E95 Philadelphia Caramel 1909
1909 · Philadelphia Caramel Company (Philadelphia, PA)
Philadelphia Caramel Company 25-card set.
Key Facts
- Release
- 1909
- Manufacturer
- Philadelphia Caramel Company (Philadelphia, PA)
- Distribution
- Inserted in 1¢ caramel candy packs during the 1909 baseball season
- Card stock
- Lithographed cardstock with hand-coloring, approximately 1½″ × 2¾″
- Printer / Designer
- Unknown
- Series
- Single 25-card issue — first of two consecutive Philadelphia Caramel sets (continued in E96 the following year)
- Total cards
- 25
Key Cards
Honus Wagner
The Dutchman mid-career — anchor of the 1909 World Series-winning Pirates.
Ty Cobb
Cobb during his third straight batting title season.
Christy Mathewson
Big Six in his prime — anchor of the Giants rotation.
Eddie Plank
Gettysburg Eddie — one of the harder big-name Athletics cards in early caramels.
Frank Chance
Peerless Leader — Cubs player-manager mid-dynasty.
Johnny Evers
Trojan second baseman — Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance pivot.
Chief Bender
Connie Mack's big-game pitcher — World Series workhorse.
Eddie Collins
Cocky Collins in his first All-Star caliber season for the Athletics.
Sam Crawford
Wahoo Sam in the Tigers outfield alongside Cobb.
Ed Cicotte
Pre-Black Sox Cicotte — issued ten years before his banishment.
Larry Doyle
Giants second baseman — captain and 1912 NL MVP.
Fred Merkle
A year removed from "Merkle's Boner" — one of baseball's most infamous baserunning gaffes.