#81 Vernon Law
Progress: none, 2nd of this card
How acquired: $1.84 on eBay
Condition: Very Good
"Very Good" is a generous assessment for this card given the missing corner by the #81. But all my grades have been pretty generous. Just consider it grading on a curve. My first copy of this card was one of the first ones in this set I ever picked up. Someone applied a sloppy splash of red lipstick to Vern on that card, which makes this copy a big upgrade.
Vernon was not slouch of a player, racking up 162 wins and the 1960 Cy Young Award over 16 MLB seasons.
I met him in 2010 in Arizona, real nice guy. The card says he's 6' 2" but he seemed taller than that.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite ‘52 cards. The first trade I ever made with another blogger brought me one of those Heritage signed versions of this one. Neat card but I like the original a lot more.
ReplyDeleteVance's dad, right?
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