View Full Version : 5/20- Today in History - Tris Speaker show 'em
deadballera
05-20-2009, 09:51 AM
1918 In what will become a precursor of a tragic event, Indian outfielder Tris Speaker is struck on the head by a pitch thrown by Red Sox hurler Carl Mays. The submarine pitcher, who will fatally bean Ray Chapman with a pitch in 1920 as a member of the Yankees, denies Speaker's allegation that the pitch was intentional.
1925 Scoring from first base on a single in the bottom of the ninth, the veteran outfielder Tris Speaker gives the Indians a dramatic 10-9 comeback victory over the Yankees. The Tribe, going into the last frame, had been trailing the Bronx Bombers, 9-4.
triwak
05-20-2009, 11:01 AM
Tris
Back is severely off (hence the A grade): http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pAhpQ3jIX9M/SW567EuC8-I/AAAAAAAABG8/SR05uHDa3Kw/s800/scan0010.jpg
Jacklitsch
05-20-2009, 11:09 AM
1915 Susini. The card in the middle.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/jacklitsch1/Elite%20100/susinix3.jpg
M114
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g5/jacklitsch1/M114/Speaker.jpg
Chris D.
05-20-2009, 11:11 AM
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e346/chrisdiaz203/T206%20SGC%20Graded%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20Basic%20S et/speaker.jpg
Donavon
05-20-2009, 12:25 PM
Here's mine:
http://images.ha.com/lf?source=url[file:images/inetpub/newnames/300/4/4/4/7/4447733.jpg],continueonerror[true]&scale=size[450x2000],options[limit]&source=url[file:images/inetpub/webuse/no_image_available.gif],if[('global.source.error')]&sink
TheBig6
05-20-2009, 12:39 PM
http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/t201t202/websize/engle-speakerfront.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/cardbacks/websize/speaker2.jpg
Kawika
05-20-2009, 12:42 PM
One of the nicest T3s imho.
http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/bbbofsfirstclass/t3turkeyreds/websize/TR036%20Speaker.jpg
calvindog
05-20-2009, 01:06 PM
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/3491604232/" title="Speaker by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3491604232_c0cb76bd49_o.jpg" width="387" height="676" alt="Speaker" /></a>
1916 Stadium premium- Speaker
sporteq
05-20-2009, 02:33 PM
awesome Leon .. looks like a real photo card... Never seen that issue b4.
League Park (Indians) was renamed Dunn Field as of the1916 season. This card was probably given at the ballpark in honor of that. Strange thing about this card is that it has some kind of metallic coating (definitely period) that it was made with and it's sort of oxidizing, but not too bad. And from our friends at Wiki here is a blurb on the new owner of the Indians in 1916.
Jim Dunn (1865 - June 1922), aka James Christopher Dunn, aka "Sunny Jim" Dunn, was a businessman and baseball (http://wapedia.mobi/en/Baseball) team owner.
1. Biography
Dunn was born in Marshalltown, Iowa (http://wapedia.mobi/en/Marshalltown,_Iowa) and became wealthy through his partnership in a railroad construction firm. In 1916 he was recruited by American League (http://wapedia.mobi/en/American_League) president Ban Johnson (http://wapedia.mobi/en/Ban_Johnson) to head up a syndicate to buy the Cleveland Indians (http://wapedia.mobi/en/Cleveland_Indians) baseball team from Charles Somers (http://wapedia.mobi/en/Charles_Somers) for $500,000. <SUP><SMALL>[1]</SMALL></SUP> During his tenure the team's ballpark League Park (http://wapedia.mobi/en/League_Park) was renamed "Dunn Field" and in 1920 the Indians won their first World Series (http://wapedia.mobi/en/World_Series). At his death in 1922 at age 57, control of the team passed to his surviving spouse and his estate, thus making Mrs. Dunn one of the first women to own a major league baseball team. <SUP><SMALL>[2]</SMALL></SUP> In 1927 ownership of the Indians changed hands when Dunn’s widow, by then known as Mrs. George Pross, sold the franchise for $1 million to a group headed by Alva Bradley (http://wapedia.mobi/en/Alva_Bradley). <SUP><SMALL>[3]</SMALL></SUP>
deadballpaul
05-20-2009, 03:15 PM
644
rc4157
05-20-2009, 04:47 PM
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w30/rc4157/1933%20Goudey%20Individuals/89-TrisSpeaker.jpg
Jason Carota
05-20-2009, 05:28 PM
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q319/jay1065/1901-1969%20Red%20Sox/1900-1939/T%20Cards/t206_1909_11_polar_bear_speaker.jpg
Bottom row, third from right:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q319/jay1065/1901-1969%20Red%20Sox/1900-1939/T%20Cards/t200_1913_fatima_boston_americans.jpg
Brian Van Horn
05-20-2009, 05:53 PM
x
scooter729
05-20-2009, 06:15 PM
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f81/scooter0729/speakerfront.jpg
Rob D.
05-20-2009, 06:54 PM
Expanding on Leon's post about the Dunns, here's a photo -- from the archives of Baseball Magazine -- of Mrs. Dunn, the Rachel Phelps of her era.
scooter729
05-20-2009, 07:07 PM
Let's hope Joe Sewell and the boys didn't have a cardboard standup cutout of her with tearaway clothing for each win they got...
benchod
05-20-2009, 08:47 PM
Horner Cab::)
Kawika
05-20-2009, 08:59 PM
Beautiful!
bcbgcbrcb
05-21-2009, 04:24 AM
Very nice Horner Cabinet - Speaker!!!
Here's my representation..............
three25hits
05-21-2009, 07:47 AM
http://home.insightbb.com/~scantland/T216Speaker.jpg
uffda51
05-21-2009, 02:10 PM
http://photos.imageevent.com/uffda51/t207heaven/websize/T207Speaker.jpg
uffda51
05-21-2009, 02:12 PM
Speaker & Wood
bijoem
05-21-2009, 02:30 PM
Brian... thats one of my favorite cards in the hobby.
<a href='http://img42.imageshack.us/my.php?image=e94speakersgc50.jpg'><img src='http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/237/e94speakersgc50.jpg' border='0' alt='Image Hosted by ImageShack.us'/></a><br/>
calvindog
05-21-2009, 02:57 PM
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvindog/3271479563/" title="1911 Baltimore Newsboy E94/M131 by calvindog65, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3271479563_436fdcca68_o.jpg" width="900" height="727" alt="1911 Baltimore Newsboy E94/M131" /></a>
HRBAKER
05-21-2009, 03:04 PM
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s172/hrbaker/BST/spoke.jpg