1933 Columbus Red Birds Postcard

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Posted By: <b>zach</b><p>Hello all, I recently picked this item up and have a few questions. First, it was drawn to my attention because of my interest in the early days of baseball in Columbus, Ohio (for those who don't know I live right outside it). My first question is can anyone identify the player ? His name was H. Anderson it looks like. Does anyone maybe have a team roaster from that year so I could look him up ? Has anyone else ever seen another postcard like this depicting a player from the Columbus red Birds ? Thanks, any help would be appreciated.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4749/bluebirds0ar.jpg" border="0" width="480" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a>

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Posted By: <b>Ryan Christoff</b><p>Zach,<br /><br />I would have to guess that the team rooster for the Red Birds would certainly have been the mascot. <br /><br />-Ryan

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>Or team dinner. I hear Wade Boggs ate rooster before every game.<br /><br />The postcard is more than likely a commercial issue.

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Posted By: <b>zach</b><p>I should have read over that a weee bit more careful so I wouldn't he slammed by Ryan and David lol.

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>It does beg the question: What does rooster taste like? I don't beleive I've eaten one.

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>I've never actually partaken myself, but I hear it tastes just like chicken. <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>jamie</b><p>In 1933, Outfielder Hal Anderson (.272-3-62) was second in the league in stolen bases (32) and fifth in runs scored (109). He was a fixture in the American Association for 11 years (1926-36) six with St. Paul and six with Columbus, sandwiched around a brief 1932 stint with the White Sox (.250 in six games). He managed Asheville (Piedmont) and New Orleans for the Cardinals from 1937-40, then was out of baseball for four years. He scouted for St. Louis for a year then returned to Columbus to manage the Red Birds in 1947-48-49, getting to the playoff final round in 1948.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Jim Manos</b><p>Call me at 614 562 2421. I live in Dublin, Ohio right outside columbus. I also have a roster, etc...

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Posted By: <b>AParks</b><p>How would any of us get our hands on the "team roaster"? Did Mastro auction one off recently? And what exactly is the team roaster?

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Posted By: <b>Daniel Bretta</b><p>Zach, I watched that auction as I am interested in vintage minor league memorabilia and you got a good deal. That probably would have went for a bit more if the seller had listed the 1935 roster as being autographed by the team. I am not an autograph expert so I don't know for sure, but the Morton Cooper autograph could be a tough one considering he died in 1958.

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Posted By: <b>Josh K.</b><p>wow - you guys show no mercy.<br /><br />Anyway, I believe that the "roaster" is what the "rooster" was cooked in.

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>I bet our dogs have eaten rooster. In the supermarket I once read the back of a dogfood can and it said it contained turkey lungs. I don't read the back of of dogfood cans anymore ... This is a reflection of my human taste, of course. I've never met a dog who wouldn't be happy to knowingly eat turkey lungs or rooster butt.

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>David:<br /><br />Why should your pooch get to eat all the good stuff? Here's a recipe for chicken feet in black bean sauce that I hear is quite tasty:<br /><br />1. Rub the chicken's feet with the salt and chop off the nails.<br />2. Wash thoroughly, blanch in boiling water for 1 minute and drain.<br />3. Brush with the dark soy sauce and chop each foot into 2 sections.<br />4. Deep-fry in the boiling oil until golden brown and drain, keeping 1 tablespoon of oil for later use.<br />5. Refresh under a cold running tap and drain.<br />6. Pour the water into a pressure cooker.<br />7. Add the ginger, chives, star anises and chicken's feet and cook for 15 minutes.<br />8. Heat a wok with the 1 tablespoon of oil and saute the mashed garlic, black bean paste and diced chilies until fragrant.<br />9. Put in the chicken's feet and stir-fry thoroughly.<br />10. Sizzle in the wine and add all the seasoning except the corn flour and water mixture.<br />11. Adjust the flavor to taste.<br />12. Pour in the stock from the pressure cooker, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.<br />13. Thicken the sauce with the corn flour and water mixture.<br />14. Serve hot. <br /><br />and, of course....<br /><br />15. Wash down with Tsingtao beer! <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Rhys</b><p>I have a 1932 Columbus game used ball versus Milwaukee and the ball is dated but can not make out the name of the player on it. Is there a web site where Columbus or Milwaukee rosters can be found from the 1930's? If so please e mail me the link.<br /><br />Rhys

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Posted By: <b>Daniel Bretta</b><p>Rhys, you know your autographs. Is Mort Cooper a tough signature?

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>My dad was at a dinner in Taiwan. As the guest of honor he was given the eyeballs of what they eating (Think it was a large fish). Someone next to him whispered that he was allowed to give the eyeballs away. The Taiwanese thought this American such a gracious guest of honor, as he gave the delicacy to a pair of kids at the table.

