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Originally Posted by Steve D
I just did some research on Newspapers.com, and found the following:
LaLonge/Byrnes - The Aug 16, 1909 San Francisco Examiner has a headline saying "Oakland Trades Mickey LaLonge for Jim Byrnes and Heine Jansing.
It says the trade occurred on Aug 15th.
Mott - Listed in the following boxscores (all games were the previous day):
3 Apr 1909 Fresno Morning Republican, with Vernon
3 Jun 1909 LA Evening Express, with Vernon
1 Sep 1909 LA Times, with Vernon
2 Oct 1909 LA Herald, with Vernon
I also looked in Oregon newspapers, and there are none that list him with Portland. All the boxscores I found in both California and Oregon, have him in only Vernon boxscores.
So, based on the following:
Willett going from Portland to Vernon in mid-June (card shows Vernon)
LaLonge going from Oakland to Sacramento in mid-Aug (card shows Oakland)
Byrnes going from Sacramento to Oakland mid-Aug (card shows Sacramento)
The 1909 Obaks were finalized between mid-June and mid-Aug, 1909.
Steve
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Nice newspaper legwork Steve. I think that your timeline is a good one, though I think the mid-August time frame could be stretched out some, just because of the possibility that the producers may not have been dilligent on keeping up with last minute team changes, such as was the case for LaLonge and Byrnes.
As far as Mott, the PCL did have longer playing seasons, with teams in the league playing between 204 and 215 games in 1909, including Oakland with 213 games and Portland with 209 games, so his playing time with Portland may have come later in October.
I edited my original post because I flubbed the 2nd team Byrnes played for (Oakland instead of Vernon)
Brian