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James McCormick (November 3, 1856 – March 10, 1918) was a Scottish right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. A native of Glasgow, he was the first ballplayer born in Scotland to appear in a major league game.
McCormick was great friends with Mike "King" Kelly and was also very well liked by Cap Anson, two of the great personalities of early baseball. Anson was McCormick's captain-manager in 1885 and 1886, when Chicago won its last 19th-century pennants.
In Paterson starting in 1885, McCormick co-owned a bar with a fellow former local player, Dave Treado. It had a ticker, to post results of games and races. Before the 1888 season and probably at other times, Kelly did some bartending for him. That August, when McCormick’s wife Jennie died, Kelly wired a former mutual Chicago teammate, and "telegraphed Mr. Joseph Towell, the [Paterson] florist, to get up something handsome, and this consisted of `The Gates Ajar,’ the sides of which were made from nephetos [presumably nepetas, aromatic herbs in the mint family] and white roses, the base of carnations, yellow roses and white lilies. The gates were made of ivy leaves, the whole being surmounted by a dove."
― omar little, Thursday, 10 February 2011 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5818/edwalshhof1.jpg
Ed Walsh. I found this looking up info about my new boss. I also found a cool photo of Elmer Stricklett ("Master Teacher of the spitball"), but it's too small.
― bamcquern, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 05:09 (twelve years ago) link
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/charles-m-conlon-baseball-photographs/
― dayo, Saturday, 22 October 2011 14:57 (twelve years ago) link
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6750846167_9ee3f1f694_o.jpg
― caek, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
Sports Illustrated has a nice slide-show of old spring training photos up:
http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/gallery.mlb.classic.spring.training/images/mays-dark-80962391.jpg
http://cnnsi.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/gallery.mlb.classic.spring.training/content.1.html?sct=mlb_bf4_a4
― clemenza, Saturday, 10 March 2012 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
https://p.twimg.com/Ar_S8C5CEAIn7Hm.jpg
Casey Stengel and a friend
― polyphonic, Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
ws friend
― Grimy Little Pimp (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 3 May 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
slider I hardly know er
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 3 May 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
Johnson, Grove, Young, and guy who went 34-5 one season:
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6064/6082209587_768af071ac.jpg
Lots more here: http://www.highheatstats.com/2012/10/amazing-baseball-photos/#more-7269.
(Playoffs? Yes, I know.)
― clemenza, Thursday, 11 October 2012 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
not just photos... but who ever heard of the Indoor Base Ball craze?
http://baseballnuggets.blogspot.com/2012/10/indoor-baseball.html
― cancer, kizz my hairy irish azz (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 October 2012 01:20 (eleven years ago) link
Just started Summer of '68 by Tim Wendel. I wasn't aware of this Neil Leifer photo for a Sports Illustrated cover:
http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt7wfvMnnA1qm9rypo1_1280.jpg
― clemenza, Saturday, 12 July 2014 20:01 (nine years ago) link
Weird, wild stuff:
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4sJ9rNCIAAcFoQ.jpg
― clemenza, Monday, 9 March 2015 21:15 (nine years ago) link
https://mlblogsthesproutingnews.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/ernie-orsatti-cardinals1.jpg
― velko, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 07:38 (seven years ago) link
https://sfgiantsphotos.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/grant-eddie-272-69_hs_pd.jpg
― velko, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 07:47 (seven years ago) link
http://thumbs.imagekind.com/5307597_650/Lawrence-J-Larry-Benton_art.jpg?v=1401986712
― velko, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 07:55 (seven years ago) link
http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/2-william-c-baby-doll-jacobson-retro-images-archive.jpg
― velko, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 08:08 (seven years ago) link
need IDs
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 July 2016 10:50 (seven years ago) link
1. ernie orsatti2. eddie grant3. larry benton4. baby doll jacobson
― velko, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 11:08 (seven years ago) link
rolling newly discovered color footage of old-tyme baseball
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/sports/ted-williams-film-last-game.html
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 July 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
just barely beat ya to it
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 July 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
i failed at searching : /
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 July 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
https://phildellio.tripod.com/clemente.jpg
― clemenza, Tuesday, 22 February 2022 06:57 (two years ago) link
There's some Yankee fan page or something that keeps showing up on my FB wall with great photos.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BSoQlS-CUAAQgpE.jpg
― clemenza, Friday, 1 April 2022 03:14 (two years ago) link
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/61/f4/6c/61f46cbfcb8e6a28a7859da261fdf098.jpg
― clemenza, Friday, 1 April 2022 03:16 (two years ago) link
wow, when eras collide
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 1 April 2022 08:12 (two years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPTs6HkVIAM52N5?format=jpg&name=medium
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 April 2022 13:58 (two years ago) link
I'd never seen this till yesterday.
