ZeeNut Baseball Card

March 21, 2011

Josh and I worked on a few boxes that he had packed from the old house.

We found a baseball card from 1926. I looked on the internet for information on him. I could not find anything. I wrote a few card brokers.

This is the information I have found out. This is the name of our baseball player.

Bill Cunningham William Aloysius Cunningham Position: Outfielder Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 5' 8", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: July 30, 1894 in San Francisco, CA
School: Saint Mary's College of California (All Transactions)
Debut: July 14, 1921
Teams (by GP): Giants/Braves 1921-1924

Final Game: September 28, 1924
Died: September 26, 1953 in Colusa, CA (Aged 59)
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, CA

Our card was the Zeenut card. The Zeenut cards were issued by the Collins-McCarthy Co. annually from 1911 through 1936. All of the cards featured players from the Pacific Coast League teams. They are rarely found outside of the west coast states. 

The ZeeNut we have is worth around $6 to $10 or so. ZeeNuts were a candy. The corners of the cards were clipped by children, and the cards were flipped to a wall/curb. Whoever got closest won the cards being flipped.