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Trade Card for the Detroit League Base Ball Club, Sponsored by "Splendid" Plug Tobacco, P. & G. Lorillard, 1886 - In the late 1800s, tobacco companies, like P. Lorillard Company, promoted their brand by placing trade cards in packages of tobacco for customers to collect. This card features the 1886 Detroit League Base Ball Club. The National League team formed in 1881 and was named the Wolverines. The team would win the pennant in 1887 before disbanding after the 1888 season.
1886
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Trade Card for the Detroit League Base Ball Club, Sponsored by "Splendid" Plug Tobacco, P. & G. Lorillard, 1886
In the late 1800s, tobacco companies, like P. Lorillard Company, promoted their brand by placing trade cards in packages of tobacco for customers to collect. This card features the 1886 Detroit League Base Ball Club. The National League team formed in 1881 and was named the Wolverines. The team would win the pennant in 1887 before disbanding after the 1888 season.