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1934 Four on One Exhits card featuring the Chicago White Sox players Luke Appling (HOF), Al Simmons (HOF), Evar Swanson and George Ernshaw. Recently graded SGC 3 this is a very rare card as SGC has only graded 3 copies of this card and PSA has only graded 10. This slab is approximately 7" x 4." The 1934 Four-on-One Exhibits baseball set consists of 16 cards, each approximately 3-3/8” by 5-5/8”. Each postcard-style collectible bears a quartet of teammates (for 64 total players), with his name in dark type along the bottom border. All cards from the 1934 series were unnumbered and printed in shades of blue, brown, olive green, or violet, all with a blank back. The lighter tones make the series more easily distinguishable from other Exhibits. The set is anchored by: Babe Ruth/Lefty Gomez/Lou Gehrig/Bill Dickey; Blondy Ryan/Bill Terry/Carl Hubbell/Mel Ott; and Mickey Cochrane/Goose Goslin/Fred Marberry/Chas. Gehringer. Although the set is known for its lack of typographical errors, it does have a well-known “factual” error belonging to Al Lopez – who is misidentified as “Vincent Lopez.” Lucius Benjamin Appling (April 2, 1907 – January 3, 1991), nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains" was an American professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1930–1950). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. Born in North Carolina, Appling briefly attended Oglethorpe College. He was signed by the minor league Atlanta Crackers in 1930 and debuted with the Chicago White Sox later that year. He interrupted his career to serve in World War II in 1944 and 1945. He played for Chicago until 1950, then was a minor league manager and major league coach for many years. He served one stint as an interim major league manager in 1967. He died in Georgia in 1991. Aloysius Harry Simmons (May 22, 1902 – May 26, 1956), born Alois Szymanski, better known as Al Simmons. was an American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Bucketfoot Al", he played for two decades in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and had his best years with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics during the late 1920s and early 1930s, winning two World Series with Philadelphia. Simmons also played for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox. After his playing career ended, Simmons served as a coach for the Athletics and Cleveland Indians. A career .334 hitter, Simmons was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. Ernest Evar Swanson (October 15, 1902 – July 17, 1973) was an American professional baseball and football player. He played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1929 to 1934. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. In the National Football League, he played running back for the Rock Island Independents, Milwaukee Badgers, and Chicago Cardinals from 1924 to 1927. He went to college and played three sports at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois. Swanson was one of the fastest men in baseball in his time. During a contest held on September 15, 1929 between games of a doubleheader, he circled the bases in 13.3 seconds and that record still stands. (Some sources claim his time was 13.4.) A year later, on September 21, 1930, in a minor league field meet in Columbus, Ohio, Swanson circled the bases in 13.2 seconds, giving him both the fastest time as a minor leaguer. George Livingston Earnshaw (February 15, 1900 – December 1, 1976) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in parts of nine seasons (1928–36) with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was the American League wins leader in 1929 with the A's. For his career, he compiled a 127–93 record in 319 appearances, with a 4.38 ERA and 1,002 strikeouts. Earnshaw played on three American League pennant winners with the Athletics, winning the World Series in 1929 and 1930.