View of bronze relief plaque with portrait of Byron Bancroft Johnson, president of the American League. Text on plaque reads: "Byron Bancroft Johnson. Organizer of the American League and its president from its organization in 1900 until his resignation because of ill health in 1927. A great executive." Printed on 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."
