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Originally Posted by aquarius31
2019 was slow but 2020 is starting off very strong. I've been searching for this particular woodcut for nearly 10 years! This is the one Leslie's woodcut that just should not exist. It is dated as 10/6/83 and depicts the Philadelphia BBC but all other bound and unbound publications of this date show a non-baseball print. I can only imagine that this came out at a different time or location.
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Minor correction--it depicts the Athletic Base Ball Club, champions of the American Association. The Philadelphia Base Ball Club of the National League were not champions until 1915.