positive feedback. If you purchase this item please message us with your favorite baseball team as we always try to include a free "bonus" item when we've got them on hand.

Price: 10 USD

Location: Roseland, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-12-25T04:39:31.000Z

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