2014 Postcard Thread

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[QUOTE=Scott Garner;1230752]

Originally Posted by HTBB

1909 Santa Ana All-Stars. Here is one you may have seen before. I purchased it on the BST.


Perhaps Hank Thomas will check in with specifics, but I recall when Walter pitched in 1909 in the California Winter League he not only pitched for the Santa Ana Yellow Sox, but he also pitched for the Los Angeles Olive team. In one game Johnson pitched against a colored team called the Los Angeles Giants and struck out 20 batters.

Since one of the guys in your photo is sporting a Los Angeles jersey, I'm wondering if this photo was taken while Walter played on the LA Olive team in 1909....

Walter did pitch for a number of L.A. area teams between 1904-1910, but mostly with Olinda/Anaheim (they changed their name) 1904-06 and Santa Ana 1907-10. This postcard, which came from the estate, is the 1909 Santa Ana team as stated. I have an original full size photo of this team in 1908, with many of the same players. I also have the "Walter Johnson Day" Santa Ana program from Dec 1909 when he pitched a no-hitter. I'll try to attach photos. (The team photo uploaded, but the other two failed. They're all the same size. Go figure. I'll try again on another post.)