Deadball Era Heroes: “A Mighty Batsman”

[Piratedogcardshows]

He was a interesting player. Good post.

[cgjackson222]

Fantastic write-up. Thanks for sharing!!!

One more fun fact is that Seymour's talents, though somewhat forgotten now, were certainly recognized in his day.

"Even with his skills declining, the Reds sold Seymour to the Giants in 1906 for an eye-popping $10,000, the biggest price paid for a player at that point."

https://www.timesunion.com/albanyrur...al-4983734.php

Of course, this $10,000 would be far eclipsed in the coming years, with Ruth ultimately being sold for $100,000 (some say even more).

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Fantastic write-up. Thanks for sharing!!!

One more fun fact is that Seymour's talents, though somewhat forgotten now, were certainly recognized in his day.

"Even with his skills declining, the Reds sold Seymour to the Giants in 1906 for an eye-popping $10,000, the biggest price paid for a player at that point."

https://www.timesunion.com/albanyrur...al-4983734.php

Of course, this $10,000 would be far eclipsed in the coming years, with Ruth ultimately being sold for $100,000 (some say even more).

Didn't King Kelly command that sum twenty years earlier?

I love the pose on this card:

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Didn't King Kelly command that sum twenty years earlier?

I think you are right. Per SABR "The Boston Beaneaters believed Kelly would attract the numerous Irish population of the city, and were willing to pay the amazing sum of $10,000 to purchase his contract. They paid Kelly $5,000 in salary, which was listed as the $2,000 National League maximum plus $3,000 for the use of his picture for advertising purposes." and later in the same article it says that "Boston sent another $10,000 to Chicago in the offseason to purchase pitcher John Clarkson, and could boast in 1888 of its $20,000 battery, Kelly and Clarkson."
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/king-kelly/