1933 Columbus Red Birds Postcard

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Posted By: zach

Hello all, I recently picked this item up and have a few questions. First, it was drawn to my attention because of my interest in the early days of baseball in Columbus, Ohio (for those who don't know I live right outside it). My first question is can anyone identify the player ? His name was H. Anderson it looks like. Does anyone maybe have a team roaster from that year so I could look him up ? Has anyone else ever seen another postcard like this depicting a player from the Columbus red Birds ? Thanks, any help would be appreciated.

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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

Zach,

I would have to guess that the team rooster for the Red Birds would certainly have been the mascot.

-Ryan

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Posted By: davidcycleback

Or team dinner. I hear Wade Boggs ate rooster before every game.

The postcard is more than likely a commercial issue.

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Posted By: zach

I should have read over that a weee bit more careful so I wouldn't he slammed by Ryan and David lol.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

It does beg the question: What does rooster taste like? I don't beleive I've eaten one.

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

I've never actually partaken myself, but I hear it tastes just like chicken.

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Posted By: jamie

In 1933, Outfielder Hal Anderson (.272-3-62) was second in the league in stolen bases (32) and fifth in runs scored (109). He was a fixture in the American Association for 11 years (1926-36) six with St. Paul and six with Columbus, sandwiched around a brief 1932 stint with the White Sox (.250 in six games). He managed Asheville (Piedmont) and New Orleans for the Cardinals from 1937-40, then was out of baseball for four years. He scouted for St. Louis for a year then returned to Columbus to manage the Red Birds in 1947-48-49, getting to the playoff final round in 1948.

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Posted By: Jim Manos

Call me at 614 562 2421. I live in Dublin, Ohio right outside columbus. I also have a roster, etc...

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Posted By: AParks

How would any of us get our hands on the "team roaster"? Did Mastro auction one off recently? And what exactly is the team roaster?

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

Zach, I watched that auction as I am interested in vintage minor league memorabilia and you got a good deal. That probably would have went for a bit more if the seller had listed the 1935 roster as being autographed by the team. I am not an autograph expert so I don't know for sure, but the Morton Cooper autograph could be a tough one considering he died in 1958.

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Posted By: Josh K.

wow - you guys show no mercy.

Anyway, I believe that the "roaster" is what the "rooster" was cooked in.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I bet our dogs have eaten rooster. In the supermarket I once read the back of a dogfood can and it said it contained turkey lungs. I don't read the back of of dogfood cans anymore ... This is a reflection of my human taste, of course. I've never met a dog who wouldn't be happy to knowingly eat turkey lungs or rooster butt.

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

David:

Why should your pooch get to eat all the good stuff? Here's a recipe for chicken feet in black bean sauce that I hear is quite tasty:

1. Rub the chicken's feet with the salt and chop off the nails.
2. Wash thoroughly, blanch in boiling water for 1 minute and drain.
3. Brush with the dark soy sauce and chop each foot into 2 sections.
4. Deep-fry in the boiling oil until golden brown and drain, keeping 1 tablespoon of oil for later use.
5. Refresh under a cold running tap and drain.
6. Pour the water into a pressure cooker.
7. Add the ginger, chives, star anises and chicken's feet and cook for 15 minutes.
8. Heat a wok with the 1 tablespoon of oil and saute the mashed garlic, black bean paste and diced chilies until fragrant.
9. Put in the chicken's feet and stir-fry thoroughly.
10. Sizzle in the wine and add all the seasoning except the corn flour and water mixture.
11. Adjust the flavor to taste.
12. Pour in the stock from the pressure cooker, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
13. Thicken the sauce with the corn flour and water mixture.
14. Serve hot.

and, of course....

15. Wash down with Tsingtao beer!

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Posted By: Rhys

I have a 1932 Columbus game used ball versus Milwaukee and the ball is dated but can not make out the name of the player on it. Is there a web site where Columbus or Milwaukee rosters can be found from the 1930's? If so please e mail me the link.

Rhys

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

Rhys, you know your autographs. Is Mort Cooper a tough signature?

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Posted By: davidcycleback

My dad was at a dinner in Taiwan. As the guest of honor he was given the eyeballs of what they eating (Think it was a large fish). Someone next to him whispered that he was allowed to give the eyeballs away. The Taiwanese thought this American such a gracious guest of honor, as he gave the delicacy to a pair of kids at the table.

