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[Grover Cleveland Alexander, Philadelphia, NL (baseball)] (LOC)

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  • 4 older comments, and then…
  • fred ferand said:
    beautiful !

    that bain collection certainly made my day !
  • Duane Tate said:
    If this photo was taken in 1911, it would have been during Alexander's rookie season. He won 28 games that year, a modern day rookie record. He pitched for the Philadelphia from 1911 to 1917, then was traded to the Cubs.

    Alexander was one of the all-time greats and probably would have won 400 games if not for World War I. He missed most of the 1918 season and returned with a bad case of shell shock or post traumatic stress syndrome.
  • Mark in NOVA said:
    Rookie? He looks like he's in his mid-late 40's.
  • Art Siegel said:
    he is a little wrinkly, but he was in his mid to late 20's when he was a Phillie..

    "A for Alex
    The great Alexander
    More goose eggs he pitched
    Than a popular gander."
    - Ogden Nash
  • Lotus Johnson said:
    More on pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander here:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland_Alexander

[Tris Speaker, Boston AL (baseball)] (LOC)

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  • Giddy Badge said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Lost Ballparks, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

[Christy Mathewson, New York, NL (baseball)] (LOC)

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  • _ said:
    another great player
  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    In 2000 The US Postal Service honored Christy Mathewson with this commemorative stamp as part of the Classic Collections: Legends of Baseball issue. The Legends of Baseball issue honored 20 baseball greats who were named to the "All-Century Team," announced after the 1999 season. Votes from fans, as well as members of a special panel, selected the team.
    "These players embody the glory and tradition of our national past-time. Tales of their extraordinary abilities and larger-than-life personalities have made them much more than just ballplayers: THEY ARE LEGENDS.

    “In 1901, 21-year-old Christy Mathewson won 20 games for the New York Giants. With his ‘fade-away’ pitch, he posted three consecutive 30-victory seasons and in the 1905 World Series threw three shutouts in only six days.” – From the back of the sheet of stamps.

    First Day of Issue ceremonies were held July 6, 2000, in Atlanta, Georgia, where Major League Baseball held the 2000 All Star Week and 2000 All Star Game. (Scott 3408c). (A matching 20¢ US Postal Card (Scott UX339) was also issued at the same time.)
     
     
                                       Mathewson, Christy 2000 33 cent, Scott 3408c