"Dead-ball" era Characters wanted....tell us of your favorites ?

[birdman42]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Raymond was born in Chicago, Illinois. He started his professional baseball career with the Waterloo Microbes in 1904.[1]

The Waterloo Microbes? And I thought the Albuquerque Isotopes had a great name. I'd love to hear the story behind the Waterloo team name.

Bill

[albrshbr]

So I'm reading the bio on Dummy Taylor, and guess who his roommate is on the Giants...Mike Donlin.

[deadballera]

gotta love the moustache...

John Franklin Titus (February 21, 1876 - January 8, 1943) born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania was an outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies (1903-12) and Boston Braves (1912-13).

His most notable accomplishment was that he led the National League in being hit by pitches (16) in 1909 and ranks 74th on the Major League Baseball career Hit By Pitch list (94).

In 11 seasons he played in 1,402 games and had 4,960 at bats, 738 runs, 1,401 hits, 253 doubles, 72 triples, 38 home runs, 561 RBI, 140 stolen bases, 620 walks, a .282 batting average, a .373 on-base percentage, a .385 slugging percentage, 1,912 total bases and 144 sacrifice hits.

[tedzan]

Check out this dude......






My long-time friend, hobbyist, and professional artist, J. Weaver, presented this classic to me at my 70th Birthday party.



TED Z

[Tim Kindler]

Sadly, maybe Miguel Cabrera should read that story about Bugs Raymond in his rehab. I'm not trying to make a smart*** post, alcoholism is a serious matter that hurts ALL the friends and family of a person like Cabrera. I hope he fixes himself, not just for him but for everyone who cares about him.

[Tim Kindler]

On a Lighter Note, I was reading "That Old Ball Game" by David Philips and there was a picture of Rube Oldring of the Philadelphia Athletics. In the caption below his picture it talked about how when his team lost the 1914 World Series to the underdog Braves, that Oldring had a horrible World Series. Oldring stated that his poor play was because he was harassed throughout the series by a woman in the crowd who claimed falsely to be his wife. I wonder if the Braves paid her to be a STALKER? His stats from the series: .067 Batting Average, 1 hit in 15 at bats, with 5 strikeouts! Tough series!

[Brian Van Horn]

Another one to mention is Germany Schaefer. An obscure rule is in place which basically states that once you advance to the next base you can not return to the previous base. One day he Schaefer stole second base. On the next pitch he returned to first. On the next pitch he again stole second base. Thus the need for the rule.