T207 Irv Lewis

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Posted By: john/z28jd

Gilbert,moonlight graham actually did play so you can find him in the baseball encyclopedia,Irv Lewis never did play like Jay said but was probably with the Braves for a short time.

If you can get a hold of some old guides like reach or spalding im sure youll find some players who were with teams for a time but never played.Im sure theres been plenty of players who were signed as an emergency replacement and never got a chance to play before being sent back to the minors

Just this year a catcher for the Mets named Joe Heiptas who was brought up because of late season injuries came within 1 inning of not appearing in a game this season when he replaced Todd Zeile behind the plate so Todd could end his career hitting a 3 run homer in his final at-bat.Being 26 when next year starts and a weak AA catcher this might be Heiptas' only major league game and all he did was catch the 9th inning.Hes a modern day Moonlight Graham if you will


You can also find Old Judge cards of guys who never played with the team it says they did.Since i collect Pittsburgh OJ cards Bob Allen was a particular card i wasnt happy about since he never played a game for Pittsburgh,but i bought a real nice one of him anyway because hes pictured as a member of the team