View Full Version : Need help identifying NY Highlander player ?
garymc
05-18-2019, 05:29 AM
Looking for help identifying Highlander player. Spooner & Wells Photo of 1909 spring training........Does have on the back what appears to be a name, but I can't match it up with any player ?
nolemmings
05-18-2019, 07:47 AM
Well, per Baseball-Reference.com, there was a Cy Parkin who pitched in the minors during that time, who had won 23 games in 1908 in Class B ball and would spend 1909 in Class A Newark. One guess is he got an invite to Spring Training with the Highlanders.
garymc
05-18-2019, 02:21 PM
I looked into Cy Parkin and I believe it might be him. I see John Frill And Harry Wolverton both played along side him at Newark in 1909. They both went on to play for the Highlanders and had t206's issued of them. I also see that Parkin played for the Oakland Oaks & the San Francisco Seals. I wonder if he has any cards I can compare with my Spooner & wells photo ???
garymc
05-19-2019, 03:56 AM
Well, per Baseball-Reference.com, there was a Cy Parkin who pitched in the minors during that time, who had won 23 games in 1908 in Class B ball and would spend 1909 in Class A Newark. One guess is he got an invite to Spring Training with the Highlanders.
My collector friend Mark Macrae sent me a photo of Cy Parkin, looks like him but still not 100% sure........? Those ears and nose, maybe ???
JollyElm
05-19-2019, 02:52 PM
Ears are pretty spot on, and those pursed lips...
Cy was in Georgia with the 1909 Highlanders. A couple more photos of Cy. They also called him Si Parkins in some newspapers.
garymc
05-20-2019, 05:32 PM
Just want to thank everybody for their impute on identifying the Highlander as Cy Parkin.....one of the reasons I love this forum !
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