1911 Addie Joss Day??? RPPC at Mile High

[Dardevl]

Thoughts on this "Addie Joss Day" RPPC at Mile High?

https://www.milehighcardco.com/LotDe...entoryid=96984

The image was taken at Bennett Park in Detroit, not League Park, in Cleveland.

It seems that the presumption of Cobb donning a Cleveland uniform overrules the location being incorrect?

Regardless, clearly NOT from Addie Joss Day!

[Dardevl]

For comparison, an overhead view of League Park and a panoramic photo of the Addie Joss Day players, courtesy of REA.

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=73300

Note the lack of outfield stands using the 1st baseline for reference. The same location is circled in both images.

Additionally, 2 photos from a LOTG lot showing the outfield wall.

https://bid.loveofthegameauctions.co...e?itemid=29413

[T206Jim]

You are right, that is not League Park in the Cobb RPPC and thus can't be from Addie Joss Day. I believe images of Cobb in a Cleveland uniform outside of Addie Joss Day are known. Good catch!

[Bicem]

Nice detective work!

Jim, do you know why Cobb was wearing a Cleveland uniform other than for the Joss benefit game?

[Dardevl]

Thanks Jim and Jeff!

I'm working on a Bennett Park dating guide and some of the stadium features happened to stand out to me.

I can't speak to why Cobb would be wearing a Cleveland uniform; But I have run across a later photo with Cobb donning a Cleveland uniform with Tris Speaker auctioned at Heritage, which is clearly not Addie Joss Day either.

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c...umbnail-071515

[T206Jim]

Deron, as you will note on the panorama of Addie Joss Day the Cleveland team is wearing dark caps. The player applying the tag to the runner is wearing a white cap. The tagging player's uniform and cap matches the Detroit Tigers home uniforms up until 1913.

These facts raise the uncomfortable possibility that the RPPC depicts an actual Cleveland player sliding into a Tiger player at Bennett Park sometime in the early 1910s. A clear image of the sliding player's face would be helpful, but this may be the most likely scenario.