1919–21 W514 Happy Felsch #3
The Black Sox center fielder, issued while he was still in his prime.
- Issue
- 1919–21 W514 Strip Cards
- Year
- 1919-21
- Number
- #3
- Subject
- Oscar "Happy" Felsch
- Grade
- SGC 1.5
- Cert #
- 0416890
- Population
- 5 at this grade (per Card Ladder)
1919–21 W514 Strip Cards
Crudely drawn, blank-backed cards sold in strips at candy, grocery and drug stores and cut apart by hand, which is why no two have the same edges. At 120 cards, W514 is the largest and best-known strip set, and its 1919–21 issue dates line up exactly with the Black Sox scandal. It includes seven of the eight banned White Sox (all but Fred McMullin) plus manager Kid Gleason, and for players like Swede Risberg and Lefty Williams it is one of very few cards made during their careers.
More on this issue →Oscar "Happy" Felsch
A Milwaukee native and one of the best defensive center fielders in the league, Felsch was in his prime when the scandal ended his career at 29. He made costly misplays in the Series and later told a Chicago reporter he had taken $5,000. Indicted, acquitted in 1921, banned for life by Landis.
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