Ozzie Smith and Eddie Murray, high school teammates. Because that really happened. pic.twitter.com/G474z1OVjp— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) August 31, 2021
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 13:32 (one year ago) link
I'm in one of those Facebook groups for the small town where I grew up. Someone posted this morning, identifying it as 1971 and soliciting names.
https://i.postimg.cc/3wxP8GHQ/baseball.jpg
97% sure that's me just to the coach's right. (Couldn't remember his name, but someone ID'd him as Mr. Morton in the comments.) I'm so proud of those pants--I hadn't even read Ball Four yet, but I was already bucking the system. Typically, I'm trying to sneak a glance at the lineup card, worried about where I'm batting or even if I'm starting.
― clemenza, Saturday, 3 February 2024 14:44 (three months ago) link
Great photo. Looks like you guys were getting in some fall ball.
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 3 February 2024 15:04 (three months ago) link
I think you're right--the weather still made sense then.
― clemenza, Saturday, 3 February 2024 17:15 (three months ago) link
I think I posted in the portraits thread about how great Walter Iooss is (probably misspelled his name as I can’t find it in search) but was reminded of this by this thread & a SFG photography book I bought recently.https://i.postimg.cc/ZqywVGpd/IMG-4819.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/5Nw2vyXc/IMG-4816.jpgYogi Berra & Whitey Fordhttps://i.postimg.cc/gkJqM9P2/IMG-4817.jpgDiMaggio (at old timers day)https://i.postimg.cc/52y7FYtp/IMG-4820.jpgJuan Marichalhttps://i.postimg.cc/NfpCM7Q5/IMG-4821.jpgMayshttps://i.postimg.cc/bJc3Mm9F/IMG-4822.jpgKoufaxhttps://i.postimg.cc/vBr3d5P8/IMG-4825.jpg
I follow former SI photographer Walter Iooss on IG (you should too) and he posted this pic he took of Willie Mays the other day on Mays’s 90th bday. Pull this picture out every time someone says “they didn’t have athletes then like we have now.” pic.twitter.com/y6buSb1o54— Harry Arnett (@harryarnett) May 7, 2021
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Saturday, 3 February 2024 17:46 (three months ago) link
Some background for some of these photos here
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Saturday, 3 February 2024 17:47 (three months ago) link
that first one is Dodger Stadium is just sensational. and the Piazza graphic! so 90s.
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 3 February 2024 18:49 (three months ago) link
I think the three trees on the left are these ones
Fun Fact: The three palm trees in the left field bullpen are nicknamed, "The Three Sisters". They're so iconic to the stadium and to the team, the Dodgers actually incorporated them as part of their sock design. 🌴🌴🌴 pic.twitter.com/SjFysBE83g— All Sports History (@AllSportHistory) April 6, 2020
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Saturday, 3 February 2024 18:56 (three months ago) link
He turned 80 last year, still alive. His site:
https://www.walteriooss.com/
Backatcha, Dick Allen:
https://i.postimg.cc/Vvt8S7QL/walter.jpg
― clemenza, Saturday, 3 February 2024 19:49 (three months ago) link
Dave Parker, 1973 Charleston Charlies. @Pirates pic.twitter.com/nbq4vRmH0H— Vintage Jerseys & Hats (@PolyesterUnis) January 27, 2024
― mookieproof, Saturday, 3 February 2024 21:09 (three months ago) link
First Jays spring training, 1977. Some weird kind of calisthenics drill, I think.
https://i.postimg.cc/XvMxCT5r/roy.jpg
― clemenza, Friday, 23 February 2024 13:39 (three months ago) link
Is that not just sliding practice?
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Friday, 23 February 2024 14:38 (three months ago) link
Joking!
