Looking for some help - Identify This Player

[BigbadB]

Could it be Rogers Hornsby? The way the guys standing, and his age, he looks like he could be a Player-Manager. I know Hornsby was just that at one point.

 

You keep ignoring the obvious.

[El Rojito]

I don't have any specific ideas, but if I wanted to find out and I had several hours to kill at work and distract myself I would do the following:

 

1) Search 1927-1932, 1934-1936 Cubs rosters on baseball-reference.com for older players who threw left-handed.

 

2) Google all returned matches from step (1)

[Tracer Bullet]

Could it be Rogers Hornsby? The way the guys standing, and his age, he looks like he could be a Player-Manager. I know Hornsby was just that at one point.

 

You keep ignoring the obvious.

 

I admit, you are better than I am.

 

Then why are you smiling?

 

Because I know something you don't.

 

What is that?

 

I...am not left-handed...

[El Rojito]

1) Search 1927-1932, 1934-1936 Cubs rosters on baseball-reference.com for older players who threw left-handed.

 

2) Google all returned matches from step (1)

Also, labeled roster photos of those teams would help.

 

Edit: here are a few labeled roster photos from that era:

 

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=75607&page=6

 

The socks are confusing though.

Edited October 1, 2008 by El Rojito

[TarzanJoeWallis]

Here are the lefty throwers from 1927-1936:

 

1927:

Jim Brillheart

Charlie Grimm

Ckiff Heathcote

Percy Jones

Art Nehf

Lefty Weinert

 

1928:

Grimm

Heathcote

Jones

Joe Kelly

Nehf

Weinert

 

1929:

Mike Cvengros

Grimm

Heathcote

Nehf

 

1930:

Grimm

Heathcote

Mal Moss

Jesse Petty

Bud Teachout

 

1931:

Grimm

Jakie May

Les Sweetland

 

1932:

Grimm

Marv Gudat

May

Harry Taylor

Carroll Yerkes

 

1933:

Dolph Camilli

Grimm

Roy Henshaw

Babe Herman

Beryl Richmond

Yerkes

 

1934:

Camilli

Phil Cavarretta

Grimm

Herman

Don Hurst

Roy Joiner

Charlie Wiedemeyer

 

1935:

Cavarretta

Larry French

Grimm

Henshaw

Joiner

Clyde Shoun

 

1936:

Cavarretta

French

Grimm

Henshaw

Shoun

 

Based on all of that, I am going to guess at this point that it is Phil Cavarretta.

 

EDIT: Now that I look at the picture again, I don't think it is Cavarretta. After a quick Google Image search, I am going to say it is either Heathcote, Nehf, Herman, or (and this is my top choice) Jakie May.

Edited October 1, 2008 by TarzanJoeWallis

[Coach C]

Heres the 2008 roster

 

http://www.westsiderooters.com/images/images/08Cubs.jpg

 

What's funny is that there was a guy named "Moran" on the roster. :lol:

[AndyM23]

Who it is not:

Grimm

Jones

Nehf

Sweetland

Camilli

Cavarretta

 

Here are the lefty throwers from 1927-1936:

 

1927:

Jim Brillheart

Charlie Grimm

Ckiff Heathcote

Percy Jones

Art Nehf

Lefty Weinert

 

1928:

Grimm

Heathcote

Jones

Joe Kelly

Nehf

Weinert

 

1929:

Mike Cvengros

Grimm

Heathcote

Nehf

 

1930:

Grimm

Heathcote

Mal Moss

Jesse Petty

Bud Teachout

 

1931:

Grimm

Jakie May

Les Sweetland

 

1932:

Grimm

Marv Gudat

May

Harry Taylor

Carroll Yerkes

 

1933:

Dolph Camilli

Grimm

Roy Henshaw

Babe Herman

Beryl Richmond

Yerkes

 

1934:

Camilli

Phil Cavarretta

Grimm

Herman

Don Hurst

Roy Joiner

Charlie Wiedemeyer

 

1935:

Cavarretta

Larry French

Grimm

Henshaw

Joiner

Clyde Shoun

 

1936:

Cavarretta

French

Grimm

Henshaw

Shoun

 

Based on all of that, I am going to guess at this point that it is Phil Cavarretta.

