Should the question really be - Who is the first black player to be depicted on a "baseball" card that was widely distributed as a major issue?
The Old Judge book mentions Treadway. The next issue I'm aware of is Zeenut (1916 Claxton). Prior to Treadway the Claxton card seemed to be the widely accepted "first black player" depicted in a major issue. The price of the Claxton reflects that it is a very special card.
By the way Kevin, who wrote that beautiful Treadway biography for "The Book"? That is an interesting piece of information that most people don't realize because they haven't read all of the biographies. There's just so much that people don't realize about "The Book".
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Last edited by Fred; 12-27-2010 at 05:38 PM.
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