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Old 03-22-2023, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by rickalaska View Post
The 1913 Chattanooga Lookouts (Class A) with 19-year old pitcher Burleigh Grimes (HOF) (back row 3rd on left) who had a 6-7 record on the year. The "Giant Killer" and ace of the staff, 27-year old Harry Coveleski (back row far left) was 28-9 for the season. Kid Elberfeld (front row center) managed the team to 4th place and an overall 70-64 record.
I'm not saying that it isn't Grimes (3rd from left, back row), but I'm having a hard time seeing how his face changed so much from 1912, when he was with the Austin Bills, to 1913 with Chattanooga. Also, Grimes was only 5'10" tall, and with some guys on the roster standing at 6'2"-6'5" (per statscrew), I would argue that it's one of those guys and not Grimes. Perhaps one of the other fellows is Grimes? Or perhaps he missed the day of the photo shoot? See below for an early image of Grimes with the 1912 Austin Bills:
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