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AESP_pres · 07-17-2025, 05:52 PM

Anyone ever find a picture or drawing of Jim McElroy who played for Philadelphia and Wilmington in 1884?

Chickazoola · 07-18-2025, 10:00 AM

No photos/images are known to exist of McElroy. Spent a lot of time on his case, and he died quite young of a morphine overdose in the aptly named Needles, California in 1889.

I wrote a bit about his post baseball life on my blog a couple years ago
https://medium.com/@BaseballObscura/...ed-984a1501305

AESP_pres · 07-18-2025, 10:29 AM

Thanks! I know some of you are expert at finding picture (you are one of them) and since him going to play east with many other California players was a major news that year I thought maybe something shown up in the newspapers...

72A'sDolphins · 07-19-2025, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by infieldfly

Here's one. Palette.fm with a "red assist" from Photoshop Elements.

HUGE TY!!!!!!

Chickazoola · Yesterday, 01:52 PM

John Thorn just posted this great woodcut of Alex Skinner (listed as Stephen in the caption) from the January 18, 1879 National Police Gazette.

Skinner shot his brother George at the George Wright Baseball Emporium, but since his brother survived, he avoided charges.

Skinner relocated from Brooklyn to Baltimore in 1884, and through his friendship with Billy Barnie got hooked up with the Baltimore Unions and filled in a couple games - one for Baltimore and one for Chicago.

He also umpired in the AA and the NL in 1886.

07-17-2025, 05:52 PM	#37601
AESP_pres Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Province of Quebec Posts: 4,027	Anyone ever find a picture or drawing of Jim McElroy who played for Philadelphia and Wilmington in 1884? __________________ The FGs I did for the Universe Facegen pack if you don't want to download the complete file everytime the pack is updated. The complete set (1871 to 1978) Just the update.

07-18-2025, 10:29 AM	#37603
AESP_pres Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Province of Quebec Posts: 4,027	Thanks! I know some of you are expert at finding picture (you are one of them) and since him going to play east with many other California players was a major news that year I thought maybe something shown up in the newspapers... __________________ The FGs I did for the Universe Facegen pack if you don't want to download the complete file everytime the pack is updated. The complete set (1871 to 1978) Just the update.

Yesterday, 01:52 PM	#37605
Chickazoola Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 228	WOODCUT LOCATED Alex Skinner 1884 Baltimore Unions / Chicago Unions John Thorn just posted this great woodcut of Alex Skinner (listed as Stephen in the caption) from the January 18, 1879 National Police Gazette. Skinner shot his brother George at the George Wright Baseball Emporium, but since his brother survived, he avoided charges. Skinner relocated from Brooklyn to Baltimore in 1884, and through his friendship with Billy Barnie got hooked up with the Baltimore Unions and filled in a couple games - one for Baltimore and one for Chicago. He also umpired in the AA and the NL in 1886. Attached Images

07-18-2025, 10:00 AM	#37602
Chickazoola Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 228	No photos/images are known to exist of McElroy. Spent a lot of time on his case, and he died quite young of a morphine overdose in the aptly named Needles, California in 1889. I wrote a bit about his post baseball life on my blog a couple years ago https://medium.com/@BaseballObscura/...ed-984a1501305