Hubbell punches these guys out, 1 after another...

1939-46 Salutation Exhibits, Carl Hubbell ⭐ Legendary Hall of Famer
Sometimes the story of how you got a card are as interesting as the card itself.
I got this card and a very rare Exhibit card of Ted Williams with #9 showing (see replies for photo), from an antique dealer. The Williams card was at the center of the deal and when we finally agreed on a price, I said how about throwing in the Carl Hubbell card and rounding up to an even $60 purchase? He agreed, so the Hubbell card set me back less than $6.😂
Another interesting tidbit is that I sent the Williams card to be graded a long time ago and just got around to sending in this Hubbell card. Both cards are in the exact same condition, but the Williams card was placed in a PSA 1 holder, while Hubbell sits in a 2 casing.
Carl Hubbell perfected perhaps the greatest screwball ever thrown.
Many historians regard Hubbell's 1934 MLB All-Star Game pitching feat, where he struck out 5 hall of famers consecutively, as the single most astonishing pitching sequence in baseball history
In that game, Hubbell faced what may have been the greatest sequence of hitters ever assembled and struck them out in order --

• Babe Ruth

• Lou Gehrig

• Jimmie Foxx

• Al Simmons

• Joe Cronin

Carl Hubbell won 2 x N.L. MVP awards in 1933 and 1936.
His career stats are impressive:

• 253 victories

• 2.97 ERA

• 1,677 strikeouts

• 9 x All-Star selection

• 1933 World Series champion

• Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.

let Carl Hubbell explain it to you

My vote for the most beautiful card of all-time goes to the ‘34-‘36 Diamond Stars Carl Hubbell - in 1933 King Carl had one of the best seasons a pitcher ever had…

I’ve been helping a friend identify some sigs on a rough old ball. It was his great-grandfather’s ball and was stored in a sock (it’s now in a cube). The signatures are rough, but I was able to start with Fred Fitzsimmons - the clearest sig on there. I was able to find some authenticated sigs of him and felt comfortable about his signature. I was able to ID Fred’s signature with a pic my friend texted, but needed better shots of the ball. My friend brought it to work this week. As soon as I picked up the ball I noticed Hubbell’s sig. It’s very faded but has that loopy lefty lean. From there I started looking up NY Giants signed balls from the era and have matched 7! Those 7 fellas only played together on the Giants from 1930-32. Pretty excited about that. Hoping to figure out more of them and maybe pinpoint the year. I’ll post some images of the authenticated “source” ball next. It’s a 1932 NY Giants signed ball.