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Amos Rusie
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(b. May 30, 1871 - d. December 6, 1942)
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| Rusie's fastball forced the rule makers to move the pitching distance from 45 feet to 60 feet 6 inches. From 1890 to 1895, the Giants pitcher led the NL in Ks five times, yet he walked nearly one man for every strikeout. "The Hoosier Thunderbolt" had eight 20-win seasons and 24 career victories in only nine full seasons, before he as traded to Cincinnati for Christy Mathewson. |
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Inducted in 1977
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1895 N300 Mayo's
Cut Plug Amos Rusie SGC 50 VG/EX
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| Comments: This Rusie is an outstanding example of a high quality Mayo's Cut Plug card. The card features Hall-of-Famer, Amos Rusie (with the last name having been corrected), shown playing for New York. The card has been graded a 50 (Vg/Ex) with no qualifiers by SGC.
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| Card Details Below: |
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| Year(s): |
1895 |
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N300 |
| Set Name: |
Mayo's Cut Plug |
| Country: |
United States |
| Description: |
These 1-5/8" X 2-7/8" cards were issued by the Mayo
Tobacco Works of Richmond, VA. There are 48 cards in the set, with
40 different players pictured. Twenty-eight of the players are pictured
in uniform and 12 are shown in street clothes. Eight players appear
both ways. Eight of the uniformed players appear in two variations,
creating the 48-card total. Card fronts are black-and-white or sepia
portraits on black cardboard, with a Mayo's Cut Plug ad at the bottom
of each card. Cards are blank-backed and unnumbered. |
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