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Posted By: jamie

rhys,
cant help with 32, but heres columbus 33

1933 COLUMBUS RED BIRDS 101 - 51 .664 Ray Blades, American Association



BATTER POS GP AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB BA
Mickey Heath 1B92,P1 92 333 46 77 61 14 5 8 52 55 5 .231
Burgess Whitehead 2B80 89 347 51 120 49 20 6 1 15 11 6 .346
Benny Borgmann SS88 90 377 69 128 29 11 1 2 36 19 28 .340
Lew Riggs 3B148 148 574 90 161 80 26 12 12 41 25 12 .280
Nick Cullop OF147 150 587 110 184 143 37 22 28 65 131 5 .313
Harold Anderson OF147 147 629 109 171 62 35 5 3 62 54 32 .272
Jack Rothrock OF105,2B21 126 498 96 173 94 26 7 11 40 30 19 .347
Bill Delancey C119 123 421 81 120 97 17 11 21 62 56 3 .285
Ray Blades OF48 62 149 35 43 20 9 2 3 25 24 6 .289
Gordon Slade SS45 45 187 32 66 20 18 7 1 11 20 4 .353
Art Shires 1B44 44 176 35 55 30 12 1 5 16 11 2 .313
Paul Dean P43 43 94 7 17 3 0 0 0 .181
Charley Wilson 2B41 41 174 37 62 46 7 5 7 12 4 2 .356
Mike Gonzalez C32 39 111 11 36 3 1 1 0 .324
Bud Teachout P34 39 99 12 17 13 4 1 0 6 15 3 .172
Bill Lee P34 37 92 12 26 12 4 1 0 6 17 0 .283
Clarence Heise P33 34 82 9 19 13 3 3 1 8 9 0 .232
Ralph Judd P20 28 49 4 12 0 0 0 0 .245
Jim Winford P22 23 56 5 8 0 0 1 0 .143
Bevo LeBourveau OF19 20 72 10 21 6 1 1 0 .292
Andy High 2B13 20 53 11 18 0 0 0 1 .340
Bill Narlesky SS11 14 43 6 10 1 1 0 0 .233
Jim Lindsey P13 13 25 1 5 1 0 0 0 .200
Neil Caldwell 1B10 11 36 2 10 4 0 0 1 .278
Ed Heusser P9 9 12 1 1 1 0 0 9 .083
Hal Funk C 5 17 2 2 2 0 0 0 .118
Len Hinchman 2B 5 16 0 4 0 0 0 .250
Sheriff Blake P4 5 8 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 .375
Phillips Turner 2B 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 .167
Ken Ash P4 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Ed Chapman P4 4 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250
Wally Gilbert PH 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
John Ward C 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ward Cross P3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lew Whitehead OF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thomas West C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Bob Osborn P2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----
Joe Sprinz C1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 155 5487 870 1586 795 273 76 123 544 659 97 .289



PITCHER W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H BB SO ERA
Paul Dean 22 7 .759 43 254 228 117 222 3.15
Bill Lee 21 9 .700 34 252 227 114 141 3.79
Clarence Heise 17 5 .773 33 211 212 67 131 3.88
Art Teachout 15 10 .600 34 223 250 64 79 3.79
James Winford 10 6 .625 22 147 151 60 72 3.80
Jim Lindsey 7 2 .778 13 78 75 29 31 3.69
Ralph Judd 5 6 .455 20 97 111 26 39 4.82
Ed Heusser 1 1 .500 9 31 57 21 11 10.18
Ken Ash 1 1 .500 4 16 19 8 5 4.50
Ed Chapman 1 1 .500 4 13 10 10 12 6.23
Fred Blake 1 2 .333 4 25 30 18 18 7.12
Ward Cross 0 1 .000 3 9 8 8 6 7.00

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Posted By: Rhys

Thanks for the Roster information, I appreciate it.

Dan

Mort Cooper IS a tough autograph as he died young in 1958. I have only ever owned a few in almost 20 years of autograph collecting. Without knowing what it is on I would estimate the following values.

"cut" $50-$75
"GPC" $100
Photo $150-$200+ (depending on the image size etc)
Single Signed Ball about $800-$1500 (depending on condition and ball)

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Posted By: zach

Thanks to those who had information to provide.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

While the quality can be debated, I did provide quite a bit of information.