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T3-Helmar, #105
Carl Mays

Picture, Helmar Brewing, T3-Helmar Card # 105, Carl Mays, Stepping forward with throw near line, New York GiantsPicture, Helmar Brewing, T3-Helmar Card # 105, Carl Mays, Stepping forward with throw near line, New York Giants
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Carl Mays is shown in Helmar’s T3 series with the New York Nationals in a loose, almost conversational field pose, one arm extended forward while his glove hangs from the other hand. The pale pinstriped uniform, red-striped stockings, and compact cap stand out against a broad green field and an unusually vivid sunset sky. Rather than presenting Mays in the middle of his famous submarine delivery, the image catches him in a quieter moment, which gives the card a somewhat unexpected informality.

The original artwork was painted by Natalia Valiukavich in watercolor. She models the uniform with pale cream, gray, and cool blue washes, allowing the vertical pinstripes to define the figure without becoming overly rigid. Red accents in the lettering and stockings provide the principal contrast, while the glove is built from warmer brown tones. The background is especially striking: bands of green, yellow, orange, and red move across the sky above a low fence and distant buildings, giving the composition a dramatic atmospheric quality.

Carl Mays was one of the most successful and controversial pitchers of the late Deadball and early live-ball eras. A right-hander with an unusual underhand or submarine delivery, he won 20 or more games five times and finished his major-league career with 207 victories and a 2.92 earned-run average. Mays starred for Boston, New York, and Cincinnati, helped the Red Sox win World Series championships in 1915, 1916, and 1918, and later pitched for the Yankees during their emergence as an American League power.

Mays is also inseparably associated with the death of Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman. On August 16, 1920, a pitch from Mays struck Chapman in the head; Chapman died the following day, becoming the only major-league player to die directly from an injury suffered during a game. The incident has long complicated Mays’s historical reputation and often overshadows what was, statistically, a highly accomplished pitching career.

Numbered #105, the Mays card adds one of the more complex figures in early twentieth-century baseball to the T3 checklist. His combination of championship success, distinctive pitching style, and connection to one of the sport’s great tragedies gives the card historical weight beyond ordinary player biography.

Original watercolor artwork by Natalia Valiukavich.

 

  • Description: Stepping forward with throw near line
  • Team: New York Giants
  • Population (# Sold): 12
  • First Date Sold: 2021-05-11
  • Latest Date Sold: 2023-10-11
  • Card Status: Active
  • # Sold in past year: N/A
  • Highest Auction: $ 58.00
  • Average Auction Result: $ 27.42

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