OLD FROG 1882 AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION COMPLETE SET
For your collecting pleasure, Old Frog is proud to present the 1882 American Association baseball 54 card series, featuring 54 players (including two Hall of Famers) in the authentic uniforms of the original six clubs. This is the first card set ever produced for the inaugural season of the American Association, also known as the “Beer and Whiskey League.” Various frog themed advertisements on the back. Every vintage style card in this set is hand trimmed and "aged" by the artist, Ken Mars, so that no two will be exactly the same. This exclusive process utilizes a mixture of ashes from a fire at Wilbert Robinson's old house in Baltimore, a sprinkle of dirt from the site where Babe Ruth made his professional debut in 1914, and a dash of espresso coffee grounds. Please see all pictures and read further for details.
*All cards come in CBG hard sleeves for your collecting
convenience.
LOUISVILLE ECLIPSE: John
Reccius, Bill Schenck, Dan Sullivan, Chicken Wolf, Guy Hecker, Pete Browning,
Leech Maskrey, Denny Mack, Tony Mullane.
CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS:
Joe Sommer, Hick Carpenter, Harry Wheeler, Chick Fulmer, Dan Stearns, Bid
McPhee (HOF), Jimmy Macullar, Pop Snyder, Will White.
ST. LOUIS BROWNS: William
Smiley, Charles Comiskey (HOF), Jack Gleason, William Gleason, Oscar Walker,
Ned Cuthbert, Jumbo McGinnis, Sleeper Sullivan, Ed Fusselback.
BALTIMORE BASE BALL CLUB:
Henry Myers, Harry Jacoby, Ed Whiting, Charlie Householder, Charlie Waitt,
Tricky Nichols, Monk Cline, Tom Brown, Gracie Pierce.
PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENYS:
Mike Mansell, Ed Swartwood, John Peters, Billy Taylor, George Strief, Chappy
Lane, Harry Salisbury, Joe Battin, Charlie Morton.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS:
Jud Birchall, Jumbo Latham, Bob Blakiston, Cub Stricker, Jack O'Brien, Lou Say,
Jerry Dorgan, Sam Weaver, John Mansell.
~ THE OLD FROG SECRET ~
In 1895, HOF’ers Wilbert
Robinson and John McGraw bought houses next to each other on St. Paul Street in
Baltimore. A friend lived at Robinson’s address in a first-floor apartment for
several years and we spent many hours in Robbie's old living room, but in
February 2015, fire consumed the property. McGraw's place next door was also
damaged, but not nearly as bad, and both properties have since been fixed up.
When Robinson’s home was gutted, I grabbed a large, charred piece of the
mantle. Ash collected from this site was dubbed; "Compound W." - for
Wilbert. American League Park at the corner of 29th and Greenmount in
Baltimore, where Babe Ruth made his professional debut with the International
League Orioles in 1914, was a long fly ball away from where I lived for nearly
20 years. A jar of dirt from the infield area was obtained and added to the ash
from Robinson’s house, and along with a dash of espresso grounds, this is the
secret trinity of ingredients behind the exclusive Old Frog “aging process”
which gives every hand cut and trimmed card a unique patina and character. No
two cards issued are identical.
~ THE OLD FROG PROMISE –
Since 2016 ~
*-Every card back in this
set is “aged” with the exclusive Old Frog ingredients as described above.
*-Every card is hand cut
and trimmed. Never mass produced!
*-Direct from the artist.
*-All cards come in
CBG hard sleeves for your collecting convenience.
Crafted and imbued with
baseball history, Old Frog strives to deliver a unique collecting experience
like no other. Please see my feedback score and reviews.
Hop to it! -Ken Mars (Old
Frog)
COLLECT ALL 337 OLD FROG
BASEBALL CARDS
NEW FOR 2024 - OLD FROG 1901 AMERICAN LEAGUE COMPLETE SET
CHICAGO WHITE SOX:
Clark Griffith HOF, Frank Isbell, Sam Mertes, Billy Hoy, Fielder Jones, Fred
Hartman, Herm McFarland, Frank Shugart, Billy Sullivan.
BOSTON AMERICANS:
Cy Young HOF, Jimmy Collins HOF, Buck Freeman, Charlie Hemphill, Chick
Stahl, Freddy Parent, Hobe Ferris, Ossee Schrecongost, Tommy Dowd.
BALTIMORE ORIOLES:
Joe McGinnity HOF, Roger Bresnahan HOF, John McGraw HOF, Wilbert
Robinson HOF, Steve Brodie, Jack Dunn, Mike Donlin, Jimmy Williams, Cy
Seymour. NOTE: McGraw sold his franchise rights mid-season and in 1902 the
vacancy was awarded to the New York Highlanders (later Yankees).
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS:
Eddie Plank HOF, Nap Lajoie HOF, Dave Fultz, Harry Davis, Socks
Seybold, Doc Powers, Bones Ely, Joe Dolan, Matty McIntyre.
