Help ID this NY Highlander

[spec]

Paul,
The player you pictured from the Highlanders composite is Joseph (Patsy) O'Rourke, 1908 Cardinals shortstop.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...ll_appearances
The frequent photo errors from this period are usually a player with the same last name or similar since file photos often just had the last name written on the back.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by spec

Paul,
The player you pictured from the Highlanders composite is Joseph (Patsy) O'Rourke, 1908 Cardinals shortstop.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...ll_appearances
The frequent photo errors from this period are usually a player with the same last name or similar since file photos often just had the last name written on the back.

Great job tracking this down. In case any of you failed to check out the link, the baseball-reference site shows the exact photo for Patsy O'Rourke as is seen in that composite.

Brian

[raulus]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Great job tracking this down. In case any of you failed to check out the link, the baseball-reference site shows the exact photo for Patsy O'Rourke as is seen in that composite.

Brian

Dude played for one year, hit .195, with OPS+ of 65.

When is the Veterans Committee going to wake up and put this man in the HOF!!!??

[orator1]

Bob, great work! I hadn't considered that the mystery player in the composite could be from a different team, let alone have the same last name. I thought it was a labeling mix-up with two different Highlanders players. Thanks for your help!

Originally Posted by spec

Paul,
The player you pictured from the Highlanders composite is Joseph (Patsy) O'Rourke, 1908 Cardinals shortstop.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...ll_appearances
The frequent photo errors from this period are usually a player with the same last name or similar since file photos often just had the last name written on the back.