 

EDIT: Now that I look at the picture again, I don't think it is Cavarretta. After a quick Google Image search, I am going to say it is either Heathcote, Nehf, Herman, or (and this is my top choice) Jakie May.

[OleMissCub]

I'm pretty sure it's Jakie May:

 

http://www.sportsartifacts.com/aumjmay.JPG

[TarzanJoeWallis]

I'm pretty sure it's Jakie May:

 

http://www.sportsartifacts.com/aumjmay.JPG

 

Yeah, that's the same pic I saw that made him my top choice.

[MemphisVol]

I was just about to post that pic of Jakie May. I agree that it has to be him. He played for the Cubs from 1931-32.

[BigbadB]

Based on all of that, I am going to guess at this point that it is Phil Cavarretta.

 

EDIT: Now that I look at the picture again, I don't think it is Cavarretta. After a quick Google Image search, I am going to say it is either Heathcote, Nehf, Herman, or (and this is my top choice) Jakie May.

 

I ruled out Caverretta pretty early since he was only 19 years old in 1936 (the last year for those uni's. The guy in that photo is most certainly older than that.

 

I'm liking the Jakie May likeness.

[TarzanJoeWallis]

Based on all of that, I am going to guess at this point that it is Phil Cavarretta.

 

EDIT: Now that I look at the picture again, I don't think it is Cavarretta. After a quick Google Image search, I am going to say it is either Heathcote, Nehf, Herman, or (and this is my top choice) Jakie May.

 

I ruled out Caverretta pretty early since he was only 19 years old in 1936 (the last year for those uni's. The guy in that photo is most certainly older than that.

 

I'm liking the Jakie May likeness.

 

Yeah, May was about to turn 37 his second year with the Cubs, so that fits the profile too.

 

Just think, 70 years from now a group of Cubs fans may try to identify a picture of Mark Guthrie.

[BigbadB]

Yeah, May was about to turn 37 his second year with the Cubs, so that fits the profile too.

 

Just think, 70 years from now a group of Cubs fans may try to identify a picture of Mark Guthrie.

 

Also fitting the profile is that he is from the East Coast. Youngsville, NC. Not sure if that fits the vicinity, but it's all flowing together pretty well at this point.

[biittner77]

1930:

Grimm

Heathcote

Mal Moss

Jesse Petty

Bud Teachout

 

I hope this guy wasn't the hitting coach.

[Yorick]

Yeah, May was about to turn 37 his second year with the Cubs, so that fits the profile too.

 

Just think, 70 years from now a group of Cubs fans may try to identify a picture of Mark Guthrie.

 

Also fitting the profile is that he is from the East Coast. Youngsville, NC. Not sure if that fits the vicinity, but it's all flowing together pretty well at this point.

 

The museum is in Vermont, so we're not all that close to NC. ;) However, if anyone could establish that May liked to fly fish then we'd know for certain we have a winner. But even without that bit of info I'd have to agree that it is indeed looking like Jakie May is our mystery player.

 

Just keep your fingers crossed for those future Cubs fans that any and all photos of Guthrie are, you know, labeled and stuff.

[Tyrant]

 

Just think, 70 years from now a group of Cubs fans may try to identify a picture of Mark Guthrie.

 

And then they'll go to another thread and say, "OK, it's been 170 years. Now is the time!"

[Post Count Padder]

Not sure, but some cool photos in this thread.

[Rob]

Merge with History thread?

[OleMissCub]

Merge with History thread?

 

please no.

[OleMissCub]

Here's another image that has May in it. That picture is DEFINITELY May.

 

http://baseball-fever.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=41760&d=1210280760

[BigbadB]

Just keep your fingers crossed for those future Cubs fans that any and all photos of Guthrie are, you know, BURNED and stuff.

 

Fixed.

[Little Slide Rooter]

The year 2080

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/2007/06/26/MDSCJPzq.jpg

 

I came across a picture of an old Cub. Any ideas?

 

Rich Harden?

Ryan Dempster?

Greg Maddux?

Mitch Atkins?

Josh Vitters?

Kerry Wood?

Ryne Sandberg?

 

I thought my grandfather might know, but he became enraged and dropped dead of a heart attack when I showed it to him.