February 2019 Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2019
This is a 1909-11 T206 Frank Chance w/ portrait stance (red background), Piedmont 350 back graded PSA 1.5. Chance led the National League in stolen bases in 1903 with 67 and again in 1906 with 57. He also led the league in runs scored in 1906 with 103. As a first baseman, Chance had a .983 fielding percentage and was involved in 470 double plays. He led the Cubs to four pennants in five years (1906-08, 1910), helping set a long-standing team record for wins in 1906 with 116, matched only by the 2001 Seattle Mariners. The Cubs won two back-to-back championships in 1907-08. He posted a .300 career average in the Fall Classic with 10 stolen bases and 21 hits. Chance played for the Yankees in 1913-14, and finished his career with a .296 batting average, 1,273 hits, 401 stolen bases and 797 runs. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1946.
Condition: FR
1909-11 T206 Frank Chance (HOF) Portrait-Red, Piedmont 350 Subjects Graded PSA 1.5
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