Biography and portrait of Candy Cummings on plaque
Description:
Closeup of plaque honoring Candy Cumming's 1939 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Text on plaque reads: "W.A. 'Candy' Cummings. Pitched first curve ball in baseball history. Invented curve as amateur ace of Brooklyn Stars in 1867. Ended long career as Hartford pitcher in National League's first year 1876." Printed on card back: "Base ball was invented in Cooperstown, New York, by Abner Doubleday and first played in this village in 1839. The National Base Ball Museum and Hall of Fame and Doubleday Field are maintained here as a shrine to the national game. Pub. by National Base Ball Museum."
