Minor league photos of players who made it to the majors

[VintageBall]

Here's the team photo that's the companion to the Koenig photo above:

[BrockJacob]

Here is a large team photo of the 1923 Louisville Colonels with a minor league Earle Combs and Mgr. Joe McCarthy

[bcbgcbrcb]

Very nice Louisville photo. Also like the Nolan auto newsphoto.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by VintageBall

Here's the team photo that's the companion to the Koenig photo above:

Robert: That is a Spectacular image.

[VintageBall]

Here's the image I was trying to post:



Robert S

[slidekellyslide]

Dazzy Vance when he was with New Orleans in 1920 or 1921


1908 Lincoln team with Chief Johnson (sitting, 2nd from right) and Claude Hendrix (standing, 2nd from right)...there are other future major leaguers in the photo too, but I haven't tried to identify them.

[rhettyeakley]

Here is another of the 1921 Moose Jaw guys ( I love the really obscure team stuff!)

SHULTIS- Lane Shultis is pictured next to "Junk" Walters (I was right on that ID earlier)...


LEAKE-is probably Hollis Jefferson Leake or Albert Leake (the Leake in question apparently played with Edmonton in 1921). These are probably the same individual--but that needs to be confirmed. Hollis has some Zeenut cards which I don't own, 1917 and 1918.

LEIFER- is Elmer Edwin Leifer who is also depicted on a 1918 Zeenut.

GATEWOOD- likely Earl Gatewood who played briefly with the 1920 Portland PCL team

[MacDice]

This is not a minor league photo but an ameatuer team. Back row has Hall of Famer Earl Averill as well as Roy Johnson who had a decent big league career.

[rhettyeakley]

Cool photo of the young HOFer & Roy (older brother of the more famous "Indian Bob" Johnson)...



Edited to add: I have always held a special spot for Averill as I was born and raised (up to the age of 11) in the Bellevue/Seattle area and even at an early age I was well aware I was going to Averill's old stomping grounds as I'd go antiquing with my father in Snohomish.