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Herbert Rodney Perdue (June 7, 1882 in Bethpage, Tennessee - October 31, 1968 in Gallatin, Tennessee), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1911-1915. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. No picture in the article. Also:

T207 baseball card with biography from the LOC Edwards collection:

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Walton Edwin Cruise (May 6, 1890 - January 6, 1975), born in Childersburg, Alabama, was an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1914, 1916-1919) and Boston Braves (1919-1924). In 10 seasons, he played in 736 games and had 2,321 at bats, 293 runs, 644 hits, 83 doubles, 39 triples, 30 home runs, 272 RBI, 49 stolen bases, 238 walks, a .277 batting average, a .348 on-base percentage, a .386 slugging percentage, 895 total bases, and 79 sacrifice hits. Also:

Amazing mustache!

George Edward Martin Van Haltren (March 30, 1866 - September 29, 1945) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who also pitched and played shortstop infrequently. He batted and threw left-handed. Van Haltren played with the Chicago Cubs for the first 3 years of his career, and played the last 10 with the New York Giants. He played with a number of teams in between. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His career statistics include a .316 batting average with 69 home runs and 1014 RBIs. He also ended his career with 2532 hits and 583 stolen bases. He was tied for the lead in triples in 1896, with Tom McCreery. They had 21. He died in Oakland, California at the age of 79. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Van_Haltren)