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Goose Goslin is shown in Helmar’s T3 series with the Detroit Tigers in a compact batting stance, bat raised behind his shoulder as he prepares to swing. The pale uniform and deep blue stockings stand sharply against the green field and dark skyline, while the saturated blue sky gives the composition an unusually bold, almost poster-like character. The strong silhouette and tightly gathered pose suit Goslin’s reputation as a powerful left-handed hitter and give the card considerable visual presence within the series.
The original artwork was painted by Natalia Valiukavich in watercolor. She models the uniform with pale cream, gray, and cool blue washes, using darker shadows along the folds to give the figure weight without sacrificing the transparency of the medium. The bat is handled in warm brown tones, while the blue stockings and cap provide the principal color accents. The background is deliberately simplified into broad planes of green, dark architecture, and intense blue sky, allowing the figure to remain dominant.
Leon “Goose” Goslin was one of the outstanding run producers of his generation. He spent most of his career with Washington, helping the Senators win the 1924 World Series, and later became a major part of Detroit’s powerful clubs of the mid-1930s. Goslin joined the Tigers in 1934 and helped them win consecutive American League pennants in 1934 and 1935. In Game Six of the 1935 World Series, his ninth-inning single drove home Mickey Cochrane with the run that gave Detroit the first World Series championship in franchise history. He finished his career with 2,735 hits, 248 home runs, 1,612 runs batted in, and a .316 batting average, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. (Baseball Hall of Fame)
Numbered #49, the Goslin card adds a different era to the strong Detroit grouping within the T3 series. Earlier cards have concentrated on the Cobb-Jennings-Mullin clubs of the first decade of the century; Goslin moves the team story forward to the pennant winners of 1934 and the 1935 World Champions. For Tigers collectors, his Series-winning hit makes the card particularly meaningful within a Detroit team run.
Produced in Helmar’s distinctive handcrafted tradition, the card combines original watercolor artwork, a Hall of Fame outfielder, and one of the most memorable figures in Detroit’s first World Series championship.
Original watercolor artwork by Natalia Valiukavich.
- Description: Batting follow through
- Team: Detroit Tigers
- Population (# Sold): 20
- First Date Sold: 2020-06-09
- Latest Date Sold: 2025-07-09
- Card Status: Retired
- # Sold in past year: N/A
- Highest Auction: $ 44.00
- Average Auction Result: $ 20.94
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Visit these teammates on the Detroit Tigers in the T3-Helmar series
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- # 10, Claude Rossman
- # 11, George Mullin
- # 28, Sam CRAWFORD (HOF)
- # 32, Hughie JENNINGS (HOF)
- # 39, Ty COBB (HOF)
- # 60, Harry HEILMANN (HOF)
- # 75, Tommy Bridges
- # 85, Bill Donovan
- # 88, Hank GREENBERG (HOF)
- # 107, Donie Bush
- # 126, George Moriarty
- # 131, "General" Al Crowder
- # 132, Jim Delahanty
- # 139, Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe
- # 146, Charlie GEHRINGER
- # 161, Hal NEWHOUSER (HOF)
- # 225, Marv Owen
- # 226, Billy Rogell
- # 228, Gee Walker
- # 232, Rudy York
