T211 Red Sun 1910
1910 · American Tobacco Company (Red Sun brand)
Scarce 1910 T211 Red Sun tobacco set of Southern Association players, distributed in the South. Prized for its rarity; notable major leaguers include Del Pratt, Frank Manush (brother of HOFer Heinie), and Ted Breitenstein.
Key Facts
- Release
- 1910
- Manufacturer
- American Tobacco Company (Red Sun brand)
- Distribution
- Inserted in Red Sun cigarette packs across the South
- Card stock
- Color-lithograph tobacco-card stock
- Series
- Single ~75-subject Southern Association issue; scarce
- Total cards
- 75
Key Cards
Del Pratt
Longtime MLB second baseman — .292 lifetime.
Frank Manush
MLB outfielder, brother of HOFer Heinie Manush.
Ted Breitenstein
1890s star pitcher with two no-hitters.
Otto Hess
MLB pitcher and 20-game winner.
George Rohe
Hero of the 1906 "Hitless Wonders" World Series.
Eddie Foster
"Kid" Foster — 13-year MLB infielder.
Charlie Babb
MLB shortstop and Southern League manager.
Hub Perdue
MLB pitcher, the "Gallatin Squash".
Harry Bay
Speedy MLB outfielder and stolen-base leader.
Bill Bernhard
MLB pitcher and Southern League manager.
Syd Smith
MLB catcher of the deadball era.
Eugene DeMontreville
MLB infielder — Red Sun has a known variation.