Gambo and T_Wil1 Photopack

[Jabez54]

Many thanks for updating your finds and sharing them with us, cinemaodyssey!!

[stlcardsfan]

trying this again since i figured out how to upload photos.

these are all unidentified and any help would be great.

cubs player 1951
PHI men from 1943 (not a player or coach that i can find)
Stl early 1920s?
PIT unknown righty
PHI 24-27 unknown

[baseball-birthdays.com]

PHI men from 1943 (not a player or coach that i can find)

might be Bucky Harris at left, kneeling, holding bat and ball

[Terry D]

Alabama-born Mickey Mahler was a very marginal left-handed pitcher from the late 70s to the mid 80s. He was the brother of the much better known Rick Mahler, who had a couple of decent mid-80s years for the Braves before turning into a punching bag in the later years of the decade. Mickey too started out with the Braves. He came up in 1977 after a pretty fair year in AAA and spent two plus years in Atlanta, mostly as a starter. In those seasons Mickey went 10-24 for the Braves with ERAs of 6.26, 4.68, and 5.85. That might have finished him, but thanks to his own obstinacy and the general shortage of LHP Mickey hung on by his fingernails for most of the 80s, pitching successively for the Pirates, Angels, Expos, Tigers, and Blue Jays, finishing with an overall MLB record of 14-32 with a 4.68 ERA. His minor league record has gaps in it but he was not terribly impressive down there; he didn't get much time in the low minors before the Braves promoted him, which may have been part of his problem. His best AAA year was '80 for Portland in the Pirates chain, where he went 14-8 with a 2.65 ERA, really good for a hitters' league like the PCL. Mickey's major league record doesn't show that he was much better as a situational southpaw than he was generally, but he was much better as a reliever (2.73 ERA) than as a starter (5.45). Ironically his best ML season was 1985, when he worked mostly as a starter. Mickey began the year with the Expos. He threw a one-hitter and posted a 3.54 ERA, but went only 1-4 so the Expos let him go to Detroit. For the Tigers Mickey was even better, posting a 1.74 ERA in the heat of the pennant race but finishing just 1-2. Through it all Mickey kept or developed a sense of humor about himself and his career. All but a few of his pictures show him smiling and he once said that he would sweep the dugout, chalk the field, or do anything else a club wanted him to do. I had almost given up on finding him as a Tiger, but I finally located him in film of a Sept. 85 game between Detroit and Toronto. The film is on youtube if anyone wants to try and better this screenshot.

[ethanwa]

Hey folks, anyone have a high-res photo of Reggie Walton on the 1980 Seattle Mariners? I found this, but am looking for the original:



Also, for the same year, looking for a high-res of Jim Anderson of this image:

[baseball-birthdays.com]

Originally Posted by ethanwa

Hey folks, anyone have a high-res photo of Reggie Walton on the 1980 Seattle Mariners? I found this, but am looking for the original:

...

Also, for the same year, looking for a high-res of Jim Anderson of this image:

both are sampled from ToppsVault images (the Walton image is reversed, corrected version added)

[ethanwa]

Thank you so much!!!

[Dto7]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

trying this again since i figured out how to upload photos.

these are all unidentified and any help would be great.



PIT unknown righty

I will give a couple of names for the Pittsburg player and both are infielders. Gene Freese and Gair Allie, just guesses of course.

[baseball-birthdays.com]

Originally Posted by Dto7

I will give a couple of names for the Pittsburg player and both are infielders. Gene Freese and Gair Allie, just guesses of course.

looks like Allie to me, here are a couple of images for comparison...

[Dto7]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

trying this again since i figured out how to upload photos.

these are all unidentified and any help would be great.


PHI 24-27 unknown

Philadelphia Athletic player looks a lot like Bing Miller.

[Dto7]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

trying this again since i figured out how to upload photos.

these are all unidentified and any help would be great.

cubs player 1951

The 1951 Cub looks like pitcher Paul Minner.

[stlcardsfan]

Originally Posted by Dto7

Philadelphia Athletic player looks a lot like Bing Miller.

I dont think its bing or minner

Minner's teeth dont match at all, the man in the photo i have looks to be possibly Hispanic or Italian?

I dont like the shape of Bing Millers head compared to the mystery mans either, Here is a pic of Bing in the same uniform and he (in my opinion) doesnt match at all on the head shape. Bings head is much more round and short.

I think Allie is correct on the Pitts player.

Harris is also not sitting right with me, the noses dont match on Bucky harris and mystery PHI's

Thank you though

[cinemaodyssey]

Facepack upgrade, pictured with the 1922 Washington Senators.

[ethanwa]

Looking for another high-res version of a Mariners photo... this time it's Paul Serna on the 1981 Seattle Mariners. Do you have this one @baseball-birthdays.com?

Here's the tiny version:

[cinemaodyssey]

Facepack upgrade, also pictured with the 1922 Washington Senators.

[Cusick]

Cinemaodyssey, thank you for all your recent postings, both on the 19th and today.

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by stlcardsfan

trying this again since i figured out how to upload photos.

these are all unidentified and any help would be great.

cubs player 1951
PHI men from 1943 (not a player or coach that i can find)
Stl early 1920s?
PIT unknown righty
PHI 24-27 unknown

Regarding the 1951 Cubs player, can you tell us something about the photo? What makes you conclude that it's from 1951? Is it possible that this is a player from the Cubs' spring camp in 1951 rather than from the regular season? Are there any markings on the back of the photo that would be helpful? I've looked at the Cubs' section of Mark Okkonen's photo book on the decade of the Fifties, and I don't see a match with the players he displays with the 1951 Cubs. I'm willing to do more research on this if you give me more details as a starting baseline.

[baseball-birthdays.com]

Originally Posted by ethanwa

Looking for another high-res version of a Mariners photo... this time it's Paul Serna on the 1981 Seattle Mariners. Do you have this one @baseball-birthdays.com?

Here's the tiny version:

that looks to have been sampled from a scan of his '83 Topps card - I don't think the original film was ever offered for sale, although I might just have missed it.

[stlcardsfan]

Originally Posted by Cusick

Regarding the 1951 Cubs player, can you tell us something about the photo? What makes you conclude that it's from 1951? Is it possible that this is a player from the Cubs' spring camp in 1951 rather than from the regular season? Are there any markings on the back of the photo that would be helpful? I've looked at the Cubs' section of Mark Okkonen's photo book on the decade of the Fifties, and I don't see a match with the players he displays with the 1951 Cubs. I'm willing to do more research on this if you give me more details as a starting baseline.

The diamond shaped patch on his arm was used in the 1951 Year for the 75th anniversary of the National League... other than that I dont have any info. I believe I got the photo from here years ago, and it didnt have a name attached to it.

Very possible it could be a minor leaguer.

[stlcardsfan]

Here is the other photo of the men wearing 1943 Phillies uniforms


Found this on eBay last night. It was listed as the 1928 Cubs Old Timers Ball team...but I dont think that is the case, several of the men look familiar, Im about 99% sure Honus Wagner is dead center with arms crossed.
The man in black in the bottom favors Pete Alexander but im not sure
Wilbert Robinson with the B on jersey left of Honus?
John McGraw top row 3rd from right?


I Figured id drop it here incase anyone wanted it