1909-11 T206 Piedmont Doc Marshall PSA VG-EX 4

T206 Piedmont Doc Marshall PSA 4 – A Doctor Who Could Also Catch

Issued between 1909 and 1911, the T206 series remains the defining tobacco-era baseball set and one of the most important releases in the history of the hobby. Produced by the American Tobacco Company and distributed through cigarette packs, these colorful lithographs documented players from baseball's competitive Deadball Era with rich, lasting artistry.

William "Doc" Marshall was a catcher who carved out a modest major league career across several National League clubs in the early 1900s, including time with the Brooklyn Superbas. What made Marshall genuinely unusual was the parallel life he was living behind the mask — he studied medicine part-time throughout his playing career and earned his medical doctorate in 1909, the same year the T206 set began production. After retiring from baseball, he practiced medicine in Clinton, Illinois for 45 years, attending patients long after his days behind the plate were finished.

This example features the Piedmont advertising reverse and carries a PSA VG-EX 4 grade, offering solid overall presentation with moderate vintage wear appropriate for a tobacco card more than a century old. A depth piece with a genuinely distinctive backstory — a professional ballplayer who built his second career in the examination room while he was still playing the game.