I posted two rare 19th century items on ebay
 

I placed these two pieces up for auction on ebay today:

1835 Baseball Book - with a print of a batter in a homerun batting stance:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400369783558...84.m1558.l2649

4 Strikes and You're Out! - 1886 pitch counter - in use until 1889:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400369749773...84.m1558.l2649