Duplicate Names-100 Years Apart

pholmer · 07-29-2025, 01:22 AM

I created a new league, starting in 1903, and chose to manage the Yankees, of course. They were called the Highlanders then and one of their pitchers was named Jack O'Connor. I went to his bio and found this.

pholmer · 07-29-2025, 02:04 AM

There are several obvious reasons that is the wrong picture for this bio. So I turned to Baseball-Reference.com and found the answer. The Jack O'Connor on my 1903 NY Highlanders started his career in the old American Association in 1887, spent the 1890s with several National League teams, and was with the Highlanders for just the 1903 season. He moved to the St. Louis Browns in '04 and finished his career as their player/manager in 1910. He was a catcher, 1st baseman, and an outfielder.

pholmer · 07-29-2025, 02:12 AM

The other Jack O'Connor played in MLB from 1981 to 1987, ending his career exactly 100 years after the elder JO started his. This JO was pitcher for Minnesota, Montreal, and Baltimore.

pholmer · 07-29-2025, 02:40 AM

In the OOTP photos folder, there are two Jack O'Connor photos. One has just the name, which makes it the default and explains how the 1987 JO's photo was on the 1887 JO's bio, and the other has a (2) after it.(See below.) The 2nd one is a photo of 1887 JO at the end of his career. I added the two photos to my OOTP 26 photos folder, JO (1), a photo of 1887 JO when he was younger, and JO (3), a portrait style shot of 1987 JO, looking at the camera.

07-29-2025, 01:22 AM	#1
pholmer Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 140	Duplicate Names-100 Years Apart I created a new league, starting in 1903, and chose to manage the Yankees, of course. They were called the Highlanders then and one of their pitchers was named Jack O'Connor. I went to his bio and found this. Attached Images

07-29-2025, 02:04 AM	#2
pholmer Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 140	Duplicate Names-100 Years Apart There are several obvious reasons that is the wrong picture for this bio. So I turned to Baseball-Reference.com and found the answer. The Jack O'Connor on my 1903 NY Highlanders started his career in the old American Association in 1887, spent the 1890s with several National League teams, and was with the Highlanders for just the 1903 season. He moved to the St. Louis Browns in '04 and finished his career as their player/manager in 1910. He was a catcher, 1st baseman, and an outfielder. Attached Images Last edited by pholmer; 07-29-2025 at 02:14 AM.

07-29-2025, 02:12 AM	#3
pholmer Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 140	Duplicate Names-100 Years Apart The other Jack O'Connor played in MLB from 1981 to 1987, ending his career exactly 100 years after the elder JO started his. This JO was pitcher for Minnesota, Montreal, and Baltimore. Attached Images

07-29-2025, 02:40 AM	#4
pholmer Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 140	Duplicate Names-100 Years Apart In the OOTP photos folder, there are two Jack O'Connor photos. One has just the name, which makes it the default and explains how the 1987 JO's photo was on the 1887 JO's bio, and the other has a (2) after it.(See below.) The 2nd one is a photo of 1887 JO at the end of his career. I added the two photos to my OOTP 26 photos folder, JO (1), a photo of 1887 JO when he was younger, and JO (3), a portrait style shot of 1987 JO, looking at the camera. Attached Images