Lot # 2: 1921 Tip Top Bread Baltimore Orioles Lefty Grove Pre-Rookie SGC FAIR 1.5 - Newly Discovered!

Graded FAIR 1.5 by SGC. Fresh from the small Western Maryland community of Lonaconing, Robert Moses (Lefty) Grove rose to prominence by winning 25 contests for the 1921 Baltimore Orioles. The 21-year-old hurler anchored the pitching staff for the International League squad that went 119-47 and is often considered the greatest minor league team of all-time. The offered 1921 Tip Top Bread Baltimore Orioles Lefty Grove rookie card is among the most important minor league cards in hobby history! The southpaw whose surname is identified as Groves peers into his Hall of Fame future on this sepia-toned image. The blank-backed specimen is postcard-sized and printed on thin paper stock. The population data for this blockbuster is as follows: Total SGC Graded: 2 and Total PSA Graded: 4. How many of these can possibly exist?

Note: Huggins & Scott Auctions proudly offers a 1921 Tip Top Bread Baltimore Orioles partial team set "break" featuring Hall of Famer Lefty Grove! This incredibly rare regional issue features players from one of the greatest minor league teams of all-time. These candid black-and-white poses were recently discovered by our Maryland-based consignor after 100+ years of being tucked away among family mementos.