Dixie Walker was so popular he became known as “The People’s Cherce” at Ebbets Field. His father, Ewart (the original “Dixie Walker”), was a pitcher for the Washington Senators (1909
Thanks to Duncan Harvey for helping me with this card. Harold “Pee Wee” Reese was a ten time All Star and baseball hall of famer who formed a keystone combo with Jackie Robinson. He was 5’10” which was not small at all for the time…his nickname came from the fact that he was a marbles champion as a kid.
Kirby Higbe was both a hard thrower and a hard liver. He saw action in Germany as a rifleman and was also deployed in the Pacific theatre.
Harry Danning was nicknamed “The Horse” and spent his entire career with the New York Giants.
I got a really nice eBay haul in the mail today, incluing this pair of New York Giants. Harry “Gunboat” Gumbert was a big righthander (6’2″) who had a pretty solid career, ending up with 143 wins during his 15 year stint.
Joe Orengo was a serviceable infielder who played all four infield positions during his 
seven-year career. 1940 was his only season as a regular, batting .287 and slugging seven home runs.
Jo Jo Moore was one of the better slash-hitting lead off hitters of his time. He batted over .300 five times and never struck out more that 37 times in a season. He was a five-time all star and appeared in three Fall Classics. He enjoyed a productive 12-year career.
Hall of Famer Mel Ott was only 5’9″ but packed a lot of whollop…leading the league in homers six times and being the first National Leaguer to surpass 500 home runs. His swing would remind you a lot of Sammy Sosa’s and it worked rather well for him, ending with a .304 lifetime batting average.
Babe Young was a decent first baseman fighting out of Astoria, New York.
Lee Handley was a fielding dandy and a solid hitter over 10 seasons. In 1939, he tied for the league lead in stolen bases despite a serious beaning that kept him on the shelf for more than 50 games.
A pair of hurlers who achieved infamy share this pasteboard.
Bob Klinger was a decent pitcher, notching a lifetime record of 66-61 with a more than respectable 3.68 ERA with the Pirates and Red Sox. His brush with destiny came when he was a relief pitcher on Boston’s American League pennant-winning team in 1946. Klinger took the loss in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series. He was on the mound when Enos Slaughter made the famous “Mad Dash” from first base to score the go-ahead run in the 8th inning on a hit by Harry Walker.
Stanley Brown was better known as Mace, which is a darn cool nickname I simply must bestow on someone.
Terry Moore joined the Cardinal in 1935, a year after the famed Gas House Gang won the World Series. He would play with many of the most elite of the Redbirds including Dizzy Dean, Stan Musial, Johnny Mize, and Frankie Frisch…but Moore was the captain of those teams. A four-time All Star and two-time member of World Championship teams, he
This card shows two of the forgotten stars of our glorious national pastime.
