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

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  • Loren Andersen said:
    Baseball Reference stats: www.baseball-reference.com/s/speaktr01.shtml This photo was taken in his only MVP season.
  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    Speaker was at one time considered one of the three greatest AL outfielders along with Cobb and Ruth. Kind of an odd pose....talk about pulling the ball. LOL
  • davidmesaaz said:
    That is cool thanks for sharing.
  • Denny Gill said:
    An interesting feature of men's wear from that era: a belt loop in-line with front zippers/button flys.
  • Defeated Yard said:
    These pictures are priceless!!!!

Presenting auto to Jake Daubert (LOC)

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  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    Oct 4, 1913 Brooklyn Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as the first baseman won the Chalmers Award, a precursor to the National League MVP There have been three different "most valuable player" awards in baseball since 1911. The Chalmers Award was the first of those three and it was presented by between 1911 and 1914 by Chalmers Automotive — a Detroit based automobile company. www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_chalm.shtml en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalmers_Automobile
  • Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
    nudecowboy: Thanks for the additional information on this photograph. We'll add to the description when we update the record!
  • Art Siegel said:
    Not sure where the Oct. 4 date came from in Kilted Cowboy's post, above. I didn't find it in the cites. Most likely this is Oct. 7, the first game of the World Series, judging from the crowds in the Polo Grounds. We know they aren't there just to see a Dodger! (see next picture of Mayor Kline).
  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    it's been a long time since this post, I may have just fat fingered it...

[Presenting Auto to Walter Johnson, Washington AL (baseball)] (LOC)

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  • Wystan said:
    In 1910, Johnson caught a ceremonial opening pitch of a baseball from President William Howard Taft, inaugurating an annual Presidential "first pitch" tradition for the first Washington D. C. home game. Answers.com says: "In 1913, at the age of 26, Johnson turned in probably the most dominating season by any major league pitcher in history. 'The Big Train' won 36 games, lost 7, had a miniscule 1.09 earned run average, and struck out 243 batters in 346 innings. Johnson completed 11 shutouts and threw 56 consecutive scoreless innings during one stretch. No pitcher ever again won 36 games in a season. For his efforts, Johnson won a new Chalmers automobile as the American League's Most Valuable Player."
  • Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
    Wystan, Thanks for the additional information on the event depicted here. We will add a bit more detail to the caption when we update this record.