Help identifying Al Schacht photo

[mark evans]

Originally Posted by birdman42

Mark,

Schact was the "Clown Prince of Baseball" for many years. Check the photo on his '39 PB. No idea why they thought it would be a good idea to show him in the Boston uni; by then he'd been touring with the clown act for 4 years, so no affiliation with any team. Sort of the Morganna of his day.

Bill

Thanks, Bill. Again, sorry no pix. One of these days I'll cajole my granddaughter (20) into teaching me the finer arts of computing.

According to the various sources available via Google, Schacht (and Altrock) performed as both coaches and clowns for Washington from 1924 - 1934, with Schacht even acting as manager during one month in 1934. I don't believe his 'touring' began until after he left Boston in 1936.

Assuming the photo derives from the 20s which appears to be the case, I'm still at a loss to explain why the uniform appears to be from Boston. Maybe he put it on as a joke while coaching/clowning for Washington. Or, maybe it's a Senators uniform after all, hard to be certain.

Mark