1916 M101-5 Holmes To Homes - Callahan - We Need A Card Thread -

[ValKehl]

Following Jeff's fantastic JoeJax card, this H-to-H card of Pat Moran is not likely to excite anyone! I like it for my type card because it's back is nearly-paper-loss-free.

Following an undistinguished career as a catcher, Moran managed the Phila. Phillies to the NL Pennant in 1915, his rookie year as manager; The Phillies were beaten by Babe Ruth's team in the 1915 WS.

In 1916, Moran managed the Phillies to a better W-L record than 1915, but the Robins won 3 more games than the Phillies.

In 1919, Moran managed the Cincinnati Reds to the NL Pennant and to a WS victory over the Black Sox.

The first paragraph of SABR's bio of Moran reads as follows:
"Back in an era when a manager’s responsibilities often included both the duties of a modern skipper plus those of today’s general manager, Pat Moran excelled at each role. In a span of six years Moran took over two mediocre franchises with little history of winning, rebuilt and reassembled their players, and managed each to a pennant. Unfortunately, his place in the pantheon of great managers never solidified due to his unexpected and premature death at age 48." Here's the link to this bio, for anyone caring to read more: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/pat-moran/

[ThomasL]

Here is the one absorbed into my Black Sox collection thanks to a fellow member earlier this year

I believe the reason so many have back damage is bc a very large majority of the known rare Holmes Bread back cards came from the same source/collection and they were pasted in an album...thus the glue stains and paper loss and various other damages caused from removing them. I read that somewhere when I was studying the back variations of this set.