N29 Allen & Ginter 1888
1888 · Allen & Ginter (Richmond, VA)
6-card baseball subset from Allen & Ginter's 1888 World's Champions Series 2. Showcases catchers, pitchers, and basemen including Wm. Ewing and James Ryan.
Key Facts
- Release
- 1888
- Manufacturer
- Allen & Ginter (Richmond, VA)
- Distribution
- Inserted in Virginia Brights cigarette packs during 1888
- Card stock
- Lithographed cardstock with full-color portrait — Allen & Ginter's follow-up to the N28 release
- Printer / Designer
- Unknown
- Series
- 50-card "World's Champions Second Series" with 6 baseball players plus 44 athletes from other sports
- Total cards
- 6
Key Cards
Buck Ewing (#1)
Considered by many the era's finest catcher — Giants captain and Hall of Famer.
Jim Fogarty (#2)
Philadelphia Quakers outfielder — career cut short by his 1891 death at age 27.
Charlie Getzin (#3)
Detroit Wolverines pitcher.
Doggie Miller (#4)
Pittsburg Alleghenys catcher and outfielder.
John Morrell (#5)
Boston Beaneaters card.
Jimmy Ryan (#6)
Chicago White Stockings outfielder — one of the era's premier hitters.