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	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - "Harvard" Eddie Grant - PSA 6 "Harvard Eddie" Grant was a third baseman who played for the Naps and the Giants. A Harvard graduate, Grant practiced law after his retirement from baseball. After enlisting into the Army to serve in World War I, Grant was killed on the battlefields of France just days before the War ended -- he was killed during his search for the lost battalion of his closest law school classmate. On Memorial Day in 1921, a monument was unveiled for him at the Polo Grounds. A highway in the Bronx, New York, also bears his name. PRICE: $79.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Chief Bender (small letters) - PSA 5 Legendary pitcher and Hall of Famer Charles Albert Bender, nicknamed “Chief,” was one of several players of Native-American heritage of his era who overcame blatant discrimination. He won 202 games over his 16-year career, most of which while a member of the Philadelphia A’s. Bender was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. PRICE: $69.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Christy Mathewson (small letter) - PSA 6 Christy was perhaps the most popular and beloved baseball player of all-time. Known by several nicknames, including "Matty," "Big Six," and "The Christian Gentleman," Matty served in the U.S. Army in World War I along with Ty Cobb. He and Cobb trained soldiers in the use of protective chemical weapons masks. It was during one such training exercise that Matty accidentally took in some of the chemicals, which led to his developing tuberculosis and, subsequently, to his tragic early death at the age of 45. After amassing an unbelievable 373-188 lifetime record and 2.13 ERA, Matty was one of the first five players enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 -- the other four were Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Honus Wagner. PRICE: $229.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Christy Mathewson (small letter) - PSA 7 Christy was perhaps the most popular and beloved baseball player of all-time. Known by several nicknames, including "Matty," "Big Six," and "The Christian Gentleman," Matty served in the U.S. Army in World War I along with Ty Cobb. He and Cobb trained soldiers in the use of protective chemical weapons masks. It was during one such training exercise that Matty accidentally took in some of the chemicals, which led to his developing tuberculosis and, subsequently, to his tragic early death at the age of 45. After amassing an unbelievable 373-188 lifetime record and 2.13 ERA, Matty was one of the first five players enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 -- the other four were Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Honus Wagner. PRICE: $279.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Clark Griffith (small letters) - PSA 6 Pitcher Clark Griffith, aka "Old Fox," was known for throwing spitballs as well as cut balls and scuff balls, and took credit for inventing the screwball. He also managed several teams, including the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators. Griffith purchased a 10 percent share of the Senators when he took over as manager, and after mortgaging his Montana ranch, he ended up with enough money to buy controlling interest in the team. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. PRICE: $69.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Cy Young (large letters) - PSA 6 Ohio native Cy Young (born Denton True Young) pitched for 5 different teams from 1890-1911 and holds the most career wins of all time--511. His nickname Cyclone (later shortened to Cy) was given to him by a catcher who was astonished by the speed of his fastball. Referring to an early tryout, Young noted, "I thought I had to show all my stuff and I almost tore the boards of the grandstand with my fastball." Young pitched a perfect game on May 5, 1904 and has a total of 2,803 strikeouts to his credit. After retirement, Young worked on his family farm until his death in 1955. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937, and the award bearing his name is given annually to each league's best pitcher. PRICE: $279.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Fred Merkle - PSA 6 Merkle, depicted here as a young member of the New York Giants, is unfortunately most famous for the 1908 "Merkle Boner" against the Cubs in the Polo Grounds, which earned him the uncoveted nickname "Bonehead." This error cost the Giants the pennant, but manager John McGraw didn't blame Merkle for his error. PRICE: $69.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Hughie Jennings (small letters) - PSA 6 Remembered for his colorful antics, Hughie Jennings was a player and manager from 1891-1925. A great hitter and shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles, Jennings also attended Cornell Law School and had a successful legal practice in the off season. During his time as manager for the Detroit Tigers, Jennings was known for screaming "Ee-Yah" from the third base coaching box. Unfortunately, he suffered a lifetime of accidents, including getting hit by the ball on many occasions and fracturing his scull after jumping into an empty pool. He left baseball after suffering a nervous breakdown in 1925. He died in 1928, and was elected posthumously into the Hall of Fame in 1945. PRICE: $69.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Joe Tinker (large letters) - PSA 8 Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946, shortstop Joe Tinker's "Tinker to Evers to Chance" double play combination was immortalized in the poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" by Franklin Pierce Adams. Ironically, Tinker and Evers ended up in an on field fist fight over the latter's taking a cab and leaving his fellow Cubs teammates behind in a hotel lobby. They didn't speak for 33 years but were tearfully reunited when both were involved in the 1938 World Series broadcast. Tinker died from diabetes complications on July 27, 1880, his 68th birthday. PRICE: $279.99
	1910-12 P2 Sweet Caporal Pins - Roger Bresnahan (mouth closed) (small letters) - PSA 6 Roger Philip Bresnahan, nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee" for his Irish roots, played from 1897-1915 and was labeled one of the best catchers of his generation by managers John McGraw and Branch Rickey. He introduced the use of the catcher's shin guard in 1907 and was elected in 1945 to the Baseball Hall of Fame. PRICE: $79.99

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