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Originally Posted by Splitter24
Dick Montague... at least that's what it apparently said on the back of the photograph when I archived it. The only Dick Montague who fits the time period is this guy:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=montag001ric
But I have no proof that it's the guy in the link. There's no evidence that I can find of a Montague who would've been Cubs property in the era that this photo was taken. |
Think your baseball-reference cite is the right guy. I got the same photo off eBay in 2011. Dick Montague was a pitcher who appeared on the Cubs' spring training roster in 1931. He was born Sept. 5, 1909. He hailed from Buchanan, Michigan, which makes me think he aligns with the baseball-reference Dick Montague who attended the U. of Michigan and hurled in the minors in 1931.
P.S. Just checked the 1931 Cubs spring roster listed in the Feb. 5, 1931 issue of the Sporting News, and it indicates that Montague's 1930 baseball team was the University of Michigan.