Cuban baseball postcard

[Ribbens]

Looking for some help with baseball postcard from Cuba - it is the Havana baseball team - not sure if they played/trashed the A's from the USA ? Year?
Value ?

[packs]

It's Almendares, another Cuban team. Probably a postcard either commemorating a defeat or hoping for one.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by packs

It's Almendares, another Cuban team. Probably a postcard either commemorating a defeat or hoping for one.

correct. I have seen an Almendares postcard showing how they defeated another team from the Cuban league.

This was likely from the 1948-49 season or thereabouts. Late '40s for sure.

[Sailingmachine]

In my opinion I think this postcard is much earlier than stated above. I believe it's in reference to 1910 Cuban-American Series. The Cuban teams went 6-4 against the World Series Champion Athletics. Almendares was managed by Al Cabrera and the Athletics managed by Harry Davis/ Danny Murphy (My great great gramps). Also, If this piece becomes available I'd be interested. Thanks again.

[steve B]

The artists signature has a date under it. To me it looks like 1944 or 1966. From the overall look, I'd think 44 was more likely.

[packs]

Originally Posted by Sailingmachine

In my opinion I think this postcard is much earlier than stated above. I believe it's in reference to 1910 Cuban-American Series. The Cuban teams went 6-4 against the World Series Champion Athletics. Almendares was managed by Al Cabrera and the Athletics managed by Harry Davis/ Danny Murphy (My great great gramps). Also, If this piece becomes available I'd be interested. Thanks again.

The H is for Habana, the A is for Almendares. There's no connection to the Athletics. It's definitive because the Habana team were the Lions and the Almendares team were the Scorpions, both of which are pictured.

[Sailingmachine]

Upon further research my assessment was totally incorrect, my apologies.

[Sailingmachine]

Originally Posted by packs

The H is for Habana, the A is for Almendares. There's no connection to the Athletics. It's definitive because the Habana team were the Lions and the Almendares team were the Scorpions, both of which are pictured.

Yes, I was totally incorrect on that. I think part of it was that I was so hoping it was the case since I had been searching for some type of piece from that 1910 series. I thought I had finally stumbled across something. Thanks again for correcting me.

[swarmee]

The writing on the card talks about the A being from Almendares.