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Posted By: John

i noticed the other 2 pirates in the e96 set might be wearing armbands too. Since the set was issued circa 1910,the armbands might be for Alan Storke who was utility infielder for the pirates from 1906-1909 and who died in march of 1910,although he was traded before the 1909 season ended....other guess is maybe for national league president harry pulliam who commited suicide during the middle of the 1909 season
....and although winning a world series is sad,i doubt it constitutes wearing black armbands.Maybe they were sad they got a new ballpark(forbes field) in 1909,or sad they were leaving the old one