Dominos, Scanlon and Ebay Id’s

[nolemmings]

Thanks for the info Kevin. I was unaware Doc had a brother, much less one that pitched for Philly during the relevant time. Still, I’m pretty certain the two disks both depict Doc, especially given that he is donning a Brooklyn cap. I also see that his T207 and T202 cards note that he was traded to Philly before the 1912 season, which was true. Interestingly, the T202 must have been printed, front at least, before the trade, because Doc is still shown on the Superbas, wearing their gear and alongside fellow Brooklyner Dahlen.

As for the spelling, I searched Sporting Life using Scanlan and only got about a half dozen hits for 1911, two of which were for minor leaguers by that name. Two others listed him in box scores, another in April noted his contract situation with Brooklyn and the last, in November, mentioned him by each spelling in the same article. I know Baseball Reference calls him Scanlan, but the Sporting Life had far more search hits for “Scanlon” when referencing Doc. Also and as stated, the T207 and P2 pins use Scanlon, so I think the disk shows the correct, or at least preferred spelling. I’m open to contrary arguments however.

Patrick, I did not notice an unusual number of shiny rims in the last round of auctions from David Bryan, although I didn’t scrutinize many of the more costly ones for long. And yes, they sure weren’t cheap. Here is my Scanlon, which has the normal (to me anyway), duller looking rim (compare to Moran in initial post):


Scott, wow, thanks a lot for the many scans. I’m sure I will be adding several of those to my confirmed list, which presently stands at about 75% for each color of the full face poses, and a smidge less than half of each for the thin face poses.