Gene Nelson Autographed 1989 Mother's Cookies Oakland Athletics Card #26

Featuring Gene Nelson with the Oakland Athletics, this Gene Nelson autographed 1989 Mother's Cookies Oakland Athletics #26 card is a regional team issue from the season in which Nelson and the Athletics captured the World Series championship. Mother's Cookies became well known for its West Coast team sets, giving collectors additional cards of their favorite players beyond the traditional nationally distributed releases.

Nelson joined the Athletics in 1987 after earlier Major League stops with the Yankees, Mariners and White Sox. He became a valuable member of Oaklands bullpen and appeared in 63 games with a 3.06 ERA in 1988 as the Athletics won 104 games and captured the American League pennant.

Nelson delivered the finest season of his career in 1989. The right-hander went 9-6 with an outstanding 1.57 ERA in 65 appearances, allowing only 55 hits over 92 innings while providing Oakland with exceptional work out of the bullpen.

The Athletics captured their second consecutive American League pennant before sweeping the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series. Nelson remained with Oakland as the club won another pennant in 1990, making him part of three consecutive Athletics World Series teams from 1988 through 1990.

Nelson ultimately pitched 13 Major League seasons and appeared in more than 600 games as both a starter and reliever. Combining the regional Mother's Cookies format with Nelsons career-best season and Oaklands World Series championship, the 1989 Mother's Cookies Oakland Athletics #26 is an appealing addition for Athletics collectors, Gene Nelson fans, Mother's Cookies collectors, regional-issue collections or collectors assembling comprehensive autographed player runs.

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