E136 Home Run Kisses 1912
1912 · Collins-McCarthy Candy Co., San Francisco
90-card unnumbered candy issue from the Collins-McCarthy Candy Co. of San Francisco, packed with "Home Run Kisses" candy. Sepia photos of Pacific Coast League and Northwestern League players — a key pre-Zeenut West Coast set. Hall of Famer Dave Bancroft appears years before his big-league debut.
Key Facts
- Release
- 1912
- Manufacturer
- Collins-McCarthy Candy Co., San Francisco
- Distribution
- Packed with "Home Run Kisses" candy boxes on the West Coast
- Card stock
- Sepia-toned photographic cards on thin stock, unnumbered, 2¼″ × 3½″
- Printer / Designer
- Photographic player poses — forerunner of Collins-McCarthy's long-running Zeenut series
- Series
- Single unnumbered issue of Pacific Coast League and Northwestern League players
- Total cards
- 90
Key Cards
Dave Bancroft
Hall of Fame shortstop with Portland, three years before his Phillies debut — his earliest collectible card.
Claude Berry
San Francisco Seals catcher who returned to the majors with the Federal League's Pittsburgh Rebels in 1914.
Roy Corhan
San Francisco Seals shortstop who reached the majors with the White Sox and Cardinals.
Walter Schmidt
Seals catcher who went on to a decade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Heinie Heitmuller
Won the 1912 PCL batting title at .335, then died of typhoid fever weeks before the season ended — the set's poignant key card.
Sam Agnew
Reached the majors the next spring and went on to catch for the 1918 World Champion Red Sox.
Frank Arellanes
Back on the Coast after his Red Sox years — one of the first Mexican-American stars in the big leagues.
Charlie Chech
Angels right-hander best remembered as half of the 1909 trade that sent Cy Young back to Cleveland.
Pop Dillon
Longtime Los Angeles Angels player-manager and early PCL icon, pennant winner after his Detroit Tigers days.
Dan Howley
Future major-league manager of the Browns and Reds.
Harry Ables
Towering Oakland left-hander who set PCL strikeout marks after a stint with the New York Highlanders.
Win Noyes
Northwestern League arm who went on to pitch for the Braves and the Athletics.