Hypothetical Old Judge cards

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by prewinter

Milwaukee:

Hypotheticals:
Alex Ferson jumps out. He was identified with Milwaukee as early as January 8, and he was with the club through the spring. He was released relatively early (May 16), so maybe that is why there is no (known) card of him.
John Quincy Adams Struck was another pitcher with the club all through spring. He shows up on the Cabinet Checklist.
Hart on the Cabinet Checklist is probably Jim Hart, the manager.
And looking at the Old Judge Book, I'm not sure who they think "Keas" is. I haven't found anyone by that name associated with the club.


Player 1-Mar Card # Old Judge Club Cabinet Notes First Game Last Game
Andy Cusick X 108 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888
David Davin X 118.5 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888 June 7, 1888
Alex Ferson X 158 Signed before January 8; released May 16 May 2, 1888 May 15, 1888
Tom Forster X 167 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888
Billy Fuller X 173 Milwaukee X May 2, 1888
Jack Horner X 234 Milwaukee X May 1, 1888
Bobby Lowe X 281 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888
Leech Maskrey X 295 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888
Lynn Mills X 326 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888
Pat Pettee X 365 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888
William Shenkel X 401 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888
Ben Stephens 438 Milwaukee X Signed May 16 May 22, 1888
Joe Strauss X 442 Milwaukee X April 28, 1888
Edward Warner X 479 Milwaukee X May 1, 1888
John Q A Struck X X May 24, 1888 June 10, 1888
Jim Hart (Manager) X X Manager

Paul-The only card in the set which contains a misidentification of an image with a name of a player not otherwise known in the set is Struck. There is an image of Strauss known with the name Struck listed below. The convention for identifying Old Judge cards that was adopted by the British Cartophilic Society and also subscribed to by Joe and myself is for the image to determine whose card it is. Therefore, in the book we call the card with the Strauss image and the Struck name a misidentified Strauss card. Having said that, based on the previously mentioned uniqueness of this combination, I would not be surprised to see a true Struck card turn up some day.

[prewinter]

I recall reading that (the mis-identification of Strauss) when I first was looking through the book. Now that I know who Struck is, and the timing of his time with Milwaukee, I too would not be surprised to see an actual Struck card.