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Originally Posted by NiceDocter
Looks like he DID play for the “Senators” and won the triple crown !!! Don’t know how this relates….. it was the minor league Harrisburg Senators…..
Munson attended Lehigh University, where he played college baseball.[1] He then played in the minor leagues from 1918 through 1932,[2] initially playing under the name "Joe Martin".[citation needed] With the Harrisburg Senators in 1925, he won the Eastern League triple crown,[citation needed] leading the league with a .400 batting average, 33 home runs and 129 RBIs, while also recording 188 hits, 132 runs scored, and 17 triples.[2]
This was from Wikipedia….. the mystery continues but he was no scrub!!!!
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Definitely no Scrub, not many minor leaguers that hit over 200 home runs and bat (likely) well over .300. Very strange as to why he got such a short major league stint where he hit .287... Again pretty good. Deserved more chances.
Here is a snap of Joe in the early 20s with the Galveston Sand Crabs of the Texas League I believe this is early, likely 1922.
And one of him catching a fish in 1925 spring training on Catalina island. A real paradise for the cubs. Looks like he's walking the plank.
The third is the strangest in terms to his other namesake. It is from Joes time in Dallas, 1921 with the Dallas Submarines, again of the Texas league. It is typewritten on the back as "Joseph Carlson" Dallas Texas. And then has his hometown Renovo PA. I believe the Yankees had some kind of tie to the team like many major league clubs did in the 20s, that's why it says New York Yankees on the front.
Fourth is another 1925 spring snap from Catalina island. With a handful of teammates, Joe being on the far right. Haven't gotten to deciphering the other players yet. Love the sweaters.
I also have a postcard of Joe from 1921 in his Dallas uniform, but it is ripped in half. Hope to repair it soon. (Not pictured)
These are the main reason I bought the lot, not the stub 🤣.
