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Old 02-21-2023, 02:17 PM
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A bit more about Al Schacht. He pitched for the Senators for 3 years, 1919-1921, compiling a 14-10 won-loss record and a 4.48 ERA in 53 appearances. But he suffered an arm/shoulder injury in the middle of the 1921 season that effectively ended his pitching career. Schacht then became a Senators coach for many years, and along with fellow coach Nick Altrock formed an entertaining baseball comedy duo, even though the two didn't much like one another. The SABR bio of Schacht is an interesting read: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Al-Schacht/

The only baseball card that I am aware of for Al Schacht that was issued around this time is this 1925 Universal Toy & Novelty Mfg. Co. W504 card that pictures both Schacht and Altrock. Unfortunately, this card is in rough condition, but there are no examples of this card in the pop reports (all of the W504 Senators cards are very scarce/rare). Also, below is a photo of Schacht and Altrock by National Photo - this photo appears in the 1924 Senators' World Series program.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, W575-1 E. S. Rice version, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also T216 Kotton "NGO" card of Hugh Jennings. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo.
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