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Old 10-17-2018, 07:00 PM
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Default FYI: Great Bios of Early Players

I have mentioned 'art cards' before without much interest. However, one of my favorite sources of such cards, Ars Longa Art Cards, has really good write-ups on the players portrayed.

It has been several months since any of these cards have been listed on EBAY ; I hope everyone is okay.

Anyway, I was just looking up Phenomenal Smith to find out where he got his name:

'John Francis Smith (1864-1952). Despite his name, Smith never had a winning season in the major leagues, going 54-74 for 6 different teams over 8 seasons. Smith earned his nickname after striking out 16 batters in a minor league game. Before one game, Smith bragged he was so good that he did not need his teammates; they proceeded to commit 14 errors & Smith lost the game 18-5. The players were fined $500 and Smith was released.

•Discovered Christy Mathewson
•Won a minor league batting title'



http://arslongaartcards.com/

Lots of fun reads!
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Interesting stuff, thanks for posting Raymond. He wasn't a very phenomenal player.
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