1968 Mets Rookie Stars Nolan Ryan Jerry Koosman Topps #177 Card VG-EX Condition

Description: Highly Collectible Card - Authentic and Original 1968 Mets' Rookie Stars HOF Nolan Ryan and Jerry Koosman Topps #177 Baseball Trading Card. Ungraded. Offered in Very Good to Excellent Condition. Sold 'As Is'. Shipped with USPS Ground Advantage Mail. International Shipping is available via eBay's Global Shipping Program. Collector's Alert: This ungraded baseball card is part of a large collection of sports and pop culture trading cards, including, baseball, basketball, football, hockey and US Presidents and Elvis and Popular TV. All of the cards are authentic. Most of the cards in the collection have not been professionally graded. Most of the trading cards are vintage. I will do my best to describe the condition of each card and I will take a number of photographs so that you can make an informed decision. It is my goal to help collectors find those cards that are missing in their collections. I also want to help those who are looking for their favorite player or looking for a gift for a family member or a friend. *Please send an inquiry via eBay regarding any sports trading card that you are looking for and I will respond back letting you know whether I have it in my collection and, if I do, I will let you know when I will be listing the requested item on eBay. All items will be sold through eBay. Message me with the trading card manufacturer, player (or description) and number. Condition: The 1968 Mets' Rookie Stars HOF Nolan Ryan and Jerry Koosman Topps #177 Baseball Trading Card is being offered in very good to excellent condition, with very good to excellent front centering and good back centering, clean card, good colors, small creases and the four corners are in good condition with good sharpness. The only condition issue of note is on the back with what appears to be a wax stain or a bubble gum stain (note: there have been no attempts to clean the card). Please refer to the photos included in this listing. Some of the photos were taken with magnification so all interested viewers can see the condition details. PSA Grading Estimate: PSA 4 (VG-EX) (Maybe higher grading depending on the back wax or gum stain) Scale 1-10 (lowest to highest) Sharpness of Corners Top Left Corner: 7Top Right Corner: 8Bottom Left Corner: 7Bottom Right Corner: 6 Centering Front: 8Back: 6 Description: In 1968, Nolan Ryan made his Topps debut on a card along with Jerry Koosman who was also a very good pitcher in his own right. The Nolan Ryan card is one of two key Hall of Famer rookie cards in the set, along with Johnny Bench. That same year, three other versions of the same card were produced - Milton Bradley, O-Pee-Chee and Venezuelan Topps released their own Nolan Ryan rookie cards. All three are tougher to find than the traditional Topps Ryan, but the Topps #177 card is the one that has the most appeal. HOF Nolan Ryan: Nolan Ryan is one of the greatest pitchers of all time. The flame-throwing right-hander was a statistical marvel, with more strikeouts (5,714) and walks (2,795) than any other pitcher in history. Ryan threw seven no-hitters, giving him three more than the next closest pitcher, Sandy Koufax who had four. Only six pitchers have even thrown at least three no-hitters. - Ryan, Koufax, Cy Young, Larry Corcoran,, Bob Feller and Justin Verlander. Ryan also threw for twelve one-hitters and eighteen two-hitters. He holds the all-time record (min. 1000 innings) for the lowest hits-per-nine-innings mark. Ryan. is he only pitcher with at least 5,000 strikeouts. Ryan pitched for 324 wins. He successfully pitched into his mid-40s. Ryan was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999. Jerry Koosman: The Mets retired Koosman's No. 36 Jersey, honoring him as the best left-handed pitcher in franchise history. He recorded a 3.09 ERA across 12 seasons. He paired with Tom Seaver to carry the Miracle Mets to the 1969 World Series Championship and then Koosman helped deliver another pennant in 1973. Koosman debuted with the Mets more than 50 years ago after a stint in the Army. He finished his first year in the league second in Rookie of the Year voting to Johnny Bench. He is the fifth Met to have his number retired. CONDITION: B (see guide). Very Good to Excellent Pre-owned Condition. Ungraded. Please refer to photos provided. AA - New with Tags / Packaging (may show minimal signs of retail handling / shelf wear) A - New without Tags / Packaging (may show minimal signs of retail handling / shelf wear) AB - Next to New / Excellent Preowned (no significant signs of use / imperfections) B - Very Good Preowned / light signs of use (may have insignificant signs of use / imperfections). BC - Good Preowned / moderate signs of use (may have visible signs of use / imperfections)C - Fair Preowned condition / used (may have significant signs of use / imperfections) DISCLAIMER / RETURNS: All items are sold "AS IS" and "ALL SALES ARE FINAL". Each item in our eBay store comes from a family member and is maintained and stored with the utmost care. We do our best to properly and accurately describe each and every item, but there are variations in how people view, interpret and notice condition, alterations, measurements, etc. On some items it is near impossible to mention every imperfection and for this reason our listings include multiple photos of each angle of our items for sale. The pictures are part of the description and condition report. Color may appear differently on varying monitors and device settings. All of our items have been cleaned. However, we do not treat any of our garments. 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Price: 849.95 USD

Location: Villanova, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-12-05T09:00:58.000Z

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