Closeup of plaque honoring George Wright's 1937 induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Text on plaque reads: "George Wright. Star of baseball's first professional team, the Cincinnatic Red Stockings of 1869. Great shortstop and captain of champion Bostons in National League's pioneer years." 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."
