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| 1909 Jesse Burkett Baseball Card |
Though not found in the LoC's collection, but elsewhere online, another familiar face was featured in this set.
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| 1909 Patrick Moran Baseball Card |
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Burkett and Moran
Through the American Memory collection through the Library of Congress, I found an early baseball card of Jesse Burkett. The set is known as the 1909 T204 Ramly Cigarettes set.
There were 121 cards issues in this set and the LoC has 56 of them in their online digital collection. What makes Burkett's presence in this set interesting is the fact that the Worcester Busters (the team he managed from 1906-1913) was a minor league team. All of the other teams featured in this set are from the major leagues.
Though not found in the LoC's collection, but elsewhere online, another familiar face was featured in this set.
Fitchburg native Patrick Moran (seen here as P.J. Moran) was catching for the Chicago Cubs in 1909. Notice the square gold background in Moran's card, rather than the oval in Burkett's. The Cubs finished in 2nd place in 1909, winning 104 games.
Though not found in the LoC's collection, but elsewhere online, another familiar face was featured in this set.
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