July Pickups

[soxinseven]

I was very happy to land this one...

[Howe’s Hunter]

Thanks to Bob B. for finding, then holding this for several weeks while I made arrangements to have it rejoin the others.

[tbob]

Originally Posted by soxinseven

I was very happy to land this one...

Nice pick up Steven. An E94 SGC40 is a very nice grade!

[kamikidEFFL]

so picked this one up from a deal on here. Thanks to baez578. That makes #40 of the set and I hope by the end of this month to add more. In the works on a few will see. Thanks for looking guys

[cardsfan73]

The latest additions to my St. Louis Collection, purchased from a fellow board member. (Thanks BeatlesGuy/Jason)

[clydepepper]

1948 MIZE.jpg

1931 TERRY.jpg

1933 TERRY.jpg

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by cardsfan73

The latest additions to my St. Louis Collection, purchased from a fellow board member. (Thanks BeatlesGuy/Jason)

I'm always fascinated at the evolution of the Yankee uniform...good stuff!

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I'm always fascinated at the evolution of the Yankee uniform...good stuff!

I'm right there with you, Clyde.

I just want to clarify your post for anybody that might look at Scott's cards, and not quite get your reference (though they might see the Yankee logo on Urban Shocker's uniform), especially considering Scott is displaying three cards from players on the St. Louis Browns of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League.

New York's American League team, before it was known as the Yankees, started out as the Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902). The franchise then moved to New York in 1903, adopting the nickname the Highlanders. They remained the Highlanders though the 1912 season. In 1913, they became known as the New York Yankees. Before they adopted the uniform they wear today, the Yankees made several changes to their uniform early on.

What I find interesting about the Urban Shocker card Scott posted is not that he's in a New York Yankees uniform, as Shocker was a member of the Yankees for two years before becoming a member of the Browns. It's that he is in a Yankees uniform when this card was printed in 1922. Shocker last played for the New York Yankees in 1917. He'd been a member of the Browns for four years by the time this card was printed for public consumption.

But wait, this gets better.

Shocker's Yankee home uniform depicts the classic interwoven "NY" that we are so used to seeing on the Yankee baseball caps. As the Baseball Hall of Fame's wonderful "Dressed to the Nines" uniform database clearly shows, that home uniform was last used in the 1916 season.

So, Urban Shocker's 1922 E121 American Caramel baseball card was printed using a picture of Shocker that was six years old!

Wow.

When I think of the all-time great baseball uniforms, the real classics, the three teams that jump into my mind are the pinstripes of the New York Yankees, the uniform of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the St. Louis Cardinals. There are some others I really like, too, the early 50s to 70s unis worn by the Pittsburgh Pirates are quite nice, but there's something about the Yankees, Dodgers and the current Cardinals uniforms that are just a cut above, in my opinion. And though the NY was last seen on the uniform itself in 1916, I would agree with Raymond that the way the Yankee uniform quickly evolved into the standard it is today is quite interesting, indeed.

[the 'stache]

Oh, and one more point to make here. The original Baltimore Orioles, who went on to become the New York Yankees, were, of course, not the Baltimore Orioles of today. Where did they come from?

Well, today's Baltimore Orioles started out as the Milwaukee Brewers (1894-1901) of the old minor Western League. The team then moved to St. Louis, where they were the Browns from 1902-1953. In 1954, the franchise then moved to Baltimore, and became the Orioles of today.

So, Urban Shocker's first team, the Yankees, started out as the Baltimore Orioles. And his second team, the St. Louis Browns, eventually became the Baltimore Orioles, but of course, not the same Baltimore Orioles that eventually became the New York Yankees.

Got that?

And today's Milwaukee Brewers had nothing to do with either team. They started out as the Seattle Pilots in 1969. They played one season in Seattle where they went 64-98. They then moved to Milwaukee in 1970.