This 20-card set was sponsored by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the assistance of Rob Ruck of Chatham College and Duquesne Light Company. The set celebrates Negro League Baseball by depicting major black stars who played or were involved in the negro leagues in the Pittsburgh area. The set was given away at the Pittsburgh Pirates' home game on September 10, 1988. The set was issued in a sheet with five rows of four cards each; after perforation, the cards measure the standard size. Includes the first card (rookie card) of Cum Posey.
Set consists of :
#1 Andrew(Rube) Foster
#2 1913 Homestead Grays
#3 Cum Posey
#4 1926 Pittsburgh/Crawfords
#5 Gus Greenlee OWN
#6 John Henry(Pop) Lloyd
#7 Oscar Charleston
#8 Smokey Joe Williams
#9 William(Judy) Johnson
#10 Martin Dihigo
#11 LeRoy(Satchel) Paige
#12 Josh Gibson
#13 Sam Streeter
#14 James(Cool Papa) Bell
#15 Ted Page
#16 Walter(Buck) Leonard
#17 Ray(Hooks) Dandridge
#18 Willis Moody and/Ralph(Lefty) Mellix
#19 Harold Tinker
#20 Monte Irvin
This 20-card set was sponsored by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the assistance of Rob Ruck of Chatham College and Duquesne Light Company. The set celebrates Negro League Baseball by depicting major black stars who played or were involved in the negro leagues in the Pittsburgh area. The set was given away at the Pittsburgh Pirates' home game on September 10, 1988. The set was issued in a sheet with five rows of four cards each; after perforation, the cards measure the standard size. Includes the first card (rookie card) of Cum Posey.
Set consists of :
#1 Andrew(Rube) Foster
#2 1913 Homestead Grays
#3 Cum Posey
#4 1926 Pittsburgh/Crawfords
#5 Gus Greenlee OWN
#6 John Henry(Pop) Lloyd
#7 Oscar Charleston
#8 Smokey Joe Williams
#9 William(Judy) Johnson
#10 Martin Dihigo
#11 LeRoy(Satchel) Paige
#12 Josh Gibson
#13 Sam Streeter
#14 James(Cool Papa) Bell
#15 Ted Page
#16 Walter(Buck) Leonard
#17 Ray(Hooks) Dandridge
#18 Willis Moody and/Ralph(Lefty) Mellix
#19 Harold Tinker
#20 Monte Irvin
