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Chris CountsYes, it's Quinn. He's also the trivia answer to "Who was the oldest player to hit a home run?" and "Who is the oldest man to appear in a World Series game?" He also won 250 games.
Jack Quinn is the answer to several trivia questions, including: "Who is the oldest player to appear in a World Series game?" and "Who is the oldest player to hit a homerun in a major league game?" His career however, which included nearly 250 wins and had a very respectable 3.29 ERA, quite an achievement for a guy who played through the 1920s. In 1932, the season described on the back of his card, he had by far the best ERA on the Brooklyn staff at the ripe old age of 48. He was probably better than several guys in the Hall of Fame, but that's nothing unique. Perhaps it was his misfortune never to have been a teammate of Frankie Frisch.
Was Speaker still playing in 1933? I thought he was managing in the minors ...