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Red Faber is presented in Helmar’s T3 series with the Chicago Americans in a compact pitching pose, his right arm raised with the baseball clearly visible above his shoulder while the glove hand hangs low in front of him. The cream White Sox uniform, blue-trimmed cap, and large interlocking chest emblem give the figure a strong Chicago identity. The pose feels almost instructional, as though Faber is displaying the ball and grip before beginning the delivery, which gives the image a different character from the more explosive follow-through cards elsewhere in the series.
The original artwork was painted by Natalia Valiukavich in watercolor. She models the pale uniform with warm cream, ochre, gray, and muted green-blue washes, using darker passages through the sleeves and trousers to give the figure structure. The deep blue emblem, cap trim, and collar provide the principal color accents, while the brown glove and bright white baseball create strong focal points at opposite ends of the figure. The softly rendered green field and distant background are deliberately subdued, keeping attention on Faber’s stance and the prominently displayed ball.
Urban Clarence “Red” Faber was one of the finest pitchers in Chicago White Sox history and spent his entire major-league career with the club from 1914 through 1933. A right-hander known especially for his spitball, Faber became one of the American League’s most durable and effective pitchers during the Deadball Era and into the 1920s. He won 20 or more games four times and led the American League in earned-run average twice.
Faber played a major role in the White Sox victory over the New York Giants in the 1917 World Series, winning three games in the Series. He later remained with Chicago through the difficult years following the 1919 scandal and became one of the franchise’s most dependable veterans. Because he was one of the pitchers legally permitted to continue throwing the spitball after the pitch was outlawed for new users in 1920, Faber also became one of the last great practitioners of that once-common delivery.
Numbered #190, the Faber card adds another major Deadball Era pitcher to the T3 checklist. The raised baseball, restrained stance, and large Chicago chest emblem make the image visually distinctive, while Faber’s 254 career victories, 1917 World Series success, and long one-club career give the subject substantial historical significance. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Original watercolor artwork by Natalia Valiukavich.
- Description: Arm high
- Team: Chicago White Sox
- Population (# Sold): 9
- First Date Sold: 2024-07-03
- Latest Date Sold: 2026-08-11
- Card Status: Active
- # Sold in past year: 4
- Highest Auction: $ 74.00
- Average Auction Result: $ 29.33
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