1914 Cracker Jack #62 Jay Cashion PSA VG-EX 4

1914 Cracker Jack #62 Jay Cashion PSA 4 - Straight from the Cracker Jack Box

The 1914 Cracker Jack #62 Jay Cashion comes from the tougher and more romantic of the two original Cracker Jack baseball issues. Unlike the following year’s set, the 1914 cards were distributed directly inside packages of Cracker Jack, placing Cashion’s bright red portrait quite literally alongside the caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts that made the brand famous. More than a century later, these cards remain artifacts of an era when baseball collecting was still in its infancy—and when the card inside the box was simply part of the surprise.

Graded PSA VG-EX 4, this example represents Cashion in an original 1914 issue now 112 years old. The Washington Senators pitcher appears against the unmistakable red background that gives the set such visual continuity, whether the subject is an immortal like Cobb or Mathewson or one of the hundreds of players who filled major-league rosters during the Deadball Era. For collectors pursuing the complete 1914 Cracker Jack set, cards such as #62 are essential pieces of the puzzle and genuine survivors from baseball’s earliest collecting culture.

Cashion’s major-league career was brief, but it placed him alongside some remarkable baseball history. The towering right-hander pitched for Washington during the years when Walter Johnson was at the height of his powers, and in 1912 Cashion contributed to a Senators club that won 91 games and finished second in the American League. His time in the majors would be over by 1914, making this Cracker Jack issue an intriguing cardboard epilogue to his playing career.