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[New York Giants Opening Day line-up at the Polo Grounds [New York]. Left to right: Fred Snodgrass, Tillie Shafer, George Burns, Larry Doyle, Red Murray, Fred Merkle, Buck Herzog, Chief Meyers (baseball)] (LOC)

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  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    Fred Merkle was famous for his "boner." Merkle's Boner was when he neglected to touch second base in the last game of 1908, and thus the Giants lost to the Cubs, had to play a playoff game and the Cubs won and then won the World Series....and THAT was the last time the Cubs won the World Series. Had it not been for Merkle's Boner, the Cubs would not have gone to the Series in 1908. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Merkle
  • Tacit Cake said:
    fabulous picture.
  • Mark in NOVA said:
    This is from April 10, 1913 according to the picture.
  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    Merkle was playing in 1913. He played quite a few years in the majors. I was just talking about his boner in 1908.
  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    Chief Meyers was a very good catcher, one of the best of his time. He lived a long life, I think he was nearly 90 when he died.

[Chief Meyers, Brooklyn NL (baseball)] (LOC)

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  • Art Siegel said:
    One of many Bain photos of Meyers, who played for both of New York's National League teams in his career, here seen at the World Series with the Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers) in 1916. "John Tortes "Chief" Meyers (July 29, 1880 – July 25, 1971) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1909 to 1917. ... Meyers was a Native American from the Cahuilla culture of California, and he was educated at Dartmouth College." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Meyers see also www.flickr.com/search?user_id=8623220%40N02&sort=rele...
  • Anne (LOC P&P) said:
    Art Siegel: Thanks for the more complete information on Meyers. We'll include some of it next time we update.

[Lew McCarty, Brooklyn NL & Chief Meyers, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC)

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