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Originally Posted by bobbvc
Curious about the Camnitz (Howie). I have seen some checklists with the third Camnitz card listed as his brother Harry. I have a Pirates team collage with both of their head shots on the 1909 team. Harry was a bit player for sure but does anyone here know if all three t206 poses are indeed Howie or did Harry sneak in a pose? Thanks.
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“Howie” Camnitz was born in Covington, Kentucky, and his brother Harry was also a baseball pitcher — some say there is evidence that one of the three T206 Camnitz poses is attributable to Harry, perhaps the hand at side pose, but I am not convinced — Harry only pitched a grand total of 6 innings over 3 games, one in 1909 and two in 1912.
Camnitz earned three appearances in the T206 set for his deadball era dominant pitching. In his first full season with the Pirates in 1907, Howie had a 13–8 record with a 2.15 ERA in 180 innings, including a five-inning no-hitter against the New York Giants on August 23. The next year, he went 16–9 with a 1.56 ERA and 15 complete games in 19 starts.
With an excellent curveball, Howie collected three 20-win seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1912, leading his team to the 1909 World Series after winning 25 games in the regular season and tying Christy Mathewson for the National League lead winning percentage (.806). The Pirates won the World Series that year, though Howie pitched poorly in two outings. The Series is best remembered for the amazing play by the two best players at the time, Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb.
Howie pitched at least 240 innings for seven consecutive years (1908–14) with a career-high 283 innings in 1909, winning 20 games in 1911 and 22 in 1912.