{"product_id":"1939-play-ball-56-hank-greenberg-psa-nm-mt-8","title":"1939 Play Ball #56 Hank Greenberg PSA NM-MT 8","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1939 Play Ball #56 Hank Greenberg PSA 8 - Hammerin’ Hank in Black and White\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e1939 Play Ball #56 Hank Greenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e strips one of baseball’s most imposing sluggers down to the essentials. There are no painted backgrounds or elaborate borders—just the stark \u003cstrong\u003eblack-and-white photography of Gum Inc.’s landmark inaugural Play Ball set\u003c\/strong\u003e and the unmistakable presence of Detroit’s towering first baseman. Even more compelling is its place on Greenberg’s timeline: the card arrived immediately after his historic 1938 assault on one of baseball’s most sacred records, when he launched \u003cstrong\u003e58 home runs and came within two of Babe Ruth’s single-season mark.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraded \u003cstrong\u003ePSA NM-MT 8\u003c\/strong\u003e, this example brings impressive condition to one of the premier Hall of Fame subjects in the 1939 Play Ball checklist. The set’s minimalist design makes preservation impossible to disguise; centering, corners, image registration, and the clean white borders all become central to the card’s presentation. More than 85 years after its release, a \u003cstrong\u003ePSA 8 Greenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e represents a serious piece of high-grade pre-war cardboard, pairing one of the era’s great sluggers with a foundational issue from the years just before America entered World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreenberg’s career was extraordinary both for what he accomplished and for the prime seasons he sacrificed to military service. He won \u003cstrong\u003etwo American League MVP Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, led the league in home runs four times, drove in 168 runs during Detroit’s 1935 championship season, and finished with 331 home runs despite losing nearly four full seasons to World War II. He was also one of baseball’s first prominent Jewish superstars, carrying an importance that extended far beyond the ballpark.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53436322545973,"sku":null,"price":4250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1939PlayBall_56HankGreenbergPSANM-MT8.png?v=1788209027","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1939-play-ball-56-hank-greenberg-psa-nm-mt-8","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}