Allen & Ginter World's Champions (N28)
 1887


Medium: 10 prints : chromolithograph 
Dimensions: ca. 2.75 x 1.5 inches 

This set is generally acknowledged as the first significant tobacco set issued. Ten baseball players are included in the set, which also depicts six other sports. The cards were inserted in boxes of Allen & Ginter cigarettes.



There is more information about the history for this set of base ball cards and many other sets of 19th century cards in the series by Lew Lipset titled The Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND ORDER THE BOOK.
Adrian C. Anson
Chas. W. Bennett
R. L. Caruthers
John Clarkson
Charles Comiskey
Capt. Jack Glasscock
Timothy Keefe
Mike Kelly
Joseph Mulvey
John M. Ward

Cap Anson Chicago White Sox
Chas. W. Bennett Detroit Wolverines
R. L. Caruthers St. Louis Browns
John Clarkson Boston Beaneaters
Charles Comiskey St. Louis Browns
Capt. Jack Glasscock Indianapolis Hoosiers

 
Timothy Keefe New York Giants
Mike Kelly Boston Beaneaters
 
Joseph Mulvey Philadelphia Quakers
John M. Ward New York Giants