Has Anyone ID'd Sharpe In T206??

[Vintagecatcher]

Corrected version. So if I'm following at home correctly, the T206 Sharpe (Newark) is actually Harry Hinchman not Bud Sharpe and the T206 Hinchman (Toldeo) is actually Bud Sharpe...which gives us the old "double switch."

Patrick

[veloce]

Originally Posted by Vintagecatcher

So if I'm following at home correctly, the T206 Sharpe (Newark) is actually Bill Hinchman not Bud Sharpe and the T206 Hinchman (Toldeo) is actually Bud Sharpe...which gives us the old "double switch."

Patrick

Correct.

[Vintagecatcher]

So, in theory, Sharpe collectors might be Hinchman collectors and Hinchman collectors might be Sharpe collectors...no wonder Pete hates "The Monster!"

Patrick

[z28jd]

I wonder what the players thought back in the day. If they said anything. Great work by everyone in finding this.

Don't you think some of these guys got their card and said, umm, that's not me.

Besides these cards, the Wright and Kruger cards being wrong, there is also Bill Clymer showing Otis Clymer, so at least five cards show the wrong player.

[bmarlowe1]

Nice job finding the matching Rose card, but the conclusion given above is wrong.

The guy on the Rose card (below left), that is a perfect match to the t206 that started this thread, is obviously Harry Hinchman (exemplar repeated below center). Note that that ears match. Bill Hinchman (right) has a differently shaped ear. Therefore the guy in the post that started this thread is Harry Hinchman.

[veloce]

Oops again. I feel comforted by the fact that the card companies of the era had trouble sorting the Hinchman brothers out as well as many people since.

At least the 1908 Am Pub Co team postcard seemed to get it right: see http://www.sportingoregon.com/p799838731/e1573f694

So the Rose Co. card is wrong and T206 swapped photos on Harry Hinchman and Bud Sharpe.

Thanks, Mark, for patiently reposting the Hinchman portraits.

[rhettyeakley]

Thanks for posting the Rose Co postcard. Both guys played on the 1907 Cleveland Indians so it appears the Rosé Co postcard should be attributed to Harry and not Bill even though they probably meant to depict Bill who would continue in the majors while Harry would never again get there. In my database I list who they intended to depict, in this case it doesn't matter as the image is Harry, team is correct for both Bill and Harry and they only have a last name so IMO that is a card of Harry Hinchman.

That being said it is a pretty terrible artists rendition from the Horner image on the Rose to the T206, it became nearly unrecognizable as Harry. Cool thread, I love it when we can solve I'd mysteries.

[DeadBallEraCubs]

Very nice find Rick!! So, that answers my question. The player featured on Bud Sharpe's T206 card is actually Bill Hinchman. Bud Sharpe on the other hand is featured on Harry Hinchman's T206 card. Very nice work by all