Pirates 1909 World Champion Team
 

Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>Did the Pirates have an African-American trainer in 1909 -- or am I missing something...<br /><br /><a href="http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=spalding&fileName=00155/spalding00155.db&recNum=31&itemLink=S?ammem/spaldingbib:@field(TITLE+@od1(Spalding's+official+ base+ball+guide,+1910" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=spalding&fileName=00155/spalding00155.db&recNum=31&itemLink=S?ammem/spaldingbib:@field(TITLE+@od1(Spalding's+official+ base+ball+guide,+1910</a>))

Pirates 1909 World Champion Team
 

Posted By: <b>Chad</b><p>He looks like Don Zimmer. Honestly, it's tough to tell. (Not that he's Don Zimmer. I'm sorta sure he isn't The Gerbil.)<br /><br />--Chad

Pirates 1909 World Champion Team
 

Posted By: <b>John S</b><p>I have a team photo from 1909. On the far left is an African-American gentleman named LaForge. He is dressed in a white shirt, not a baseball uniform. I always assumed he was a clubhouse manager or trainer...obviously important enough to the team that he is included in team pictures.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1153940554.JPG">