Please Show your Carl Lundgren Cards

[leftygrove10]

Originally Posted by Abravefan11

This is what I’ve been able to gather.

At the start of the 1909 season Frank Chance wasn’t happy with Lundgren and put him on waivers the first week of May. Several teams showed interest and after about a week Lundgren was sold to Brooklyn. Team President Ebbets almost immediately sent him to Toronto.

He reported to Toronto the third week of May where he played for manager Joe Kelley. After a 1-3 start Kelley suspended Lundgren on June 16 for being out of shape. He was then released and his contract was purchased by Kansas City. Lundgren however refused to report to Kansas City and went home to the Chicago area. For the remainder of 1909 he played baseball on local teams.

In 1910 he again went to play in Toronto with similar results to 1909.

That's very interesting, Tim. Thank you!

[gracecollector]

Sorry, late to his thread but better late than never...

Carl cut his teeth playing in "the flats" of Marengo. The ballpark he played in is now the playground of the Zion Luthern Church - it has a little league field there so the baseball tradition continues.

When Carl pitched for the Cubs, his nickname was "The Human Icicle" because he tended to do his best pitching in cold weather, usually early in the season. Carl had a good fastball and assorted curves, but his problem was control. One newspaper account said "he couldn't find the plate with field glasses."

Carl Lundgren Historical Marker in Marengo, IL


Postcard showing the field he cut his teeth on (1906 postcard showing an exhibition game between Marengo Athletics and Cap Anson's Colts - Lundgren was pitching for the Cubs at the time and not involved in this game).


1906 Fan Craze from my PC


Carl with the Cubs

[leftygrove10]

Thank you so much for the commentary and your pictures!

[bmarlowe1]

He also had a very succesful run as baseball coach at U. of Illinois and was assistant A.D.

Lundgren Hall is named after him.

[npa589]

Incredible post, thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by gracecollector

Sorry, late to his thread but better late than never...

Carl cut his teeth playing in "the flats" of Marengo. The ballpark he played in is now the playground of the Zion Luthern Church - it has a little league field there so the baseball tradition continues.

When Carl pitched for the Cubs, his nickname was "The Human Icicle" because he tended to do his best pitching in cold weather, usually early in the season. Carl had a good fastball and assorted curves, but his problem was control. One newspaper account said "he couldn't find the plate with field glasses."

Carl Lundgren Historical Marker in Marengo, IL


Postcard showing the field he cut his teeth on (1906 postcard showing an exhibition game between Marengo Athletics and Cap Anson's Colts - Lundgren was pitching for the Cubs at the time and not involved in this game).


1906 Fan Craze from my PC


Carl with the Cubs

[Den*nis O*Brien]

Late to the party, but since this has not been shown perhaps the relative will find it interesting.

[gracecollector]

Revising an old thread, as since my last post Carl Lundgren has become a side project for me. I've been adding Lundgren items to my PC when possible, and have made some interesting acquisitions in the last year.

1908 Cubs "Our Home Team" Postcard Cut Panel

A cut panel from a rare team pictorial postcard. The scan below it shows how the full postcard looked, with player photos on both sides of the long strip.





1907 Grignon Postcards - Chicago Cubs

What makes this unique is the postal cancellations. The card was sent on September 10, 1907 from Chicago to Marengo, IL - Lundgren's home town. A correspondence between fans of the local boy?




1910 T206

Picked up both the Chicago and Kansas City variations



1921-22 University of Illinois Student Handbook / Pocket Planner

Pocket Planner featuring a portrait of Lundgren



1923 Hardcover 1st Edition "How to be an Athlete" Published by D.C. Heath and Company, Co-Authored by Charles Edward Hammett

Lundgren was an author too. Lots of baseball strategy is discussed, with photos of the U. of I. baseball team members demonstrating techniques.



1923 N.E.A. Press Photo, dated July 2, 1923. Notation on back reads: "Carl Lundgren, Coach Illinois Baseball Team teaches class in four-year course in athletic coaching."

I haven't seen a wide variety of Lundgren photos outside of team photos and a few portraits. This shot of Lundgren teaching at U. of I. (my alma mater) is a personal favorite. I enlarged him in the second scan for a better look.




If anyone has any Lundgren related items and is looking to sell, let me know. Trying to find a 1907 CUBS A.C. DIETSCHE Postcard and any Cubs team photo postcards where he is pictured.