I'm sick of all this damn money talk; let's have a virtual card show

[brianp-beme]

Another E91 comparison post, this one of E91A Daniel Shay. This one I couldn't find another card (not sure if there are any...he had a fairly short and nondescript career), but I did find the photo the E91A card was based upon.

Brian

[Roland 49]

Yesterday I showed N. Reyes' print from the Cuba 1947-48 team, they asked me to show Willie Foster from the Cuba 1927-28 team, you will see him in a photo fragment of the complete team.

[brianp-beme]

Time to give E91A (and almost half of E91B) cards their due and showcase the facial resemblances of players depicted on E91A cards with those seen on other cards of the era. In many cases the artists utilized the same base photo for their depictions.

First off is Chief Bender as seen in E91A (and E91B), M116 and T206 sets.

Brian

[Clutch-Hitter]

1910 E91c American Caramel by Greg Martin, on Flickr

[CobbSpikedMe]

Here's another Bender, although the face isn't as identifiable as the ones on Brian's cards.



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[benge610]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Time to give E91A (and almost half of E91B) cards their due and showcase the facial resemblances of players depicted on E91A cards with those seen on other cards of the era. In many cases the artists utilized the same base photo for their depictions.

First off is Chief Bender as seen in E91A (and E91B), M116 and T206 sets.

Brian

I didn't know that Bob Groom was native American. (lol)

[SD]

Haven't seen any Babe's on here in a while. So here you go. 20210628_122131.jpg20210628_122144.jpg

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[Leon]

Another Babe. I have seen him somewhere before.

[brianp-beme]

It's an official Babe-Fest...here's a 1933 Zeenut Sepia of Babe Dahlgren.

Brian

[SD]

This Babe is pissed!Babe Herman Front.jpg

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[kkkkandp]

Not a card exactly, but would eventually become one!

[mouschi]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

Not a card exactly, but would eventually become one!

I adore pieces like this ... cool stuff!

[cardinalcollector]

I just want to say this has been a fantastic thread. Lots of tough cards I've never seen before. As a side note, with the next post, I believe this thread becomes the 3rd most popular in terms of replies since the "new" board started around 2009.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by cardinalcollector

I just want to say this has been a fantastic thread. Lots of tough cards I've never seen before. As a side note, with the next post, I believe this thread becomes the 3rd most popular in terms of replies since the "new" board started around 2009.

It is a great thread, and with this Batter Up of Moe Berg I just slyly caught the coveted spot.

Brian

[Exhibitman]

"This Babe is pissed"



George is getting angry...

[Clutch-Hitter]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

Not a card exactly, but would eventually become one!

Nice image

[brianp-beme]

About time for a good looking Obak, this one a 1911 of Jess Garrett.

Brian

[GeoPoto]

Who gave up the final hit in Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak?











He is a Canadian of Lithuanian descent.











(Some of) His 1940 Play Ball baseball cards contain a very early advertisement for Superman Gum:

"Millions of young folks asked for SUPERMAN CARD GUM. Now it's on the way here. This new Adventure and Taste Thrill awaits you at your dealers. Ask for it. Watch for it."














Joseph V. "Joe" Krakauskas. Pitcher with the Washington Senators in 1937-1940. 26 wins and 4 saves in 7 MLB seasons. His most productive season was 1936 with Washington as he posted a 11-17 record with a 4.60 ERA in 217.1 innings pitched. He finished his career with the Cleveland Indians in 1941-1942 and 1946. He is best remembered for giving up the final hit in Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941.

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1625753665
https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1625753673

[brianp-beme]

I'm willing to Play Ball (1941 style).

Brian

[SD]

Here's some Babe's Legs.20210701_174304.jpg

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[edjs]

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[conor912]

Originally Posted by SD

Here's some Babe's Legs.Attachment 467018

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I had to look up that reference. Pretty funny. I also didn’t know what an accomplished golfer Byrd was….two top five Masters finishes!

