E100 Bishop & Co. PCL 1911

1911 · Bishop & Co. (Los Angeles, CA)

1911 Bishop & Co. caramel set of Pacific Coast League players, issued in two series. Type 1 cards exist in five background colors (blue, green, red, purple, yellow); Type 2 cards in two (orange, green). Headlined by a young Buck Weaver, Roger Peckinpaugh, and Tom Seaton.

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Key Facts

Release: 1911
Manufacturer: Bishop & Co. (Los Angeles, CA)
Distribution: Caramel-candy card inserts sold on the West Coast
Card stock: Color-tinted caramel-card stock
Series: Two series — Type 1 (5 colors: blue, green, red, purple, yellow) · Type 2 (2 colors: orange, green)
Total cards: 30 subjects · Type 1 + Type 2

Key Cards

Buck Weaver
A young Buck Weaver years before the 1919 Black Sox.
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Roger Peckinpaugh
Future AL MVP shortstop, here as a PCL youngster.
Tom Seaton
MLB pitcher who won 27 games in 1913.
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Walt Carlisle
Turned an unassisted triple play in the 1911 PCL.
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George Cutshaw
11-year MLB second baseman.
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Flame Delhi
Flame Delhi — cup-of-coffee MLB pitcher.
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Babe Danzig
MLB first baseman.
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Pinch Thomas
Pinch Thomas, MLB catcher (Red Sox).
Bill Steen
MLB pitcher.
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Spider Baum
Spider Baum, PCL pitching workhorse.
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Happy Hogan
Happy Hogan, PCL manager.
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Monte Pfyl
Monte Pfyl, MLB first baseman.