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John Bernard "Hans" Lobert (October 18, 1881 – September 14, 1968), major league infielder, manager and scout, here shown at the beginning of his three seasons as the New York Giants' third baseman, in 1915. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Lobert "When Connie Mack died in 1956, Hans Lobert became the man who had been in major-league baseball longer than anybody else. He continued to scout and work as an instructor for the Giants until his death in Philadelphia at age 87 on September 14, 1968." sabr.org/bioproj/person/1b9e4885

Heinie Groh, a great player that used a "bottle bat". The bottle bat made it easier to make contact with the ball, but it did not allow one to hit the ball as far. The last major leaguer that I recall using a bottle bat was Nellie Fox. In fact, I have a Louisville Slugger Nelson Fox bottle bat. Fox got a lot of spray singles using the bottle bat. He very seldom hit a homer. Groh played during the "dead ball" era and it was more important to make contact and "hit 'em where they ain't" as Wee Willie Keeler once said.

Polo Grounds, New York, 4/14/1915.

New York Giants third baseman in 1915,
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Thanks for the date and location, Wystan and for the additional information about Lobert, artolog. We will update our descriptions.