1906 Columbus Senators- American Association Postcard

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Posted By: leon

I recently picked this up and it looks to have quite a few future and/or past major leaguers on it. IS this correct info?

Quinn and Clymer’s 1905 club was an experienced outfit, with most of the starting nine being veterans of the major leagues. The two best hitters patrolled the outfield, Ollie Pickering (.326) and Bunk Congalton (.314). Pickering played for Louisville, Cleveland, Philadelphia, the St. Louis Browns and Washington, compiling a .272 average. He was also the American League’s first batter. On opening day of the circuit’s first major league campaign, 1901, three of the four scheduled games were rained out. The only one played was Cleveland at Chicago and Pickering was the Indians’ leadoff man. Congalton played four seasons for the White Sox, Indians and Red Sox, batting .290. Among other starters who saw major league action were second baseman Zeke Wrigley (.258), shortstop Rudy Hulswitt (.276), third baseman Jap Barbeau (.246) and outfielder Lefty Davis (.278).


**** Pickering was the first American League batter? (learn something new every day)
**they also had "Malarkey" as a pitcher.....I always liked that name...