1909-11 T206 Piedmont Johnny Bates PSA VG-EX 4

T206 Piedmont Johnny Bates PSA 4 – Philadelphia Outfield Contributor

A solid mid-grade survivor from the landmark 1909–1911 T206 tobacco card issue, the most celebrated pre-war baseball set in the hobby. Distributed through cigarette packs by the American Tobacco Company, the release captured players from baseball's rugged Deadball Era with vibrant, enduring lithographic artwork.

Johnny Bates was an outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies during the early 1900s who contributed steady if understated play to a franchise building its competitive footing in the National League. In an era that prized outfield defense, contact hitting, and baserunning execution, players like Bates provided the everyday reliability that kept rosters competitive across a long Deadball Era season.

This card features the Piedmont advertising reverse and carries a PSA VG-EX 4 grade, presenting with solid overall eye appeal and well-balanced vintage wear for a tobacco card more than a century old. A respectable mid-grade example from the Phillies' early-era outfield corps.