[SD]

Originally Posted by conor912

I had to look up that reference. Pretty funny. I also didn’t know what an accomplished golfer Byrd was….two top five Masters finishes!

Bobby Jones was quoted saying Byrd was the best man with a driver he had ever scene.


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[molenick]

Not sure of the year or team, but the photographer was J. C. Brewster of San Buenaventura, Cal. (and it looks like they won a very small trophy).

[Exhibitman]

San Buenaventura, colloquially known as "Ventura", is a mere 60 miles or so from me. I end up going to court there pretty regularly.

But I digress...




I may tackle some more from this set. They sure are purty.

[SD]

Dode, falling from the sky.

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[ValKehl]

Ed, cool pin of the Los Angeles team. Any idea what year it's from?

[edjs]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Ed, cool pin of the Los Angeles team. Any idea what year it's from?

It’s 1909. Nice Ornate Johnson. Sophomoric humor intended.

[Exhibitman]

Pins, coins, it's all good.

[GeoPoto]

Bucky Harris

Stanley R. "Bucky" Harris. Second baseman for the Washington Senators in 1919-1928. 1,297 hits and 167 stolen bases in 12 MLB seasons. 1924 and 1947 World Series champion. In 1975, inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame.

Harris was named player-manager of the Washington Senators in 1924 at age 27. "The Boy Wonder" led Washington to World Series victory as "rookie" manger. Managed Washington Senators in 1924-1928, 1935-1942, and 1950-1954. Managed the Detroit Tigers in 1929-1933 and 1955-1956. Managed the Boston Red Sox in 1934. Managed the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943. Managed the New York Yankees in 1947-1948, including winning the 1947 world Series. Served as the General Manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1959-1960.

In his desperate attempt to escape working in the coal mines, Harris played semi-professional basketball when the games were played in cages (hence "cager" for BB player) and northeastern PA was an epi-center of popularity of the emerging sport. This excerpt from his SABR biography explains how he got his nickname:

Stanley was raised in Pittston, Pennsylvania, near Scranton. Brother Merle, seven years older, was a Minor League player. When Stanley was thirteen years old his father abandoned the family, and young Stanley quit school to help his mother. A neighbor, W.P. Jennings, superintendent of a Pennsylvania Coal Company mine, gave him a job separating coal and slate. He worked nine hours a day for twelve cents an hour. It was hazardous work; accidents were not uncommon, with limbs getting caught and mashed by the crushing and sorting machines. After work he played baseball with other youngsters until dark, usually with a ball made by winding string around a rubber core and covering it with tape.

After six months Stanley became an office boy at the Butler Colliery for less pay but with a better chance for promotion. The following year he was promoted to assistant weigh-master, tasked with keeping a check on the coal leaving the colliery. He was now earning $9.72 a week as a fourteen-year-old, and even though he weighed only about one hundred pounds, he still yearned to become a professional ballplayer like brother Merle. He played basketball during the winter to keep in shape and build up his strength. There he earned his lifelong nickname. “I had a couple of players on my back in a rough game,” he said. “When I shook them off and shot a basket [a friend] said I bucked like a tough little bronco”.

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[qed2190]

Thought I would throw in another boxing card

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by qed2190

Thought I would throw in another boxing card

Yeah, baby, yeah!

[qed2190]

The back of the card

[brianp-beme]

Here is my boxing card of Max Schmeling.

Brian

[Clutch-Hitter]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Here is my boxing card of Max Schmeling.

Brian

Nice Schmeling

[qed2190]

Do hydroplanes count?

[brianp-beme]

Here are a couple of E90-1 cards of Phelps, one with mystery red/blue coloration.

Brian

[Exhibitman]

Got this 30 years ago at the 1991 National. Happy National Week all you lucky bastards in CHI.

[GeoPoto]

I'll always marvel at the decision to show the greatest pitcher of the time (1921), if not all-time, batting!?

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[SD]

Lets see some hand clapping cards in this thread.

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