Baseball 1865-1876
Baseball's popularity had spread
to advertising by 1867 as illustrated by this tobacco ad,
(Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-3227 (color)) this is another part of the excellent Library of
Congress, "Early Baseball Pictures, " presentation.
Although the box scores are not yet up one can trace the day by day standings and gather other informationoin majors from 1871 in the boxscores part of retrosheet.org
Harry Wright (Image to
right),manager of the Red Stockings, the Bostons, of the American
Association and later in the National League, Library
of Congress, Baseball Cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards
Collection, LOT 13163-05, no. 264. This card is part of the
outstanding Library of Congress presentation, "Baseball Cards, 1887-1914," and is searchable in several ways including
player.
More information about Wright can be found in his biographyand
plague at the Baseball Hall of Fame site a
The Hall also offers information about Harry's brother George who
was one to the premier early players.
This page was last updated
March 31, 2005