― clemenza, Friday, 23 February 2024 15:22 (three months ago) link
Sorry!
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Friday, 23 February 2024 15:24 (three months ago) link
I often assume everyone's on my wavelength. In my local Facebook group yesterday, someone linked to a big table of census-derived data for our town. In the comments I said "You know, a census taker once tried to test me...the rest of the story isn't important." The poster responded "Funny, but not"--I couldn't tell if she got the reference or not.
― clemenza, Friday, 23 February 2024 15:46 (three months ago) link
Cosell at Exhibition Stadium:
https://i.postimg.cc/Sx7NR6f2/cosell.jpg
― clemenza, Sunday, 3 March 2024 19:20 (two months ago) link
I like this one: Ted Williams at spring training, 1981, invited by then-Jays coach Bobby Doerr. (I get some of these from a FB page called Cooperstown in Canada that shows up on my feed.)
https://i.postimg.cc/4N3yMWG1/ted.jpg
"Just get the bat out front, John, and launch that fucking thing into space."
― clemenza, Saturday, 9 March 2024 20:52 (two months ago) link
20-year-old prospect Cito Gaston.
https://i.postimg.cc/GptvRyc4/cito.jpg
― clemenza, Friday, 22 March 2024 19:02 (two months ago) link
The Alous, 1966. (SI's Neil Leifer.)
https://i.postimg.cc/XYJPSPHW/alous.jpg
― clemenza, Thursday, 11 April 2024 01:21 (one month ago) link
Frank Robinson, 1966--it was a very good year.
https://i.postimg.cc/wTWTXFdF/frank.jpg
― clemenza, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 02:26 (four weeks ago) link
Weirdest photo that turned up on my FB wall this morning: the two Joneses, 1996:
https://i.postimg.cc/N0G3Nxg3/jones.jpg
Someone else commented on the thing that jumped out at me right away: looks like a photo from the '50s (the other person thought the '20s--the colour rules that out for me). And was Chipper Jones always that stocky? He looks like Harmon Killebrew there.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 15:28 (one week ago) link
Maybe the M for Milwaukee on the hat is adding to the effect?
― felicity, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 05:00 (one week ago) link
I miss a lot--see discussion of Shohei Ohtani New Yorker cover--so I didn't notice that...You might be right, though, that the M (almost subliminally) has something to do with it. It's their bulldog-like builds, which I associate with the '50s, that seemed off to me.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 14:29 (one week ago) link
pretty sure that M is for macon, erstwhile atlanta class a affiliate
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 17:55 (one week ago) link
that photo is clearly (to me) show on medium format film too, which adds to the effect. old tymey portraits would have been shot on large format film. neither look like 35mm
― 龜, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 18:09 (one week ago) link
Oh would wearing the M for Macon have been a thing they would have done? Agree they look unusually built, perhaps it's the photo angle slightly from below. Timeless photo from the ankles up.
― felicity, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 18:12 (one week ago) link
I'm sure all of that figures in, but this is how I remember Chipper Jones:
https://i.postimg.cc/W3vg3LJJ/chipper.jpg
Did he lose weight as he got older? Bulking up seemed to be the usual thing during the PED era.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 22 May 2024 18:15 (one week ago) link
Looks like baby fat, not unusual to see guys tone up to keep pace in the majors surely
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 22 May 2024 18:17 (one week ago) link
the macon braves are no more, having moved to rome, georgia in 2003 . . . where some desperate writers refer to them as the R-Braves.
the M-Braves still exist tho, as a double-a team in pearl (just outside of jackson) mississippi. naturally they had to add a fucking tomahawk to their M
https://mbraves.milbstore.com/cdn/shop/files/5950road_450x.png
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 May 2024 02:03 (one week ago) link
This is their last year in MS; moving to Columbus GA next year. The Jackson area is not having a good 2020s.
― Ippei's on a bummer now (WmC), Thursday, 23 May 2024 02:25 (one week ago) link
huh. thanks!
columbus, ga has had a bunch of teams over the last 150 years; the last one left for bowling green, ky in 2009
i assume they've built a new stadium and will be naming themselves the FORT BENNING MURDERERS or something?
― mookieproof, Thursday, 23 May 2024 02:43 (one week ago) link