Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[Dto7]

Originally Posted by Amazin69

Not a WASHINGTON Senator, I'm fairly certain.

This image is part of a series of photo postcards being offered by eBay seller Larry Fritsch Cards. On the other side, the name "Jim Ponner" is written, but nobody named Ponner has ever played OB. I suspect that is the name of the photographer.

Another similar card offered in the set has the name "Mike Miller" on the reverse, but as the image contains the names of several upstate NY locations on a fence (Owasco, Franklin, Finger Lakes, Cayuga), I suspect that these players played for the Geneva Senators, Washington's farm in the NY-Penn league during the final pre-Texas years of the franchise.

Here is a team photo of the 1970 Gen Sens, featuring Bill Madlock and his roommate in a sea of white dudes:

Attachment 1090354

Here's the names

[Merkle923]

A lot of them - maybe a majority - are not from the minors, not even from Spring Training, but from the fall and winter instructional leagues, and lots of the names are really butchered.

Your best research bet in these scenarios is to look at the organizational page for the team depicted and look for a name that might rhyme or match or have the same rhythm of names as :"Jim Ponner" - Bonner? Conner? Donner?(Take a pass on that last one)

Or maybe the start and end of the name are correct but the middle isn't and the first has been misheard and he's John Ponner? John Painter? John Palmer? Or...Parker?

Like three year Phllly prospect, three year Senator farmhand, who made it to spring training one year (1970) and was even captured by Topps...skinny blond righty John Parker?

[DeweyintheHall]

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Your best research bet in these scenarios is to look at the organizational page for the team depicted and look for a name that might rhyme or match or have the same rhythm of names as :"Jim Ponner" - Bonner? Conner? Donner?(Take a pass on that last one)
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I see what you did there!

[Amazin69]

Thanks, Merkle and Dto.

I don't think "Ponner" has Parker's impressive chin, though.

And as noted, here is "Mike Miller" wandering around a similar patch of outfield, only the signage appears more Geneva NY than Sarasota FL, IMO:

So I'm thinking upstate more than down South. JMO

It could be that "Ponner" and "Miller" are just the same wandering blond and those names are the names of the photogs, I suppose.

[Disneyman87]

Hi everyone i am so close to finishing my Mariners project.
I need the following players in a Mariners uniform.
Wally backman 1993
Larry sheets 1993
Shawn boskie 1994
Milt hill 1994
Joe klink 1996
Thank you for all your help.

[Patsy Tebeau]

Originally Posted by Amazin69

Thanks, Merkle and Dto.


It could be that "Ponner" and "Miller" are just the same wandering blond and those names are the names of the photogs, I suppose.

It definitely seems like that could be the case. I usually rely on the ears and nose for identifying and they both look really similar from a side view like that. I'm not sure if that's just a shadow or if the guy in the second image has longer sideburns than the first one though.

[Patsy Tebeau]

Another similarity I just noticed is in both images the left sleeve is rolled up a bit while the right one isn't. It almost certainly has to be the same person.


Here's a BR link to a Michael Miller who was with the Senators/Rangers farm system in the early 70s but I think he might have been a Native American based on some of the information listed on this page: https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=miller007mic

[prewinter]

Originally Posted by tnfoto

Pictured with the 1885 Olympics of Erie. Thanks to SABR for image provision!

Can anyone provide the source for the identification of Jeremiah Reardon with the 1885 Olympics of Erie? Jeremiah was only seventeen in 1885 and barely established as an amateur in St. Louis. I'm not sure he would have been playing professionally in Erie in 1885.

I trying to determine if the player on Erie was Jimmy Reardon (reardo002jam), from Hamilton, Canada.

[cinemaodyssey]

Originally Posted by prewinter

Can anyone provide the source for the identification of Jeremiah Reardon with the 1885 Olympics of Erie? Jeremiah was only seventeen in 1885 and barely established as an amateur in St. Louis. I'm not sure he would have been playing professionally in Erie in 1885.

I trying to determine if the player on Erie was Jimmy Reardon (reardo002jam), from Hamilton, Canada.

You are 100% correct, the Erie team photograph pictures Jim Reardon (specifically mentioned in the 6/16/1885 edition of The Hamilton Spectator). Photographic comparisons can be made additionally since Reardon was also on the 1885 Syracuse team that year. It appears Jeremian "Jerry" Reardon is now a missing player. He was notorious for running into the law and was in office in St. Louis for the Democrat party for several years. We may be able to find a picture that way.

[Disneyman87]

Update for my project. I only need 1 more player. I need Shawn boskie from the 1994 team. He pitched two games. July 23 and July 30th of that year.

[DeweyintheHall]

Was thumbing through my 1994 album, and for the first time is busting packs in 1994 noticed this odd emblem on Hernandez' cap - I even checked Creamer's Sports Logos site but cannot come up with any explanation.

Does anyone know the purpose of this cap insignia? I assume it means Chcago American League, but beyond that I'm stumped.

[Amazin69]

Future Met Roberto Hernandez is wearing a 1941 Chicago American Giants cap, presumably as part of some Negro Leagues heritage "Turn Back the Clock" promotion. I don't know the date, though.

[DeweyintheHall]

Originally Posted by Amazin69

Future Met Roberto Hernandez is wearing a 1941 Chicago American Giants cap, presumably as part of some Negro Leagues heritage "Turn Back the Clock" promotion. I don't know the date, though.

Thanks!

[Merkle923]

Worn by the White Sox, May 22, per The Chicago Tribune

[DeweyintheHall]

Originally Posted by Merkle923

Worn by the White Sox, May 22, per The Chicago Tribune

And there you have it. I knew the people on this board would be able to solve the mystery!

[cinemaodyssey]

I found Hogan, who pitched in 4 games for the 1914 Kansas City Packers, in the 3/17/1914 edition of The Kansas City Journal. The photo was printed during Spring Training. I did not previously have Hogan pictured in his Federal League uniform.
There is an additional image of Hogan from the 4/12/1914 edition of The Kansas City Post, but he is wearing a warm-up jacket.

[bb4fun2dice]

Have any of you colorizers ever used imagerestoreai.com to colorize black and white photos

[Cusick]

Ordinarily, I would not post the photo of a career minor leaguer on this major league thread, but I'm responding to an old request by UKBaseball for a photo of this player as an aid to identifying players in the 1931 Boston Red Sox spring training photo posted on this thread. Hope this helps.

[Cusick]

An image of Tom Gillen has been published along with his biography by Bill Lamb in the SABR Bioproject. The source of the image is not mentioned. Would anyone like to opine as to whether this is a valid image for this missing player?

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tom-gillen/

[tnfoto]

Originally Posted by Cusick

An image of Tom Gillen has been published along with his biography by Bill Lamb in the SABR Bioproject. The source of the image is not mentioned. Would anyone like to opine as to whether this is a valid image for this missing player?

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tom-gillen/

It seems to be valid. I believe it was clipped from the 09-Sep-1886 Detroit Free Press.