DETROIT TIGERS:
Jimmy Barrett, Kid Gleason, James Casey, Ducky Holmes, William Nance, Kid
Elberfeld, Fritz Buelow, Sport McAllister, Roscoe Miller.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS:
Hugh Duffy HOF, John Anderson, Bill Hallman, Wid Conroy, Billy Gilbert, Billy
Maloney, Irv Waldron, Jimmy Burke, Bill Reidy. NOTE: In 1902, the Brewers moved
to St. Louis to become the Browns, and in 1954 the Browns moved to Baltimore to
become the Orioles.
CLEVELAND BLUES:
Ollie Pickering, Erve Beck, George LaChance, Bill Bradley, Jack O'Brien, Jack
McCarthy, Bob Wood, Frank Scheibeck, Earl Moore.
WASHINGTON SENATORS:
John Farrell, Sam Dungan, Bill Coughlin, Billy Clingman, William Clarke, Clarence
Foster, Mike Grady, Joe Quinn, Bill Carrick.
NEW for 2023! - 1890 PLAYERS LEAGUE 72 CARD SET
BOSTON REDS: Dan
Brouthers (HOF), Hoss Radbourn (HOF), Tom Brown, Hardy Richardson, Billy Nash, Harry
Stovey, Michael “King” Kelly (HOF), Matt Kilroy, Arthur Irwin.
BROOKLYN WARD’S WONDERS: Lou
Bierbauer, Bill Joyce, John Ward (HOF), Dave Orr, Jack McGeachey, George Van
Haltren, Gus Weyhing, Ed Andrews, Emmett Seery.
NEW YORK GIANTS: Roger
Connor (HOF), Danny Richardson, Jim O’Rourke (HOF), Art Whitney, Hank O’Day (HOF),
Buck Ewing (HOF), Tim Keefe (HOF), George Gore, Mike Slattery.
CHICAGO PIRATES: Charlie
Comiskey (HOF), Hugh Duffy (HOF), Tip O’Neill, Jimmy Ryan, Fred Pfeffer, Duke
Farrell, Mark Baldwin, Silver King, Arlie Latham.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS: Billy
Shindle, George Wood, Joe Mulvey, Mike Griffin, Sid Farrar, Charlie Buffinton, Lave
Cross, Arlie Latham, Jim Fogarty.
PITTSBURG BURGHERS: Joe
Visner, Jake Beckley (HOF), Ned Hanlon (HOF), Tommy Corcoran, Yank Robinson, Pud
Galvin (HOF), Fred Carroll, Bill Kuehne, Jocko Fields.
CLEVELAND INFANTS: Cub
Stricker, Henry Larkin, Henry Gruber, Paul Radford, Ed Delahanty (HOF), Patsy Tebeau,
Elmer Sutcliffe, Jimmy McAleer, Larry Twitchell.
BUFFALO BISON: William
Hoy, Connie Mack (HOF), Jack Rowe, Sam Wise, Deacon White (HOF), Ed Beecher, George
Haddock, Spider Clark, Jocko Halligan.
1882 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
54 CARD SET
LOUISVILLE ECLIPSE: John
Reccius, Bill Schenck, Dan Sullivan, Chicken Wolf, Guy Hecker, Pete Browning,
Leech Maskrey, Denny Mack, Tony Mullane.
CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS:
Joe Sommer, Hick Carpenter, Harry Wheeler, Chick Fulmer, Dan Stearns, Bid
McPhee (HOF), Jimmy Macullar, Pop Snyder, Will White.
ST. LOUIS BROWNS: William
Smiley, Charles Comiskey (HOF), Jack Gleason, William Gleason, Oscar Walker,
Ned Cuthbert, Jumbo McGinnis, Sleeper Sullivan, Ed Fusselback.
BALTIMORE BASE BALL CLUB:
Henry Myers, Harry Jacoby, Ed Whiting, Charlie Householder, Charlie Waitt,
Tricky Nichols, Monk Cline, Tom Brown, Gracie Pierce.
PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENYS:
Mike Mansell, Ed Swartwood, John Peters, Billy Taylor, George Strief, Chappy
Lane, Harry Salisbury, Joe Battin, Charlie Morton.
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS:
Jud Birchall, Jumbo Latham, Bob Blakiston, Cub Stricker, Jack O'Brien, Lou Say,
Jerry Dorgan, Sam Weaver, John Mansell.
1871 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
81 CARD SET
BOSTON REDS: Ross Barnes, Cal McVey, Dave Birdsall, Charlie
Gould, Harry Schafer, Harry Wright (HOF), George Wright (HOF), Fred Cone, Al
Spalding (HOF).
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS: Ned Cuthbert, John Radcliff, Wes Fisler, Fergy
Malone, Al Reach, Dick McBride, Levi Meyerle, Count Sensenderfer, George Heubel.
NEW YORK MUTUALS: John Hatfield, Dickey Pearce, Joe Start, Bob
Ferguson, Tom Patterson, Dave Eggler, Rynie Wolters, Charlie Mills, Dick Higham.
WASHINGTON D.C.
OLYMPICS: Davy Force, Fred Waterman,
Everett Mills, Andy Leonard, George Hall, Asa Brainard, Doug Allison, John
Glenn, Harry Berthrong.
