This baseball player's uniform looks different from those worn by today's players, doesn't it? That's because this plastic stand-up figure is about a half century old, and styles have changed a bit since then.

This batter was supplied by S. P. Eisner & Co., and must have been a popular prize: Cracker Jack placed orders for this single item first in 1950, and then again in 1951 and 1952.

The baseball player stands almost 2" tall. This piece is relatively flat. The reverse side of it is a back view of the batter, rather than a mirror image of the front. The prize is not marked. It can be found in a variety of colors.

A giant replica of this prize is part of the Cracker Jack Exhibit at COSI, the Center of Science and Industry, in Columbus, Ohio. Two artists, John Craig and Tom Strobel, were commissioned in the 70's by Borden, then the owners of Cracker Jack, to create a Cracker Jack display for the company. They chose 12 toys which covered the period from 1912 to the 1960's to replicate as giant-sized prizes, including the batter. The display later became a part of the Cracker Jack display at COSI when it opened in 1987.