Minor league photos of players who made it to the majors

[Scott Garner]

Congrats to all of you that posted the great photos that preceed my post. Not prwewar, but I've always liked this one...

Here is a 1967 vintage signed newspaper photo of Nolan Ryan while pitching for the Jacksonville Suns. Ryan had a brief cup of coffee with the Mets in 1966 but was sent back down to the minors for more seasoning and returned to the Mets in his rookie season 1968.

[VintageBall]

Here's the team photo that's the companion to the Koenig photo above:

[BrockJacob]

Here is a large team photo of the 1923 Louisville Colonels with a minor league Earle Combs and Mgr. Joe McCarthy

[bcbgcbrcb]

Very nice Louisville photo. Also like the Nolan auto newsphoto.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by VintageBall

Here's the team photo that's the companion to the Koenig photo above:

Robert: That is a Spectacular image.

[VintageBall]

Here's the image I was trying to post:



Robert S

[slidekellyslide]

Dazzy Vance when he was with New Orleans in 1920 or 1921


1908 Lincoln team with Chief Johnson (sitting, 2nd from right) and Claude Hendrix (standing, 2nd from right)...there are other future major leaguers in the photo too, but I haven't tried to identify them.

[rhettyeakley]

Here is another of the 1921 Moose Jaw guys ( I love the really obscure team stuff!)

SHULTIS- Lane Shultis is pictured next to "Junk" Walters (I was right on that ID earlier)...


LEAKE-is probably Hollis Jefferson Leake or Albert Leake (the Leake in question apparently played with Edmonton in 1921). These are probably the same individual--but that needs to be confirmed. Hollis has some Zeenut cards which I don't own, 1917 and 1918.

LEIFER- is Elmer Edwin Leifer who is also depicted on a 1918 Zeenut.

GATEWOOD- likely Earl Gatewood who played briefly with the 1920 Portland PCL team

[MacDice]

This is not a minor league photo but an ameatuer team. Back row has Hall of Famer Earl Averill as well as Roy Johnson who had a decent big league career.