{"product_id":"1909-11-t206-piedmont-150-christy-mathewson-portrait-psa-good-2-5","title":"1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150 Christy Mathewson Portrait PSA GOOD+ 2.5","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150 Christy Mathewson Portrait PSA 2.5 - A Centered Matty in His Prime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFew faces belong more naturally in the T206 set than \u003cstrong\u003eChristy Mathewson\u003c\/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003eT206 Piedmont 150 Christy Mathewson Portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the Giants ace with remarkable simplicity: a composed portrait of the pitcher who had already become one of baseball’s first national sporting heroes. Known as \u003cstrong\u003e“Matty”\u003c\/strong\u003e and later “The Christian Gentleman,” Mathewson stood apart in the rough-and-tumble baseball culture of the early 1900s, admired as much for his intelligence and character as for the devastating fadeaway pitch that made him nearly impossible to solve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eGraded \u003cstrong\u003ePSA 2.5\u003c\/strong\u003e, this card has a quality that matters enormously on a T206 portrait: \u003cstrong\u003estrong centering\u003c\/strong\u003e. Mathewson sits exceptionally well within the borders, giving the card a balanced, deliberate appearance and allowing the artwork to take center stage. The reverse carries the classic \u003cstrong\u003ePiedmont 150 Subjects\u003c\/strong\u003e advertisement, pairing one of the set’s most important Hall of Famers with one of its foundational tobacco backs. The technical grade tells only part of the story here—the \u003cstrong\u003ecentered presentation gives this Mathewson an eye appeal that immediately stands out\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eMathewson’s numbers read almost like fiction today. He won \u003cstrong\u003e373 games\u003c\/strong\u003e, posted a career \u003cstrong\u003e2.13 ERA\u003c\/strong\u003e, recorded 79 shutouts, and reached 30 victories four times. His defining performance came in the \u003cstrong\u003e1905 World Series\u003c\/strong\u003e, when the 25-year-old threw three complete-game shutouts in the span of six days to deliver the championship to New York. More than three decades later, Mathewson joined Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, and Walter Johnson as one of the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53620761166133,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1909-11T206Piedmont150ChristyMathewsonPortraitPSAGOOD_2.5.png?v=1789968596","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1909-11-t206-piedmont-150-christy-mathewson-portrait-psa-good-2-5","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}