DATE: 1950s ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Hartford Dark Blues SUBJECT: Candy Cummings APPROXIMATE SIZE: 4"x6" trimmed MARKS / STAMPING: Original photo taken of his Hall of Fame plaque. There is not plaque or postcard included with this listing. Just the photograph as shown. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: William Arthur Cummings was born in 1848 in Ware, MA and died in 1924 in Toledo, OH. He played major league baseball from 1872 to 1877 as pitcher for the New York Mutuals, Baltimore Canaries, Philadelphia Whites, Hartford Dark Blues and the Cincinnati Reds, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. Candy Cummings had a brief but influential career. He is credited with being the first pitcher to throw a curveball, which he first threw at a game in Worcester, MA while playing for the Brooklyn Stars, a non-major league team. However, some historians dispute this claim. In spite of throwing a curveball, Cummings in 1875 was able to throw 417 innings but give up only 6 walks. SKU: L14531
Item: L14531
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