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Posted By: <b>jamie</b><p>rhys,<br />cant help with 32, but heres columbus 33<br /><br />1933 COLUMBUS RED BIRDS 101 - 51 .664 Ray Blades, American Association<br /><br /><br /><br />BATTER POS GP AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB BA <br />Mickey Heath 1B92,P1 92 333 46 77 61 14 5 8 52 55 5 .231 <br />Burgess Whitehead 2B80 89 347 51 120 49 20 6 1 15 11 6 .346 <br />Benny Borgmann SS88 90 377 69 128 29 11 1 2 36 19 28 .340 <br />Lew Riggs 3B148 148 574 90 161 80 26 12 12 41 25 12 .280 <br />Nick Cullop OF147 150 587 110 184 143 37 22 28 65 131 5 .313 <br />Harold Anderson OF147 147 629 109 171 62 35 5 3 62 54 32 .272 <br />Jack Rothrock OF105,2B21 126 498 96 173 94 26 7 11 40 30 19 .347 <br />Bill Delancey C119 123 421 81 120 97 17 11 21 62 56 3 .285 <br />Ray Blades OF48 62 149 35 43 20 9 2 3 25 24 6 .289 <br />Gordon Slade SS45 45 187 32 66 20 18 7 1 11 20 4 .353 <br />Art Shires 1B44 44 176 35 55 30 12 1 5 16 11 2 .313 <br />Paul Dean P43 43 94 7 17 3 0 0 0 .181 <br />Charley Wilson 2B41 41 174 37 62 46 7 5 7 12 4 2 .356 <br />Mike Gonzalez C32 39 111 11 36 3 1 1 0 .324 <br />Bud Teachout P34 39 99 12 17 13 4 1 0 6 15 3 .172 <br />Bill Lee P34 37 92 12 26 12 4 1 0 6 17 0 .283 <br />Clarence Heise P33 34 82 9 19 13 3 3 1 8 9 0 .232 <br />Ralph Judd P20 28 49 4 12 0 0 0 0 .245 <br />Jim Winford P22 23 56 5 8 0 0 1 0 .143 <br />Bevo LeBourveau OF19 20 72 10 21 6 1 1 0 .292 <br />Andy High 2B13 20 53 11 18 0 0 0 1 .340 <br />Bill Narlesky SS11 14 43 6 10 1 1 0 0 .233 <br />Jim Lindsey P13 13 25 1 5 1 0 0 0 .200 <br />Neil Caldwell 1B10 11 36 2 10 4 0 0 1 .278 <br />Ed Heusser P9 9 12 1 1 1 0 0 9 .083 <br />Hal Funk C 5 17 2 2 2 0 0 0 .118 <br />Len Hinchman 2B 5 16 0 4 0 0 0 .250 <br />Sheriff Blake P4 5 8 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 .375 <br />Phillips Turner 2B 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 .167 <br />Ken Ash P4 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 <br />Ed Chapman P4 4 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 <br />Wally Gilbert PH 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 <br />John Ward C 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 <br />Ward Cross P3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 <br />Lew Whitehead OF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 <br />Thomas West C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 <br />Bob Osborn P2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---- <br />Joe Sprinz C1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 <br />Totals 155 5487 870 1586 795 273 76 123 544 659 97 .289 <br /><br /><br /><br />PITCHER W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H BB SO ERA <br />Paul Dean 22 7 .759 43 254 228 117 222 3.15 <br />Bill Lee 21 9 .700 34 252 227 114 141 3.79 <br />Clarence Heise 17 5 .773 33 211 212 67 131 3.88 <br />Art Teachout 15 10 .600 34 223 250 64 79 3.79 <br />James Winford 10 6 .625 22 147 151 60 72 3.80 <br />Jim Lindsey 7 2 .778 13 78 75 29 31 3.69 <br />Ralph Judd 5 6 .455 20 97 111 26 39 4.82 <br />Ed Heusser 1 1 .500 9 31 57 21 11 10.18 <br />Ken Ash 1 1 .500 4 16 19 8 5 4.50 <br />Ed Chapman 1 1 .500 4 13 10 10 12 6.23 <br />Fred Blake 1 2 .333 4 25 30 18 18 7.12 <br />Ward Cross 0 1 .000 3 9 8 8 6 7.00 <br />

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Posted By: <b>Rhys</b><p>Thanks for the Roster information, I appreciate it.<br /><br />Dan<br /><br />Mort Cooper IS a tough autograph as he died young in 1958. I have only ever owned a few in almost 20 years of autograph collecting. Without knowing what it is on I would estimate the following values.<br /><br />"cut" $50-$75<br />"GPC" $100<br />Photo $150-$200+ (depending on the image size etc)<br />Single Signed Ball about $800-$1500 (depending on condition and ball)

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Posted By: <b>zach</b><p>Thanks to those who had information to provide.

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>While the quality can be debated, I did provide quite a bit of information.