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Old 05-21-2021, 06:57 PM
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Taylor, good stuff......hey there is a name on the inside front cover:

Norman P. Johnson

I like the name of the St. Paul team from 1906, the St. Paul Apostles soon to become the Saints.

Also, there is a 1906 game in the book between Indianapolis & Minneapolis, Eddie Cicotte was on the Indians roster, however does not appeared to have pitched this particular game. But Eddie was once in your Minnehaha Park, so that is pretty cool.

There is a 1908 game between Indy & Minnie with future HOFer Rube Marquard pitching and batting 9th. In this game, scored in this book, vs. the Millers he pitched a 2-hit shutout, w/11 K's. So he was showing his stuff that day. Later that summer he would make his first Big League appearance with the NY Giants pitching in only 1 game and going 0-1 for the season. Thus starting his big league career.

There is a 1911 game with Frank Delahanty (Ed's brother) batting 3rd for the Apostles. And a 1913 game with Frank now joining brother Jim in the Millers lineup batting 3rd & 4th. Delahanty brothers must have had some deadball pop.

Then comes 8 Red Sox games from 1915-1919.

Then a Harvard - Yale game no date, guessing 1919 or 1920 since it's after the 1919 Red Sox games.

But definitely looks to be Norman P. Johnson's scorebook as his name is listed a few times on the front & back inside covers.

Whoever he is? Any idea? Must be related to the Millers somehow.

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