Lot # 36: 1887 N172 Old Judge Jim O'Rourke SGC GOOD 30

Graded GOOD 30 by SGC. 1887 N172 Old Judge of Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke (#358-1 pose) with the New York Giants. One of the great early stars of the game, O'Rourke batted .300 or better in thirteen of his twenty-two years in the National Association, National League, and Players' League. He was a member of seven championship clubs, five of them in Boston during the 1870s. He was also the first player to record a hit in National League history. When O'Rourke returned to the Giants to catch one game on September 22, 1904, at age 52, he became the oldest man to complete a Major League game. The offered card has excellent image quality, honest corner wear, and moderate creasing. The blank reverse is mainly clean.