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M116 Sporting Life Johnny Bates, Cincinnati Rare new discovery.
Lot 5. M116 Sporting Life Johnny Bates, Cincinnati Rare new discovery. While not a star John Bates, an outfielder, had a good major league career from 1906-14. Bates played with the Braves (1906-09), then was traded mid 1909 to the Phils where he played through the end of 1910. There was a M116 Sporting Life card issued with the Phils. In 1911 Bates moved on to Cincinnati where he played until 1914, at which time n he finished his career with two other teams. Sporting Life was not a card issuer that was inclined to note team changes on cards. Two famous rarities in the set, Ambrose McConnell and George McQuillan, had cards with different teams issued and these cards go in the thousands. In April 2004, we auctioned a newly discovered team change card of Cy Seymour, Baltimore along with a B&W blank backed proof of that card and those brought over $18,000. Now a new card has been discovered of John Bates with Cincinnati which makes it an immediate contender for the, or one of the, rarest card(s) in the hobby. The Bates, Cincinnati is multiple creased, has a normal ad back. The card was received too late to submit it for grading, but it measures the proper 2 11/16" x 1 1/2" and we see no reason why it won't grade, A normal Bates, Philadelphia is included with the lot.
Winning Bid $20,897.
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