Germany Schaefer (throwing), 2B ~ Old Mill (1/1) NFT: T206 'Big Tobacco' Set

This is a single-edition Germany Schaefer (throwing) with an Old Mill back. There are 12 other backs that appear with Schaefer (throwing) giving this pose a total of 13 unique player/back combinations in the original 1909-1911 T206 set. There is one other Schaefer pose in the set. Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer was a 5'9", 175lb, R/R, that played 15 years of professional baseball with six different clubs. He played first, second, and third base, and finished his career with 972 hits, 117 doubles, 308 RBIs, 9 HRs, and .257 batting average. In 1908 he stole 40 bases with Detroit. He was born of German immigrants and grew up on the south-side of Chicago. Only a year after he played his last game...View all