Deadball Era Player Other Talents?

[Shoeless Moe]

little known Fred Anderson...

"Anderson played in Boston in 1909 but did not play major league baseball again for the Red Sox until 1913 due to his practicing dentistry. In 1914 he jumped to the Federal League to play for Buffalo for the 1914 and 1915 seasons. In 1916 he was sold to the New York Giants and Anderson played with them for three seasons."


I've heard of time off to go fight during wartime, but to take a break to be a dentist??? Of course I've always been a rabid anti-dentite.

[Rich Klein]

later became a doctor of some note

[irishdenny]

Some very interesting history is really starting to unfold. McHale's Adventures to include the other ball players in his quest shows that he was a very wise man.

I also remember reading that Rube Marquard was quite the Crowd Clown.

A Dentist? Your Right... I wonder if he got his start by practicing on some of the players? : -)

Any body else have any more info on these fascinating gents?

[itjclarke]

I only know what I've read on the back of my T202s.. But bio authors seem pretty smitten with George Moriarty describing him as one of the smartest and most interesting men in baseball.. Inventor, accomplished songwriter, etc.

Makes me wanna dig a little deeper.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

There is a neat 2 volume set that was put out by SABR a few years titled DEADBALL STARS OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE and the companion DEADBALL STARS OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

There are very detailed bios on all the major players for each club from 1901-1919 including the vast majority of players of "T" and "E" cards. Both are still available on the SABR website.

[irishdenny]

& Mike" for Pointing these Books out!

These 2 Links will take you right to the NL & Al League Players that are in the Book. Kinda Cool... Just click on the Player & venture into a couple page Bio of each player! Or you can Purchase them from Through Amazon for a few bucks!

I Imagine that the Paperbacks have a Lot more pictures & such... But just to be able to read a compilation from each Leagues Players so quickly is... Priceless!

http://sabr.org/category/completed-b...ts/deadball-nl

http://sabr.org/category/completed-b...ts/deadball-AL

"THANKS SABR!!!"

*STILL LOOKING FOR SOME OF THOSE PLAYER TALENTS THAT I JUST KNOW HAVEN'T BEEN MENTIONED...

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