I'm sick of all this damn money talk; let's have a virtual card show

Exhibitman · #1 06-10-2021, 08:59 PM

S'all good, man.

Meanwhile...

Got it myself a million years ago.

GeoPoto · #2 06-11-2021, 06:34 AM

"The Earl" Whitehill

Earl O. Whitehill. "The Earl". Pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1933-1936. 218 wins and 11 saves in 17 MLB seasons. He debuted with the Detroit Tigers in 1923-1932. His best season came when Washington won the AL pennant in 1933 as he posted a 22-8 record with an ERA of 3.33 in 270 innings pitched. He ended his career with the Chicago Cubs in 1939. His only World Series start was a complete game shutout in Game 3 of the 1933 World Series, which Washington lost in 5 games.

Excerpt from SABR biography: Earl Whitehill, one of the solid yet increasingly anonymous pitchers of the 1920s and 1930s, played 17 major league seasons and remains one of the top 100 winning pitchers of all time. A southpaw, he mixed a tantalizing curve with a fiery disposition to win 218 games for the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago Cubs.

On December 14, 1932, the Tigers traded Whitehill to Washington for pitchers Fred �Firpo� Marberry and Carl Fischer. The following season began in turmoil. In April, as a consequence of pitching inside, Whitehill hit Lou Gehrig � at the time closing in on Everett Scott�s 1,308 consecutive-games-played record � and knocked him unconscious. Obviously, Gehrig recovered, but Whitehill continued to finding himself in the midst of maelstroms.

In May, as part of an imbroglio between the Yankees� firebrand Ben Chapman and Senator shortstop Buddy Myer, Whitehill even achieved notoriety in Time magazine:

"When Chapman reached the passageway on his way off the field. Earl Whitehill, Washington pitcher, called him a bad name. This was more than Fielder Chapman, already humiliated, could bear. He rushed at Whitehill, hit him. Umpire Moriarty tried to pull the fighters apart but failed. This time, all the players on both teams rushed at each other not to stop the fight but to enlarge it. Private detectives, uniformed policemen and about 300 spectators rushed down on the field. The spectators, armed with bats they had picked up, tried to bash the players. The players bashed each other and the spectators. After 20 minutes, police managed to restore enough order for the ball game to proceed. After five more innings, the Yankees won 16 to 0."

(I'm guessing he called him a bottle washer, or something at least as politically incorrect.)

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1623410561
https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1623410573

GeoPoto · #3 06-11-2021, 06:50 AM

By the way, readers of my previous might be interested to know that Myer and Chapman, whose ugliness prompted the confrontation that led to Whitehill's involvement, eventually became teammates and even partners of a sort on this card from 1941.

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1623412176

brianp-beme · #4 06-11-2021, 05:46 PM

Next...E91A (his E91B also looks like this) of Jimmy Sheckard shown with his M116 Sporting Life card.

Brian

Clutch-Hitter · #5 06-11-2021, 07:09 PM

Brian, those E91s are very interesting. Looking at them without the comparison, I wouldn't guess they resembled the player as well as they do. Looking forward to the next.

Back to the pastime tomorrow:

1920 Universal Matching Cards (W516-1) by Greg Martin, on Flickr

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CobbSpikedMe · #6 06-11-2021, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clutch-Hitter

Brian, those E91s are very interesting. Looking at them without the comparison, I wouldn't guess they resembled the player as well as they do. Looking forward to the next.

Back to the pastime tomorrow:

1920 Universal Matching Cards (W516-1) by Greg Martin, on Flickr

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Greg,

I have a similarly cut Fulton and a Big Head version to go with it.

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Clutch-Hitter · #7 06-11-2021, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Greg,

I have a similarly cut Fulton and a Big Head version to go with it.

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Love those, Andy. That's a sharp big head

brianp-beme · #8 06-12-2021, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clutch-Hitter

Brian, those E91s are very interesting. Looking at them without the comparison, I wouldn't guess they resembled the player as well as they do. Looking forward to the next.

Thanks Greg, E91A cards (and nearly 1/2 the cards from E91B) deserve any boost I can give them. The artistic styling seen on the cards are not my favorite, but they definitely tried to capture the facial characteristics of the players. Here is a nice comparison of a E91A (also in E91B set) Eddie Plank and an E95 of him.

Brian

Exhibitman · #9 06-12-2021, 12:40 PM

GeoPoto · #10 06-12-2021, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Here is a nice comparison of a E91A (also in E91B set) Eddie Plank and an E95 of him.

Brian

The E91-C team presents Eddie Plank playing the role of Long Tom Hughes:

Thomas J. "Tom" Hughes. "Long Tom". Pitcher with the Washington Senators in 1904-1909 and 1911-1913. 132 wins and 15 saves in 13 MLB seasons. 1903 World Series champion with the Boston Americans.

Hughes had a career ERA of 3.09. He debuted with the Chicago Orphans in 1900-1901. He went 20-7 for the 1903 world champion Boston team, but his best season may have been 1908 with Washington despite a 18-15 record as he posted a 2.21 ERA in 276.1 innings pitched.

Excerpt from his SABR biography: Long Tom Hughes mixed a happy-go-lucky lifestyle with a Chicago-tough pitching moxie. Tall for his time at 6-foot-1, he stayed at about 175 pounds throughout his career. A heavy smoker and drinker, he took no particular care of his body, yet managed to stay in the major leagues until nearly age 35, and in the semi-pro ranks past age 40.

Hughes loved being on the mound, at the center of the game. He had an outstanding drop curveball, a good change of pace that helped his fastball, and a rubber arm. After throwing 200 or more innings every year from 1903 to 1908, Hughes�s arm finally gave out, and he spent the 1910 season in the minors. Yet, in this age before reconstructive surgery, Hughes then succeeded in doing what few pitchers of his era could: he came back from a lame arm, and pitched three more seasons in the major leagues, winning 28 games for the Senators from 1911 to 1913.

�Prize fighters might not be able to come back,� Alfred Spink observed prophetically in 1910, �but good, old, sturdy, big-hearted athletes like the grand old man, Hughes, can.�

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1623529804

benge610 · #11 06-26-2021, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Thanks Greg, E91A cards (and nearly 1/2 the cards from E91B) deserve any boost I can give them. The artistic styling seen on the cards are not my favorite, but they definitely tried to capture the facial characteristics of the players. Here is a nice comparison of a E91A (also in E91B set) Eddie Plank and an E95 of him.

Brian

I'd like to think Tom Hughes and Eddie Plank looked a lot alike, lol.

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