The first prominent baseball cards, called Old Judge, were first issued in 1887.
Sources
- Would Baseball have Become America's National Pastime Without ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1887-old-judge-n172/111 (psacard.com)
- https://www.loc.gov/collections/baseball-cards/articles-and-essays/baseball-cards-1887-1914-card-sets-in-chronological-order/ (loc.gov)
- https://www.deanscards.com/c/2913/1887-90-N172-Old-Judge (deanscards.com)
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