Harry Wright is the father of professional Base Ball. He put together, managed and played for Baseball's very first professional ball team - the Cincinnati Red Stockings. Wright also was the first person to actually pay someone to play the game. In fact, the below card is a byproduct of that. It is recognized within the hobby as one of the earliest known cards to ever exist- if not the first. It was produced in 1863 and was a promotion card that was sold in order to provide admittance into the Grand Match At Hoboken Benefit. This was a game between the New York Knickerbockers and the Brooklyn Excelsiors, and is the only example of this card known to exist.
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Here is another 1863 Grand Match At Hoboken Benefit card, but this time it features Harry Wright and his father Sam Wright, Sr. Sam was a noted cricket player in his day. Furthermore, this is also the only example of this card known to exist, and is brand new discovery to the sports memorabilia hobby.
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