Baseball Photo Trivia

[fan_since79]

One of them is best all-time ERA, the other lowest career WHIP.

 

 

 

[NJHalo]

30 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

One of them is best all-time ERA, the other lowest career WHIP.

 

 

 

Joe Blanton and CJ Wilson?

[Blarg]

On 12/16/2016 at 8:25 AM, Homebrewer said:

The Angels new Double A facility?

[NJHalo]

Why are these men wearing no pants? Are they getting ready for hazing......Texas Rangers style?

Who is the guy all the way on the right?

[Homebrewer]

Almost looks like a young Chipper Jones, but the time frame seems off for it to be him.

[yk9001]

Chipper Jones is a cracker, though.

[Angel Oracle]

4 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Two of the best pitchers ever, whose careers were cut short. Hall of Famers.

 

 

Addie Joss is one of them?

[fan_since79]

29 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Addie Joss is one of them?

Yes. Joss is on the right. The guy on the left was the losing pitcher in Joss' perfect game in 1908. He gave up 4 hits, 1 run, and struck out 15 batters in a losing cause.

 

 

[Homebrewer]

That would be Ed Walsh. The last guy to win 40 games, and once threw something like 450 innings in one season. That's why he had his career cut short. 

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, NJHalo said:

Why are these men wearing no pants? Are they getting ready for hazing......Texas Rangers style?

Who is the guy all the way on the right?

I had to look up the answer.   There is some irony in it.

[fan_since79]

1 minute ago, Homebrewer said:

That would be Ed Walsh. The last guy to win 40 games, and once threw something like 450 innings in one season. That's why he had his career cut short. 

"Big" Ed Walsh, that's correct.

Lowest career ERA all-time, 1.816. Also best FIP, 2.018 for you sabermetric freaks. By contrast, guys like Cy Young, Pete Alexander, and Bob Gibson are in the 2.8 range.

In a six-year period from 1907 thru 1912, Walsh's record was 151-99 with a 1.69 ERA in 2249 innings, an average of 375 innings each year. 42 shutouts in that six-year span.

 

[Homebrewer]

5 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

"Big" Ed Walsh, that's correct.

Lowest career ERA all-time, 1.816. Also best FIP, 2.018 for you sabermetric freaks. By contrast, guys like Cy Young, Pete Alexander, and Bob Gibson are in the 2.8 range.

In a six-year period from 1907 thru 1912, Walsh's record was 151-99 with a 1.69 ERA in 2249 innings, an average of 375 innings each year. 42 shutouts in that six-year span.

 

That's some AMAZING shit right there..

[fan_since79]

Had 12 RBI in a game once. Hall of Famer.

An NL MVP and two-time World Series champion.

[Tank]

37 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Had 12 RBI in a game once. Hall of Famer.

An NL MVP and two-time World Series champion.

william howard taft.

[Homebrewer]

10 hours ago, NJHalo said:

Why are these men wearing no pants? Are they getting ready for hazing......Texas Rangers style?

Who is the guy all the way on the right?

here's the guy on the right...

[arch stanton]

So if you said Chipper Jones you were only about 20 Braves' 3B behind.

[Angel Oracle]

Mathews both played for the Atlanta Crackers in the early 1950s, and also for the Atlanta Braves in their first season after moving from Milwaukee.

He debuted in the bigs while they were still playing in Boston.

[fan_since79]

Mathews is the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta.

[arch stanton]

That still doeasn't explain why they don't have pants or why the team name is Crackers

[Brent Maguire]

Anybody want to try to guess all the players in this kick ass picture? 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

14 hours ago, NJHalo said:

Why are these men wearing no pants? Are they getting ready for hazing......Texas Rangers style?

Who is the guy all the way on the right?

My guess is Eddie Mathews, but I;m not 100% sure.

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, Angels_Baseball said:

Anybody want to try to guess all the players in this kick ass picture? 

Lou Gehrig, Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr, Greg Maddux, Sandy Koufax, Joe McGinnity, Walter Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Shoeless  Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Yogi Berra, Stan Musial, Cy Young, Henry Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Ken Griffey Jr., Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt

[Stradling]

16 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

That would be Ed Walsh. The last guy to win 40 games, and once threw something like 450 innings in one season. That's why he had his career cut short. 

F'in Lasorda

[Dick B Back]

11 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Had 12 RBI in a game once. Hall of Famer.

An NL MVP and two-time World Series champion.

Its not Mark Whiten...

[NJHalo]

5 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

My guess is Eddie Mathews, but I;m not 100% sure.

Eddie Mathews is correct. The other 3 in the picture never amounted to much.

The Crackers was a shortened version of the prior Atlanta minor league team, the Atlanta Firecrackers

They are not wearing pants because the photographer jokingly told them "head shots only"

The Crackers played at Ponce de Leon ballpark. The only stadium with ground rules for a tree! There was a giant Magnolia tree that stood in deep centerfield.(Tree is still standing in the parking lot of the strip mall built on the site). Lots of interesting stories regarding this ballpark.

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/ponce-de-leon-ballpark