Teams honoring players years before retirement

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

Back in 1902 the city of Hannibal honored Jake Beckley with a day when the Reds took a train up from St. Louis to play a team of locals here. They took up collection and gave him $50!

Prob was real $$ to him.

[Rich Klein]

In a much more modern twist, Harold Baines had his uniform number retired in 1989 or 90 when the White Sox traded him to the Rangers. He only had about another decade in the major leagues before he actually retired.

[SAllen2556]

Here's a little snippet about Charlie Bennett, catcher for the world champion Detroits in 1887. He was 32 and played another 6 seasons until he lost his legs in a train accident. I think honoring current players was quite common back in the day.
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Here's Charlie Gehringer Day in 1929. Gehringer played through 1942.

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[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Prob was real $$ to him.

I think that's about two thousand dollars in today's world.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

Back in 1902 the city of Hannibal honored Jake Beckley with a day when the Reds took a train up from St. Louis to play a team of locals here. They took up collection and gave him $50!

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

I think that's about two thousand dollars in today's world.

Actually, $1,495 in 2019 dollars. (I tried to get the figure in 2020 dollars but the website I used said "We don't yet know the inflation rate for the current year! So we'll use last year, instead, okay?")

[birdman42]

Washington held an "Eddie Yost Day" in September 1953. The Walking Man played there through the 1958 season--then another 4 seasons between the Tigers and the Angels.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by birdman42

Washington held an "Eddie Yost Day" in September 1953. The Walking Man played there through the 1958 season--then another 4 seasons between the Tigers and the Angels.

I can't resist this shameless plug for this special score card (autographed by Yost) that was issued for Eddie Yost Day. I currently have it listed on eBay (with more pics) - if interested, send me a PM for a better price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/35318085729...84.m1555.l2649

[doug.goodman]

Yogi Berra Day Sept 19, 1959

[doug.goodman]

Bucky Harris night, May 25, 1954

Mantle hit a HR to celebrate