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Originally Posted by krantzbucks
John Fulton "Abe" Woods colorized with the Boston Red Sox. DeepNostalgia and Kolorize.cc for the win
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Superb outcome in respect of enhancing the Woods image thank you.
Just downloaded this Irish Meusel image from 1924 with the Giants from the current RMY auction.
One of 2 brothers who were highly prominent both with New York, one in the National League and the other in the American League. Irish started his Major League career in 1914 , 6 years before brother, Bob. There were similarities in their careers as outfielders but Bob, aside from his final year in Cincinnati, spent the rest of his career with the Yankees. On the other hand Irish found prominence initially with the Phillies as a starter in 1918 before joining the Giants. His Major League career had started with Washington in 1914 and then returned 4 years later with Philadelphia. He waited 4 years to record his first hit as his stay in Washington consisted of just 1 hitless game.
Emil (Irish) joined the Giants from the Phillies during the 1921 season. He helped the Giants win the NL pennant and triumph over the Yankees, including his brother, in the World Series.
He ended his career with a .310 batting average and an .813 OPS. In his first 4 full seasons with the Giants he drove in, 132,125,102 and 111 runs respectively, leading the League in 1923 with 125. His output diminishing to 62 in 1926, he joined Brooklyn in 1927. Scored 100 runs or more in 1922 and 1923. Accumulated more than 200 hits in both 1921 and 1922. Slugged over .500 4 times reaching a peak in 1921 of .560. Twice amassed more than 300 Total Bases topping at 314 in 1922.
The vast majority of his games in the outfield were in left field. In 1923 when he lead the League in RBI he struck out just 16 times, and never fanned more than 33 times in a season. California born he earned his nickname through his appearance not his heritage.