Card, Baseball
Object number2008.107.3
Manufacturer
Goodwin and Company
Date1887-1890
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
DescriptionPaper baseball card. Rectangle. Black and white image of a man standing holding a baseball bat.Dimensions3 x 1.75 in. (7.6 x 4.4 cm)Historical NotesJohn Coleman Pittsburgh Alleghenies baseball card. Coleman played right field for the Pittsburgh Alleghenies. 1887 marks the first year the Alleghenies (soon to become the Pirates) play in the National League. The Old Judge set is the first nationally released major baseball card set, issued by Goodwin & Co. and inserted with Old Judge cigarettes.
Related person
John Francis Coleman
(1863 - 1922)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
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1887
