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06-27-2009, 10:31 PM
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And I think this card might be this guy's only card showing him as a major leaguer....
 I will leave it to a Yankee fan to explain who he is and what the card show's him doing. I can still see the newsreel image of some old guy kicking dirt after this catch... Last edited by FrankWakefield; 06-27-2009 at 10:34 PM. 
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06-27-2009, 11:12 PM
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1947--Gionfriddo robs the Yankee Clipper in Game 6. Boo.
Here's an old video--note a little earlier Yogi Berra wearing #35. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqDcNRp9gwc Last edited by nolemmings; 06-27-2009 at 11:15 PM.
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06-27-2009, 11:19 PM
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2 borderline examples...
Not pre-war, they are from that dang'ed 'ole "new vintage" era, but I think 2 pretty cool examples...
 Jack "Lucky" Lohrke, who just passed away last month, was known for being, well...lucky. Coming home from WWII, Lucky was bumped from a transport plane last minute to make room for a VIP. Plane went down, killing all on board. Lohrke also escaped a terrible bus crash that killed 9 of his minor league teammates. When the bus stopped to get dinner, there was a phone message that Lucky should leave the bus and head home right away, he had been traded. A few hours later the bus went off the mountain road in the rain.  "White Lighting" Steve Dalkowski was called the fastet pitcher ever. He never had control, both of his pitches or his life. 'Nuke' LaLoosh from the movie "Bull Durham," was based on Steve. He actually threw a ball through an outfield wall on a dare. Plywood cutouts were placed on each side of the plate so Steve could try to learn some control. He took the wood heads right off the cutouts. The tragic ending to the story is Steve was a fan of the grape. It caused him to suffer from alcohol dementia. Supposedly he cannot remember anything past 1964. Both of these guy's stories can be found through Google. This post is the "nutshell" versions. Andy
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#4
06-27-2009, 11:30 PM
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* Frank, is that Gionfriddo? (sp)
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06-27-2009, 11:43 PM
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Quote:
Al Gionfriddo robbing DiMaggio's home run in the '47 World Series.
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#6
06-28-2009, 12:04 AM
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4. famous for something notable that has nothing, necessarily, to do with Baseball.
The other questions all have straightforward answers (some of which have already been discussed in the past). I haven't seen this category come up, though, so here are a few to get us going: 1. Cy Malis became a bit actor in Hollywood. After that, he founded Narcotics Anonymous. 2. Jophery Brown became a Hollywood stuntman 3. Both Ethan Allen and Duster Mails invented baseball-related games 4. Jim Bouton invented Big League Chew 5. Sid Farrar and Ed Wineapple both became Broadway promotors 6. Joe Cascarella raced thoroughbred horses 7. Johnny Logan helped build the Alaska Pipeline 8. Ralph Schwamb killed a man in a botched robbery scheme, going on to become the most successful prison ballplayer of all time 9. Art Shires and Mike Kelly (of the 1926 Phillies) are also rumored to have committed murder 10. Harry Mink O'Neill died at the battle of Iwo Jima 11. Bob Neighbors disappeared in Korea during a failed bombing mission 12. Herman Hill was eaten by a shark (not confirmed) 13. Billy Sunday is pretty obvious, as are Bill Sharman, George Halas, Jim Thorpe, Ace Parker, Greasy Neale, etc. 14. Byron McLaughlin is avoiding extradition in France after making millions in a counterfeit shoe ring This list never ends. These stories are even more fascinating than the game itself! Last edited by BillyCoxDodgers3B; 06-28-2009 at 12:05 AM.
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#7
06-28-2009, 08:45 AM
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For J.B.'s #13 up there....
I got this years ago... he was a pretty good ballplayer. And yes, Joe, that is Al Gionfriddo hauling in a 415' fly ball. 
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06-28-2009, 01:32 PM
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I have been collecting oddball information on players for many years. Some of it has appeared in print. Other material was relayed to me by fellow researchers, players and player families.
Last edited by BillyCoxDodgers3B; 06-28-2009 at 01:34 PM.
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06-28-2009, 05:00 PM
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* Kind of got the feeling that it was Al. I wasn't at the sixth game, but me, and three other school mates played hooky from school, and attended the first game of the 1947 series at Yankees stadium. We sat in the right field bleachers ... Spec Shea vs Ralph Branca. Jackie Robinson's first W. S. game. ... Thanks for the memory. 
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06-28-2009, 07:49 PM
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There's a 1961 Carroll Hardy card out there somewhere -- he is famous for pinch-hitting for both Ted Williams AND Roger Maris!
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www.MDsportscards.blogspot.com Last edited by mikedenero; 06-28-2009 at 07:50 PM.
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06-29-2009, 10:20 AM
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Then there's Turkey Mike Donlin who McGraw once said was the greatest hitter he ever saw. He is probably the best hitter not in the Hall of Fame (not counting JJ) and would be in there if he hadn't spent the better part of a year jailed for assault and left baseball a couple of times for the stage (Broadway).
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