Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[UKBaseballfan]

1994 Cleveland Indians

[UKBaseballfan]

1999 Boston Red Sox

[Home Free]

I've tried Google, Getty, Trading Card Database, eBay, Worth Point and this thread, and I cannot find a single image of Elmer Dessens with the Braves in 2008 season.
He spent most of the season in Mexico, but I made the naive assumption that by 2008, there weren't that many that slipped through the cracks. Wrong again!

[Cusick]

The attached isn't a great photo of Dessens, but perhaps it will suffice until something else comes along. It shows Elmer leaving the mound after Bobby Cox has relieved him of the ball. It's from the Greenville (SC) News of Sept. 1, 2008.

[cheech411]

[pegasus27]

from wikipedia

[Chickazoola]

I found one of my most wanted guys, Charles Emig, who lived to 100 years old and pitched one game for the 1896 Louisville Colonels. His photo appeared in the May 1, 1900 Muncie Star Press. A note in the game recap from the previous day confirms it is the same guy as the major leaguer.

[Chickazoola]

I've located a pretty low quality image of Alonzo Breitenstein, who pitched for the 1883 Philadelphia Phillies.


He was a life long resident of Utica, where he ran a hotel and seems to have been involved in the theatre scene. He went by the shorter "Lon" rather than Alonzo. His photo appeared in the October 21, 1951 Utica Observer Dispatch.

[Chickazoola]

It is always nice to locate a Union Association guy. I've found a woodcut of Elias Peak during his time with Minneapolis in 1887. He was pictured in the February 7, 1887 Minneapolis Star Tribune.

[cinemaodyssey]

Originally Posted by Chickazoola

I found one of my most wanted guys, Charles Emig, who lived to 100 years old and pitched one game for the 1896 Louisville Colonels. His photo appeared in the May 1, 1900 Muncie Star Press. A note in the game recap from the previous day confirms it is the same guy as the major leaguer.

Glad you tracked Emig down. He's eluded me for a long time so it's nice to put a face to the name.
Now if only you could find an image of Jim Holdsworth and a better photo of Dupee Shaw I could die happy.

[dennis_keith]

Originally Posted by Chickazoola

I've located a pretty low quality image of Alonzo Breitenstein, who pitched for the 1883 Philadelphia Phillies.


He was a life long resident of Utica, where he ran a hotel and seems to have been involved in the theatre scene. He went by the shorter "Lon" rather than Alonzo. His photo appeared in the October 21, 1951 Utica Observer Dispatch.

Low quality, Yes, but since it's the only one available, as a determined Phillies collector, I'll take it. That leaves only about two dozen Phillies in their 135 year history or whom there is no photographic record of. (although there exists about 10 fairly good sketches of those for whom there are no photos of).

[dennis_keith]

Originally Posted by Chickazoola

I've located a pretty low quality image of Alonzo Breitenstein, who pitched for the 1883 Philadelphia Phillies.


He was a life long resident of Utica, where he ran a hotel and seems to have been involved in the theatre scene. He went by the shorter "Lon" rather than Alonzo. His photo appeared in the October 21, 1951 Utica Observer Dispatch.

You identified this meeting taking place in 1951. Did you mean 1931? Alonzo Breitenstein died in 1932.

[dennis_keith]

Breitenstein apparently went from throwing a baseball for a living to swinging a hammer and working a saw as a stagehand and employing other carpentry skills, which is logical and makes sense. ie: Murry Dickson, (MLB: 1939-1959 except for WWII military service) pitched for two decades in the big leagues and was a carpenter in his off-seasons and after he retired from baseball.

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by dennis_keith

You identified this meeting taking place in 1951. Did you mean 1931? Alonzo Breitenstein died in 1932.

The banner in the photo identifies the year as 1903. The caption under the photo says it happened 48 years ago. Add the two together and the 1951 date of the newspaper in which it was published makes sense.

[Home Free]

My way of saying thank you ...

John Hudek made three MLB stops in his final major league season, 1999,
beginning the year with the Reds and winding up with the Blue Jays. In between, from April 16 to July 30, he was a member of the Braves. He pitched in 15 games (0-1, 6.48). He was acquired by the Braves for former closer and World Series hero ('95) and goat ('96) Mark Wohlers.

Found this in the third edition of the Fan! program and cleaned up the background. Literally the only one I've seen, but I'd expect more are out there to be found.

[Chickazoola]

Originally Posted by cinemaodyssey

Glad you tracked Emig down. He's eluded me for a long time so it's nice to put a face to the name.
Now if only you could find an image of Jim Holdsworth and a better photo of Dupee Shaw I could die happy.

Haha. Holdsworth has proven elusive for me as well, especially considering how long his career was.

Shaw at least has an Old Judge card to his credit.

[Cusick]

The attached woodcut is from the book Baseball's First Stars, a 1996 SABR publication edited by Frederick Ivor-Campbell, Robert Tiermann, and Mark Rucker. I have a hunch that it's an enlargement of the woodcut of Dupee which appeared in the Nov. 10, 1883 issue of the New York Clipper.

[Cusick]

This photo of the seldom seen 8-game major league pitcher is from a team photo of the 1871 Osceola Base Ball Club of Stratford, Connecticut. The team photo is being auctioned by loveofthegameauctions.com.

[Cusick]

This photo of 11-game major league pitcher Jim Hackett is from the same auction by loveofthegameauctions.com. It shows him with the Terre Haute Hotentots.

[cinemaodyssey]

Originally Posted by Cusick

The attached woodcut is from the book Baseball's First Stars, a 1996 SABR publication edited by Frederick Ivor-Campbell, Robert Tiermann, and Mark Rucker. I have a hunch that it's an enlargement of the woodcut of Dupee which appeared in the Nov. 10, 1883 issue of the New York Clipper.

Yeah I think that's the image in the Facepack. He was a decent starting pitcher for a few years, so I'm a little surprised a good non-woodcut image hasn't really emerged yet.