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Originally Posted by Marisfor HOF
From RMY Auctions here's a photo of pitcher Chuck Rose and 2B/SS Frank Ruddy along with another player only identified as Sullivan. Any idea who he might be? Of course they were Yankees at this point - just quoting the RMY listing.
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Article in the Washington Post of April 3, 1914. Dateline New York, April 2.
"Six of the Yankees' squad were disposed of tonight." First of the demoted players mentioned was Jack Sullivan, second baseman. He was released outright.
Sullivan probably won't be found in Baseball-reference.com, as he wasn't in pro ball prior to joining the Yankees. The Washington Herald of Feb. 11, 1914 (Dateline New York, Feb. 10) reported the following about him: "John Sullivan, a semi-professional second baseman, who was recommended by Fritz Maisel, was signed yesterday by the Yankees. Sullivan played in the Buffalo City League last year and ran up the tidy batting average of .400."
By the way, Frank Ruddy was trying out as a catcher when he was in the Yankees' spring camp in 1914, though it looks like he's wearing an infielder's glove in the photo.