February pick-ups

[JoeDfan]

Originally Posted by MartyFromCANADA

Hey Sean, Great Postcard. Curious if you have any images of Bill Jones? He also went by Billy and William. He lived most of his life in Millinocket and after his baseball career owned an insurance company with his brother there. (Jones Brothers Insurance) Jones played parts of 2 seasons with Boston Nationals. (11&12) Let me know if you've ever heard of this player.

Cheers, Marty.

No, he is not on my list. Was he born in Maine, or somewhere else?

Sean

[MartyFromCANADA]

He was born just over the border in New Brunswick, but lived in Maine most of his life.

Originally Posted by JoeDfan

No, he is not on my list. Was he born in Maine, or somewhere else?

Sean

[JoeDfan]

Thanks for the information everyone!

And yes, Lynyrd Skynyrd did cross my mind.

Although, I thought SABR indicated that Van Zandt was playing in Albany and North Adams in 1908. But it is suspicious that the name is unusual, and they are both pitchers...

I will add the Canadian guy to my bucket list!

[sicollector1954]

Happy to add this bat to my collection....All Star bats don't turn up everyday. Bat is unused as Cookie Rojas never made it into the 1973 All Star game but still I consider it a nice collectible.

[JoeDfan]

Originally Posted by sicollector1954

Happy to add this bat to my collection....All Star bats don't turn up everyday. Bat is unused as Cookie Rojas never made it into the 1973 All Star game but still I consider it a nice collectible.

Oh, that is gorgeous!