Card, Baseball
Object number2012.81.1
Manufacturer
Goodwin and Company
Date1887-1890
OriginNY
Mediumpaper
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
DescriptionOld Judge Louis Bierbauer Philadelphia Athletics baseball card.Dimensions1.375 x 2.75 in. (3.5 x 7 cm)InscriptionsText below image: "BIERBAUR, 2d B., Athletics"; player name is misspelled "BIERBAUR" instead of "Bierbauer".
MarksText below image: "COPYRIGHT BY GOODWIN & CO., 1888 / OLD JUDGE / CIGARETTE FACTORY. / GOODWIN & CO., New York."
Transferred text: "...yright 1888 / ...dwin & Co."
Historical NotesLouis W. Bierbauer baseball card. Louis W. Bierbauer was an American professional baseball player. He was a second baseman during the late 1880s and 1890s. He started his major league career with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1886-1889. He went on to play for the Pittsburg Pirates from 1891-1896. The card has the player name misspelled as "Bierbaur" when it should read "Bierbauer." Old Judge did not print a corrected version.
Related person
Louis W. Bierbauer
(1865 - 1926)
Related institution
Philadelphia Athletics
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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