1953-55 Artvue Hall of Fame Plaque Postcards CANDY CUMMINGS Cincinnati Reds HOF

SUBJECT: Candy Cummings

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/4"

ISSUER: Artvue

ORIGINAL or REPRODUCTION: Original vintage item produced in the time period shown

COMMENTS / CONDITION: 1953-55 - Candy Cummings baseball card VG or better condition as shown. See scans of actual card offered for condition and further details.

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: CL02396

Item: CL02396