High End Sports Memorabilia & Card Auction
Lot 124:
Description
Incredible and scarce original James Deacon McGuire post career photograph celebrating his illustrious career spanning 26 years in baseball. Measures 23" x 18.5" – great original paper on mounted board photograph. More than likely dates to late 20s or early 30s considering he passed in 1936. Truly one of a kind. American professional baseball player, manager and coach whose career spanned the years 1883 to 1915. He played 26 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a catcher, for 11 different major league clubs. His longest stretches were with the Washington Statesmen/Senators (901 games, 1892?99), Brooklyn Superbas (202 games, 1899?1901) and New York Highlanders (225 games, 1904?07). He played on Brooklyn teams that won National League pennants in 1899 and 1900.
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