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From his SABR bio: "Nap Rucker (George Napoleon Rucker) Born: 9 / 30 / 1884 at Crabapple, GA (US) Died: 12 / 19 / 1970 at Alpharetta, GA (US) "Nap Rucker was one of the Deadball Era's top left-handed pitchers." "To honor its best pitcher of the Deadball Era, Brooklyn held a "Nap Rucker Day" at Ebbets Field on October 2, 1916. "I will not monkey around with baseball any more," the veteran southpaw said on the occasion. "I have had my day, and it has been a long one, in which I have made money and gained thousands of friends." Knowing that Rucker would retire after the season, Wilbert Robinson allowed him two innings of mop-up duty in Game Four of the 1916 World's Series. Rucker pitched scoreless ball, striking out three Red Sox in his swansong."] sabr.org/bioproj/person/22be16b1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap_Rucker

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...

Art Siegel: Thanks for the more complete information on Meyers. We'll include some of it next time we update.

The Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Ore), October 13, 1916 used this photo in its coverage of game 5 of the 1916 World Series, with this caption: "Illuminaries of Final World Series Game, played yesterday." Outfield of Brooklyn (left to right), Stengel, Johnston, Hy Myers and Wheat." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1916-10-13/ed-1/se...