#Shortstops: Judging Baseball Cards
These small pieces of cardboard originally served as stiffeners to protect cigarettes in their packages. This 1888 poster advertises the baseball cards of Old Judge Cigarettes. Produced by Goodwin & Co., this was the first comprehensive set of trading cards depicting baseball players.
Matthew Carter was the 2019 curatorial relations intern in the Hall of Fame’s Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development
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Pud Galvin
Inducted:
1965
Position:
Pitcher

John Ward
Inducted:
1964
Position:
Shortstop

Roger Connor
Inducted:
1976
Position:
1st Baseman

Old Hoss Radbourn
Inducted:
1939
Position:
Pitcher

King Kelly
Inducted:
1945
Position:
Right Fielder

Dan Brouthers
Inducted:
1945
Position:
1st Baseman

Sam Thompson
Inducted:
1974
Position:
Right Fielder

Tim Keefe
Inducted:
1964
Position:
Pitcher
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Bound volumes of the "New York Clipper" newspaper provide a look at baseball in its earliest days.

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#Shortstops: The feverish story of yellow baseballs
An experimental, high-visibility yellow baseball made a noteworthy but short-lived appearance when it was used in the big leagues in the late 1930s.

#Shortstops: Dressing up The Man
Stan Musial and his son Dickey appeared in this 1948 advertisement that is now a part of the Hall of Fame collection.