• Card series: Pioneer Portraits II: 1875-1899
• City: Brooklyn
• Team: Grays (AA)
• League: American Association

George Burton Pinkney (1859-1926) was one of the American Association’s top hitters and baseball’s early Iron Men. Pinkney held the MLB record for consecutive innings played until overtaken by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1987. Pinkney’s color palette as a player ran to dark: Blue(s) (Cleveland), Gray(s) (Brooklyn), and Brown(s) St. Louis from 1884-93.

• Twice led the AA in games played (’86 &’88)
• Helped the Bridegrooms to the ’89 pennant in the AA and the ’90 title in the NL