This card is part of the 2012 Panini Cooperstown 100 card Bronze History parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 599 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card features an actual picture of each inductees' plaque as it hang's in the Hall of Fame gallery in Cooperstown.
- From the 2012 Panini Cooperstown Bronze History 100 Card parallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 599 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown
Player Biography
George Wright was an accomplished cricket player who helped transform baseball into the national pastime. Wright was a star on the first all-professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. In addition to possessing excellent hitting skills, Wright revolutionized the role of the shortstop. Hall of Famer Jim O’Rourke said, “George Wright never had any equal as a fielder, baserunner and batsman, combined with heady work of a quality never accredited to any ball tosser. All his qualifications taken together, he was really in a class by himself.”
This card is part of the 2012 Panini Cooperstown 100 card Bronze History parallel set. Each card is individually serial numbered to only 599 and were inserted randomly into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown Baseball. Each card features an actual picture of each inductees' plaque as it hang's in the Hall of Fame gallery in Cooperstown.
- From the 2012 Panini Cooperstown Bronze History 100 Card parallel set
- Individually serial numbered to 599 made
- Randomly inserted into packs of 2012 Panini Cooperstown
Player Biography
George Wright was an accomplished cricket player who helped transform baseball into the national pastime. Wright was a star on the first all-professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. In addition to possessing excellent hitting skills, Wright revolutionized the role of the shortstop. Hall of Famer Jim O’Rourke said, “George Wright never had any equal as a fielder, baserunner and batsman, combined with heady work of a quality never accredited to any ball tosser. All his qualifications taken together, he was really in a class by himself.”
