After seasons of 587 and 434 innings pitched, Boston Beaneaters pitcher Charles Buffinton (misspelled "Buffington" here) suffered with arm trouble, his play limited to "just" 151 innings in 1886 (no pitcher on the 2024 World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers pitched as many innings).  As a result, his contract was sold to the Philadelphia Phillies in the Spring of 1887, where he would experience a rebound, winning 21 games or more in each of the next three seasons, despite being portrayed on this card as an outfielder (where he would also play 22 games in 1887).  Graded EX 5 with a MK qualifier, the card is clean and sharp with a slightly light image. The qualifier relates to a handwritten notation in small numbering on the bottom of the reverse. Despite the qualifier, just one example of this card has been grade higher by PSA.