Celebrates the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest baseball card collections in the world.
The players included in this superb set range from some of the best in the game, like Eddie Collins, part of the famous $100,000 infield of the Philadelphia Athletics, to lesser-known players like Cuban-born Armando Marsans, a talented player who also made fine cigars! The game of baseball was still evolving during this period and issues like player salaries, rule changes and the birth of the renegade Federal League all contributed to shaping our National Pastime.
A bit of baseball history can be found in the story of every Cracker Jack player.
This Johns Hopkins graduate was a much better doctor than he was a ballplayer.
If it were not for his "emery pitch" this pitcher might never have had a career.
This player went from the baseball diamond to the Senate.
What player was referred to as the "$22,500 lemon?"
This guy had a .000 batting average over the years the Cracker Jack cards were issued. Why was he included in the Collection?
This pitcher threw a six-inning no-hitter. The game ended because the opposing team had to catch a train.
This self-promoter was referred to as the "Ty Cobb of the Federal League."
- Hand Signed by Author
- Author: Tom and Ellen Zappala
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Published: 2013
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 1 x 12 inches
Celebrates the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest baseball card collections in the world.
The players included in this superb set range from some of the best in the game, like Eddie Collins, part of the famous $100,000 infield of the Philadelphia Athletics, to lesser-known players like Cuban-born Armando Marsans, a talented player who also made fine cigars! The game of baseball was still evolving during this period and issues like player salaries, rule changes and the birth of the renegade Federal League all contributed to shaping our National Pastime.
A bit of baseball history can be found in the story of every Cracker Jack player.
This Johns Hopkins graduate was a much better doctor than he was a ballplayer.
If it were not for his "emery pitch" this pitcher might never have had a career.
This player went from the baseball diamond to the Senate.
What player was referred to as the "$22,500 lemon?"
This guy had a .000 batting average over the years the Cracker Jack cards were issued. Why was he included in the Collection?
This pitcher threw a six-inning no-hitter. The game ended because the opposing team had to catch a train.
This self-promoter was referred to as the "Ty Cobb of the Federal League."
- Hand Signed by Author
- Author: Tom and Ellen Zappala
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Published: 2013
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 1 x 12 inches
