Early 1920s Burleigh Grimes Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball HOF USED FOR Several Baseball Cards - Original TYPE I Photo

Burleigh "Ol' Stubblebeard" Grimes was a right-handed spitballer who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins, New York Giants, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees across a 19-season career from 1916 to 1934. When the spitball was banned in 1920, Grimes was one of just 17 established pitchers grandfathered in, and he made the most of it, leading all pitchers in wins during the 1920s with 190. He twice led the NL in wins and posted a 25-14 record in 1928 with Pittsburgh. Grimes appeared in four World Series, earning his championship ring with the 1931 Cardinals after pitching 8-plus innings in a decisive Game 7 despite a dislocated vertebra. He finished with 270 career wins and a 3.53 ERA, earning Hall of Fame induction in 1964.

Offered is an original 8” x10” TYPE I Photo with the International Newsreel stamp on the verso – Circa 1922. This image was used on several baseball cards including Grimes’ 1925, 1926, and 1927 Exhibits W461 as well as his 1925 Universal Toy and Novelty W504 baseball card.

Original images of Hall of Famers that were used on baseball cards are in high demand.

Fresh to the hobby and never seen before in TYPE I format.

*NOTE* images of cards not included with Photograph