OT: Help With This Photo (Hall of Fame Game??)

[Bruinsfan94]

Originally Posted by Steve D

It does bear a slight resemblance to Ferrell, but I think Sisler is more likely. Ferrell's last game was in September 1947, and The Babe died in August 1948. Sisler's last game was in 1930. Babe was pretty emaciated towards the end of his life, so I highly doubt the picture is from 1948. If it was any earlier than that, Ferrell would've still been an active player, so why would he have been in this photo with the all-time greats, especially since he is a "borderline" HOFer as it is.

Steve

Not to mention that Johnson, I believe, was the first one to pass from this group. Ferrell would have had to been playing. This picture had to be taken before 1946.

[JustinD]

I think this is a photo from the All-star War Bond game Aug 26, 43 at the Polo Grounds.

Link here -

http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.co...-war-bond-game

I can ID -

?, Ruth, Speaker, Johnson, ?, Mack, ?, Wagner, ?, Collins and Sisler.

[Hankphenom]

This was in commemoration of Connie Mack's 50th anniversary as a manager, and took place on August 4, 1944. Here's a great article on the event.

http://philadelphiaathletics.org/a-1...o-connie-mack/

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

This was in commemoration of Connie Mack's 50th anniversary as a manager, and took place on August 4, 1944. Here's a great article on the event.

http://philadelphiaathletics.org/a-1...o-connie-mack/

Here's the paragraph from the article that lists the players as they came out of the dugout (it matches the order they're standing in, from right to left, in the photo (except for Simmons and Ruth):

"Mack Names His All-Time Team

As a culmination to the ceremony, Connie Mack named his all-time, all-star team of living players, each one exiting the dugout and lining up next to the microphone near home plate when introduced. As announced by Mack, they were: George Sisler, first base; Eddie Collins, second base; Frank “Home Run” Baker, third base; Honus Wagner, shortstop; Bill Dickey and Mickey Cochrane, catchers; “Lefty” Grove and Walter Johnson, pitchers; and finally, the outfielders, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb, Al Simmons, and Babe Ruth. Two of the men selected by Mack were unable to appear at Shibe Park. Cochrane, as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy Reserve, was serving his country on active duty, and Cobb couldn’t attend for reasons unspecified."


Steve

[JustinD]

Sounds conclusive!

[ccre]

Awesome! Thank you very much Hank and everyone else.