Let's see some postcards

[WillowGrove]

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

If that’s Matty in the picture, and it really is from August 1913, then I’m pretty sure the picture was taken on Tuesday, August 26, when Matty shut out the Reds 1-0. In the two games on the right side of the scoreboard, “PITTS” is the visiting team in the top game, and “PHILA” is the home team in the bottom game. In August 1913, the Giants played at home from the 14th through the 27th, with Matty pitching three of those games, on the 16th, the 21st, and the 26th. But the game on the 16th was against Pittsburgh, so that can’t be this game, assuming that the scoreboard listed the present game first in the upper left, as was/is standard practice at ballparks. On August 21, Matty best the Cubs at home, but Pittsbugh played at Philadelphia, so the scoreboard doesn’t fit. On August 26, however, Pittsbugh played at Boston and St. Louis played at Philadelphia, which fits the scoreboard in the picture.

We can also tell that it’s the top of the first with two outs, and the pitcher appears to be looking at a runner on first. The Reds did not score in the top of the first in that August 26 game, but Retrosheet doesn’t have play by play info, just the box score. If there is a runner on first, then the (unseen) batter would be Armando Marsans.

Love this stuff. And to confirm David's scenario of there being 2 outs and a Reds runner on first, that situation happened. I found the play by play (see below). Looks like Groh was on first with two outs.

[h2oya311]

This board never ceases to amaze me!

[Greenmonster]

Originally Posted by WillowGrove

Love this stuff. And to confirm David's scenario of there being 2 outs and a Reds runner on first, that situation happened. I found the play by play (see below). Looks like Groh was on first with two outs.

Peter,

Great find, seems to tie David's research all together. Thank you.

[Greenmonster]

Another postcard requiring some experts to help ID the players. I've identified the ballpark as the old wooden version of League Park and the players also appear to be wearing 1909 Cleveland home uniforms. The action seems to be a rundown between 1st and 2nd with Lajoie probably playing 2nd base. Bob Rhoads pitcher?

[T206Jim]

Jim, here you go on Matty.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=248591

[Greenmonster]

Originally Posted by T206Jim

Jim, here you go on Matty.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=248591

Thanks Jim. Great job on the research!

[sealmark2]

Thanks Dan and by the way I will be submitting a group of 500 to 1000 post war postcards in the next Brockelman auction.
Sealmark

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by sealmark

Thanks Dan and by the way I will be submitting a group of 500 to 1000 post war postcards in the next Brockelman auction.
Sealmark

I will keep an eye out. Thanks

[WillowGrove]

Originally Posted by Greenmonster

Another postcard requiring some experts to help ID the players. I've identified the ballpark as the old wooden version of League Park and the players also appear to be wearing 1909 Cleveland home uniforms. The action seems to be a rundown between 1st and 2nd with Lajoie probably playing 2nd base. Bob Rhoads pitcher?

Jim - so I took some time to look into this one. I agree that the player (pitcher) in the back is wearing a 1909 (or earlier) Cleveland home uniform. Then I thought to check to see which umpire that is. From there I figured I can find home games where that ump, umped first base.

The ump in that pc looks pretty young. In 1909 Billy Evans was 25. The next youngest ump was Bull Perrine at 32. So maybe it's Evans. He umped either solo (from behind the pitchers mound?) or 1B thirteen times in Cleveland in 1909. Against six different teams. So now let's look at the base runner's uniform.

Checking Dressed to the Nines, I am having a hard time placing the base runner's uniform. I'll spare everyone the details but according to that book, no AL team had white/gray caps with that thin stripe for their road jerseys, except Chicago. But their road jerseys were dark.

So I dunno Jim. I do think the first baseman could be the big right handed George Stovall, the second sacker could be Lajoie and even Rhodes the pitcher, but I am not sure how to take any of this further.

If anyone can confirm the team uniform of the base runner that could only help whittle it down a bit. And that's IF we think it's Billy Evans. (See pic below of him from 1910)

Hope this helps? lol

[Angyale]

have a glove on his hand? If so, why?

Angyale

[slidekellyslide]

Time to resurrect this classic thread.

c1910 Oxford (Nebraska) Indians baseball team

[asphaltman]

Love the postcards. PC's may be the only thing left that haven't been tinkered with by scam artists over the years.

[tdawg]

Hey!
Came across this post by accident, but may have an ID on the pitcher... Willie Mitchell...
Check out this photo from recent Robert Edwards auction... Mitchell was a lefty...
https://www.robertedwardauctions.com...llie-mitchell/

[tdawg]

Originally Posted by tdawg

Hey!
Came across this post by accident, but may have an ID on the pitcher... Willie Mitchell...
Check out this photo from recent Robert Edwards auction... Mitchell was a lefty...
https://www.robertedwardauctions.com...llie-mitchell/

This was meant for Jim Schneider (Greenmonster) and his 1909 photo of the Indiams rundown...

[Leon]

Being a little more picky lately. The postcard has to have something really eye catching or interesting....

[h2oya311]

Leon - I saw that one. I think it said it's 8x10 in the listing. Mighty big for a postcard, but extremely cool, and certainly unique, IMO.