Card, Baseball
Object number2008.107.2
Manufacturer
D. Buchner and Company
Date1887
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
Description1887 Buchner Gold Coin Jim McCormick Pittsburgh Alleghenies baseball card. Back has printed offer advising to save cards/coupons for mail in premium. Dimensions3 x 1.75 in. (7.6 x 4.4 cm)Historical NotesD. Buchner and Co. produced these cards for their Gold Coin tobacco brand. 1887 marks the first year the Alleghenies (soon to become the Pirates) play in the National League. Jim McCormick was the team's star pitcher.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Related person
James McCormick
(1856 - 1918)
On View
Not on view
1936
