E107 Breisch-Williams 1903-04

1903-1904 · Breisch-Williams Company (Oxford, PA)

Pre-tobacco caramel issue from Williams Confectionery Co. of Reading, PA. Distributed in candy boxes 1903-04. Includes VAR (variation) and UER (Uncorrected Error) designations.

Key Cards

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  Honus Wagner

  Wagner's earliest mainstream candy card — issued at the dawn of his Hall of Fame career.

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  Christy Mathewson

  Mathewson at age 23 — his first major candy-card appearance.

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  Cy Young

  Issued the same year Young threw the first World Series perfect-game-precursor — 1904.

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  Nap Lajoie

  Lajoie in his first full season as Cleveland Naps player-manager.

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  Eddie Plank

  Gettysburg Eddie's earliest mainstream candy appearance.

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  Chief Bender

  Bender's rookie-era card — second season with Connie Mack's Athletics.

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  Willie Keeler

  "Hit 'em where they ain't" — 19th-century batting magician's late-career card.

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  Ed Delahanty

  Big Ed — issued the year of his mysterious 1903 Niagara Falls death.

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  Joe McGinnity

  Iron Man McGinnity — pitched both ends of doubleheaders for the Giants.

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  Joe Kelley

  HOF Orioles outfielder — late-career manager-player card.

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  Jake Beckley

  Eagle Eye — 19th-century batting star still active into the new century.

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  Elmer Flick

  Cleveland outfielder — 1905 AL batting champion.