JBR 106 is a set produced by an unknown manufacturer to commemorate the 1931 U.S. Major League All Star Tour of Japan, featuring Lou Gehrig and Lefty Grove. Cards from this set are seldom seen. At this time, cards of 20 different players are known to exist, including ten depicting U.S. Tour members and ten picturing members of the Japan All Stars. No more than three or four copies of any card in the set are known to exist.

Regular JBR 106 cards have four white borders. However, this card is identical in design to a JBR 106 card except that it is borderless! We have never seen a "borderless" JBR 106 until now. This is not simply a JBR 106 card that has had the borders trimmed off. The image on the card itself is a bit larger than for Cunningham's JBR 106, and from the poor cut at the right border, we can see that there was no border between this card and the next card on the sheet from which it was cut. Cards from this borderless set will be identified as JBR 106a in future editions of Japanese Baseball Cards Checklist & Price Guide.

Bruce Cunningham, a northern California native, was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox from 1929 to 1932. Much of his time in organized baseball was spent in the Pacific Coast League. His professional baseball career began in 1926 and ended in 1937. Cunningham wasn't particularly impressive during his time with the Red Sox. His career MLB record was 13-24, 4.64. His worst season came in 1931 when he went 3-12. Nevertheless, he was selected to participate in this historic tour. Interestingly, he was one of the U.S. All Star team's most effective pitchers, winning all six of his starts and posting a 0.90 ERA.

The winner of this card will possess a unique keepsake from a historic baseball event.

Blank back card.

Size: 1 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Condition: Good. Paper residue on the back from having been previously pasted in a photo album.