TROY HAYMAKERS: Mike McGeary, Tom York, Steve King, Clipper
Flynn, John McMullin, Lip Pike, Steve Bellan, Bill Craver, Dickie Flowers.
CLEVELAND FOREST
CITYS: Deacon White (HOF), Charlie
Pabor, Art Allison, Jim Carleton, Gene Kimball, Al Pratt, Ezra Sutton, John
Bass, Elmer White.
CHICAGO WHITE
STOCKINGS: Jimmy Wood, Bub McAtee,
Charlie Hodes, Joe Simmons, George Zettlein, Fred Treacey, Ed Duffy, Ed
Pinkham, Marshall King.
FORT WAYNE
KEKIONGAS: James Foran, Bobby Mathews,
Wally Goldsmith, Tom Carey, Bill Kelly, Frank Sellman, Bill Lennon, Ed Mincher,
Pete Donnelly.
ROCKFORD FOREST
CITYS: Cherokee Fisher, Denny Mack, Cap
Anson (HOF), Scott Hastings, Bob Addy, Ralph Ham, George Bird, Chick Fulmer,
Gat Stires.
GIANTS OF EARLY BLACK
BASEBALL 42 CARD SET
1- Luther Benjamin Askin,
Eagle Base Ball Club of Florence, 1865
2- Walter Thomas Ball, P,
Grand Forks ND, 1899-00
3- Sherman
"Bucky" Barton, OF, Page Fence Giants, 1898
4- William H. Binga, 3B
& C, Leland Giants, 1905
5 - Harry "Green
River" Buckner, P, Cuban X Giants, 1904-05
6– Octavius Valentine
Catto, Philadelphia Pythians
7- John Milton Dabney,
LF, Cuban Giants, 1885-86
8- Charles Redman
Douglass, RF, Mutual of Washington, 1870
9- Charles Babcock Earle,
P, Cuban Giants, 1907
10- Rube Foster. Mgr
& P, Leland Giants, 1907-10 (HOF)
11- John “Bud” Fowler,
2B, Keokuk Hawkeyes, 1885
12- John H. Frye, 1B, Reading
Actives, 1883
13– Ulysses Franklin
Grant, 2B, Buffalo Bisons, 1886-88 (HOF)
14- Robert Higgins, P,
Syracuse Stars, 1887-88
15- John Preston
"Pete" Hill, OF, Cuban X Giants, 1901-02,05-07 (HOF)
16- William Jackson, C,
York Inter-State, 1890
17- George
"Chappie" Johnson, C &1B, Chicago Columbia Giants, 1900-02
18- Grant “Home Run”
Johnson, SS, Findlay Sluggers, 1893-94
19- John Henry “Pop”
Lloyd, SS, Philadelphia Giants, 1907-09 (HOF)
20- Danny McClellan, P,
Cuban X Giants, 1903-06
21- Joseph "Cannon Ball"
Miller, P, Chicago Union Giants, 1902-05
22- George Stovey, P,
Newark Little Giants, 1887
23- Benjamin Taylor, 1B,
Birmingham Giants, 1908-09 (HOF)
24- James Allen
"Candy Jim" Taylor, 3B, St Paul Gophers, 1909-10
25- Robert Jackson, C,
Cuban X-Giants, 1896
26- Cumberland Posey, OF,
Homestead Grays, 1911 (HOF)
27- James Dorsey
Robinson, OF, Brooklyn Royal Giants, 1905
28- Charles Isham Taylor,
Mgr & 2B, West Baden Sprudels, 1910
29- Johnny “Steel
Arm" Taylor, P, Birmingham Giants, 1903-09
32- Arthur Thomas, C
& 1B, Lord Baltimore, National Colored League, 1887
30- Moses Fleetwood
Walker, C, Toledo Blue Stockings, American Assoc., 1884
31–King Solomon White,
2B, Wheeling, Green Stockings, 1887 (HOF)
33- Bruce Petway, C,
Philadelphia Giants, 1907-09
34- Louis Santop, C, New
York Lincoln Giants, 1911 (HOF)
35- Welday Walker, C
& OF, Pittsburgh Keystones, National Colored League, 1887
36- Clarence “Waxey”
Williams, C, Cuban Giants, 1885-89,91-94
37– “Cyclone” Joe
Williams, P, New York Lincoln Giants, 1911 (HOF)
38- George Wilson, P,
Chicago Union Giants, 1901-05
39- William Edward White,
1B, Providence Grays, National League, 1879
40- Bill Monroe – IF,
Philadelphia Giants, 1903-06
41- William Clarence
Mathews, SS, Harvard University, 1902-05
42- Simpson Younger,
Oberlin Resolutes, 1867
JOHN MCGRAW TRIBUTE
LIMITED EDITION 16 CARD SET
The life of Hall of Famer
John McGraw, the greatest baseball manager ever, told in 16 colorful cards.
Limited edition set of 16 baseball cards with special items in a signed and
numbered tin box! Unique limited edition.