Another OJ question

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Posted By: jay behrens

Just curious how Bug Holliday got in the OJ set listed as being with Cincinnati when his only stints with them were 1892 and 1896? He played for no other major league team during his career.

Here is a link to his card

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57993&item=5100298483&rd=1

Jay

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Posted By: HalleyGator

He was the mascot.

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Although he was supposed to begin his major league career in 1888 with Saint Louis as a replacement for Curt Welch, his contract was awarded to Des Moines after a dispute between the two clubs. With Cincinnati the next year, he was the American Association's top rookie and a star caliber performer for them for six years.

He suffered an appendicitis attack in 1895 and after the operation was never the same player.

He has Old Judge cards for both Des Moines and Cincinnati.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollibu01.shtml

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Jay:

You were looking at only the two years he pitched in games for Cincinnati.

Kevin

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

to be surrounded by informed genius? Not really kidding...

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Posted By: jay behrens

I woke up this morning and realized that once again, when I went to baseball-reference.com I forgot to scroll down and see if there was more to his career. You'd think I would learn my lesson that many 19th century players pitched and played the field during their careers. Chalk up another one for the original dunderhead.

Jay

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Posted By: craig

is the uniforn he is wearing on this ebay item his cincinnati or des moines? sure looks like the des moines black to me but i am unsure what cincinnati uniform looks like.

craig