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Extremely Rare 1884 Chicago (Cubs) at Buffalo NL Scorecard with Anson, Galvin.
Lot 5. Extremely Rare 1884 Chicago (Cubs) at Buffalo NL Scorecard with Anson, Galvin. The National League was only nine years old when these two teams met of May 27. The Chicago team defeated the Bisons, 14-6. At the end of the following season, the Buffalo organization would fold. The Chicago team was known as the White Stockings. In subsequent seasons, the White Stockings would become the Colts, then the Orphans and, finally, in 1902, the Cubs. The top star for the White Stockings was manager-first baseman Cap Anson. The team fielded another future Hall of Fame member, King Kelly, and Piano Legs Gore was one of the team’s outfielders. Pud Galvin was Buffalo’s future Hall of Fame member. The color cover of the scorecard features a “Batsman,” apparently from the H804-11 trade card set produced by Coack & Co. of Buffalo. The back cover has a wonderful artwork of Buffalo’s Olympic Park, which had a capacity of 3,748. The Chicago contest was only the sixth ever played there. The ball park opened in 1884 and was dismantled in 1888, with the grandstand moved to a new location. At one time, the scorecard was in a scrapbook. As a result, the scorecard side shows scrapbook residue or paper loss. The names of some players are affected; about 80 percent of the pre-printed lineup is present. In addition, the halves of the scorecard apparently were separated, and now are glued together in a manner that prevents the scorecard from folding. Interestingly, the Baseball Almanac lists the final score as 14-6. But the scorecard, which is scored in pencil, shows the score as 14-7. Wonderful, rare scorecard with outstanding covers.
Winning Bid $1,044.
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