Johnny Evers Sporting Goods Co

July 1945 Albany, NY

Johnny Evers Sporting Goods

Johnny Evers played as a 2nd baseman from 1902-1917, 1922, 1929 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame - 1946 and Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame - 2021

Considered one of the smartest ballplayer, Evers was part of a great double-play combination with Joe Tinker and Frank Chance, which was immortalized in the poem :Baseball's Sad Lexicon"

portion of Johnny Evers letterhead

A.G. Spalding & Bros Sporting Goods

1964 meter cancel - Chicopee, Ma

Spalding is a sporting goods company founded by Albert Spalding , Chicago, Ill 1876. The company specializes in all sports, but is known for it's basketball balls, and pink rubber ball found in many inner cities

Spalding is credited with standardizing the modern baseball bat

A.G. Spalding & Bros. stationery 1898, advertising their line of Bicycles on the back

Masthead from the A.G. Spalding & Bros stationery 1880s

1931 small business envelope with corner card