Celebrate Jack Chesbro’s Incredible Career with his Top Cards
Jack Chesbro remains one of the most important figures from baseball’s earliest era, and his cards are prized treasures for serious collectors. Known for his record-setting 41-win season in 1904, Chesbro’s legacy has been preserved through a small but historic collection of trading cards.
Whether it is rare tobacco issues or modern-day tributes, adding a Jack Chesbro card to your collection means owning a true piece of baseball’s foundation.
Jack Chesbro’s Top Cards
1963 Bazooka All-Time Greats #3 Jack Chesbro
player Info
• hall of famer
• tw0-time wins leader
Set Info
• 41-card set
what they said
• “Before mastering the spitball, he relied on an excellent fastball, which he delivered with a straight-over-the-top motion.” – Wayne McElreavy, Society for American Baseball Research
1909-11 T206 Jack Chesbro
player Info
• set the mlb record for wins in a season (deadball era)
• played for three mlb teams
Set Info
• 524-card set
What They Said
• “I can make the spitball drop two inches or a foot and a half.” – Jack Chesbro
1979 Topps Baseball All-Time Wins Leader #416 Cy Young/Jack Chesbro
player Info
• pitched 48 complete games in 1904
• started 51 games in 1904
set Info
• 726-card set
What They Said
• “jack chesbro was one of the best pitchers in the game at that time.” – Sportswriter Dan Holmes
1897-99 Foster Studio Cabinet Jack Chesbro
player Info
• won 198 career games
• 2.68 Era
set Info
• n/a
What They Said
• “Luck is just a matter of hustling. I’m lucky because I get out and hustle.” – Jack Chesbro
1899-00 M101-1 Sporting News Jack Chesbro
player Info
• totaled 1,625 career strikeouts
• made mlb debut july 12, 1899
Set Info
• 660-card set
what they said
• “After retiring from baseball Jack was a business man, running a saw mill in his birthplace of North Adams. He would pitch on occasions with semi-pro teams and traveled to other mill towns to play.” – Cliff Eastham, Bleacher Report
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