Germany Schaefer's "called shot" of his Walk-Off HR in 1906....show some of his cards

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by realbigfatdog

Here's my 1914 T213-2 with The Yankees. The W was removed for this card.

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Thanks for posting this card....I've been looking for it for long time.

However, the 1914 date on SGC's flip is wrong.

Schaefer played for Washington in 1914. In 1915, Schaefer joined the Newark Pepper (Federal League).

Jan 21, 1916 the New York Yankees purchased Schaefer from Newark. He played in one game for them.


TED Z

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[realbigfatdog]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Thanks for posting this card....I've been looking for it for long time.



However, the 1914 date on SGC's flip is wrong.



Schaefer played for Washington in 1914. In 1915, Schaefer joined the Newark Pepper (Federal League).



Jan 21, 1916 the New York Yankees purchased Schaefer from Newark. He played in one game for them.





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Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for the info!

Mike

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[frankbmd]

Is he not also remembered for stealing first base ................








starting from second base?

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Is he not also remembered for stealing first base ...............starting from second base?

Hey Frank, as crazy as that sounds.....yes, he did.

Another excerpt from Schaefer's SABR write-up....

"On at least one occasion Schaefer stole first base. On August 4, 1911, in the bottom of the ninth, Schaefer stole second, hoping to draw a throw and allow teammate Clyde Milan,
who was on third with the potential winning run, to steal home. White Sox catcher Fred Payne didn't fall for the gambit, however, so Schaefer, now on second, took his lead toward
the first-base side of the bag and promptly stole first on a subsequent pitch. Sox manager Hugh Duffy came out to argue, and while Duffy jawed with umpire Tommy Connolly,
Schaefer scampered for second again. This time Schaefer got caught in a rundown, as had been his intention, and Milan dashed for home, where he was nipped to end the inning.
Schaefer and his teammates then argued unsuccessfully that the play should be nullified because the White Sox had ten players on the field, although Duffy hadn't been an active
player since 1908. The official scorer credited Schaefer with only one stolen base, but he "had a perfect right to go from second back to first," umpire Connolly insisted after the game."



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[ValKehl]

Ted, here's another card that erroneously shows Schaefer with the K. C. Feds:

[RCMcKenzie]

Whoa, nice one, Val. Player threads are great. Here's another Schaefer...