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Originally Posted by infieldfly
That photo appeared to already be heavily processed and the jersey letters were compromised. I did an online search and found that there was better quality and already colorized version of that pose here.
Though smaller, I thought the colors looked good so did a 2x enlargement/enhancement with Topaz app. The attached is the result of that. |
Wonderful find! Thank you so much.
A subpar 1924 image of Al Yeargin is attached, possibly originating from the Spalding guide.
A right handed pitcher, he represented the Braves in just 1 game in 1922. B-R lists his only appearance as a complete game but he only pitched 7 innings, does that indicate the game was abandoned for inclement weather or more likely darkness? He only gave up one earned run but the game is recorded as a 3-0 loss to the Giants. The game was played on the tail end of a double hitter on 1st October and was the final game of their season. Another oddity was that he gave up a home run to Mahlon Higbee, Higbee's only career home run, yet Higbee never played in the Major Leagues again.
Yeargin returned to the Braves in 1924, his final season, and posted a 1-11 record from 12 starts. He pitched 141 plus innings over 32 appearances including 6 complete games.