Card, Baseball
Object number2004.124.1
Date1909-1911
MediumPaper
Credit LineGift of Nicholas Ciotola
Description1909-1911 T-206 White Border Ed Abbaticchio Pittsburg Pirates tobacco baseball card.Dimensions2.625 x 1.437 in. (6.7 x 3.7 cm)InscriptionsText printed on front of card at bottom “ABBATICCHIO, PITTSBURG”.
Historical NotesEd Abbaticchio (1877-1957) is widely recognized as the first major league baseball player of Italian descent and also played professional football for one of the earliest pro teams, the Latrobe Athletic Association, beginning in 1895.
Related person
Ed Abbaticchio
(1877 - 1957)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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