Old postcard..who is this??

[1966CUDA]

Picked this postcard up recently and have questions as to what time period is it from and who does it picture? I don't have much knowledge about older baseball players and have seen numerous threads here when question who is pictured on different postcards/photos so I figured I would post my questions & pics here and see what you folks think. Maybe it's not even a period piece and not worth the paper it's printed on?

Thanks-Claude

[buymycards]

Can't help you with the pc's, but I was wondering if you own a 66 Cuda. I loved the old Barricuda's. They were much nicer than the Mustangs.

Rick

[Jason Carota]

I can't help you with the player. Based on the stamp box, however, the PC was produced between 1904 and 1918. I have a minor league PC (no scan readily available) with the same stamp box, but I've had no luck identifying the player.

[rhettyeakley]

Unfortunately, this real photo pc depicts a high schooler (most likely) or one of the millions of ameteur ballplayers that played in the early part of the 1900's. The player is of the right age to be a high school ballplayer.

-Rhett

[FUBAR]

well i am going to agre with Rhett. The letters on his uni are OHS so i am going to harbor a guess HS means high school

[ElCabron]

Pretty sure it's a young Josh Gibson. Just look at the ears.

-Ryan

[celoknob]

Originally Posted by NoizeBringer

Pretty sure it's a young Josh Gibson. Just look at the ears.

-Ryan

What?

[ElCabron]

Originally Posted by celoknob

What?

You're right. Now that I look at it, it's definitely Joe Jackson. Or Ty Cobb. One of those two.

-Ryan

[GrayGhost]

I guess those were attempts at humor....., when the original poster was trying to get some legit help on his postcard.

[ElCabron]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I guess those were attempts at humor....., when the original poster was trying to get some legit help on his postcard.

Yes, like every other wishful thinking postcard question ever posted on this board. Not every real photo postcard ever produced pictures a major leaguer or HOFer.

But this one does. It's Eddie Plank!

-Ryan

[slidekellyslide]

I think you guys underestimate Ryan's ability to spot Josh Gibson in a photo.

[rhettyeakley]

While Gibson isn't a bad guess, it is obviously a young Frank Baker you got there, although the ears suggest Don Mossi...remember it's all about the ears! (I couldn't resist)