This is a rarely matched, only once surpassed, much sought after card, graded EX-MT 6 by PSA, from the highly elusive 1959 Home Run Derby set , featuring legendary. Dodgers first baseman, Gil Hodges. Here are a few highlights from Gil’s remarkable career. He was an 8 -time All-Star. He was a 3-time World Series Champion. He was a 3-time Gold Glove Award winner. Here’s a great trivia question to ask your baseball fan friends: Who were the top 2 home run hitters and RBI leaders in the entire major leagues in the decade of the 1950′s? Some might say, Mantle or Mays. How about Williams or Musial? At last, yes, he was #1 in both categories. OK, how about #2? It was a surprise to us when we learned that the #2 player in both categories was this guy, right here, arguably the best ballplayer from the post-war era not yet in the Hall of Fame, beloved Brooklyn. And here’s another one for you: Who was the manager of the 1969 World Series winning, heretofore lowly, New York “Miracle Mets”? Yup, you’ve got it, this guy right here, once again. Tragically, Hodges died of a heart attack at the age of 47, less than three years later, on April 2, 1972. Of the scarce 31 total examples of this card that PSA has graded, all grades combined, our offered card is 1 of a mere 7 to have earned EX-MT 6 status, with just a single example assessed higher. Check out our many other fantastic cards currently on sale. Come back to our listings early and often, as we will be adding many other terrific items in the coming days, weeks, and months. Thank you for your interest in our cards. The item “1959 Home Run Derby Gil Hodges PSA 6 EX-MT, Dodgers, Ultra Rare, POP 7, 1 Higher” is in sale since Sunday, January 26, 2020. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Sports Trading Cards\Baseball Cards”. The seller is “quietcornertrading” and is located in Woodstock, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Product: Single
- Player: Gil Hodges
- Season: 1959
- Card Attributes: Ultra Rare, POP 7, Only 1 Higher
- Grade: 6
- Year: 1959
- Professional Grader: Professional Sports (PSA)
- Sport: Baseball
- Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
- Card Manufacturer: Home Run Derby
- Era: Post-WWII (1942-1980)
- Original/Reprint: Original
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