"The Old Ball Players II"




" I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't been seen by this generation."


(Satchel Paige (career 1925-1953) Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Black Sox, Cleveland Cubs, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Kansas City Monarchs, New York Black Yankees, Memphis Red Sox, Philadelphia Stars, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, Kansas City A's)





The greatest assembly of baseball stars in one sitting, the original Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees pose at Cooperstown in 1939. Thirteen players were elected; Christy Mathewson and Willie Keeler had passed away.Standing (l to r) Honus Wagner, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Tris Speaker, Napoleon Lajoie, George Sisler, Walter Johnson, Sitting (l to r) Eddie Collins, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, Cy Young. Ty Cobb, who received more votes than all of them, arrived late and missed the photo.










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