I believe Eddie Milner had the only hit in a one hitter a record breaking number of times. A look on google shows Milner and Cesar Tovar each did it FIVE TIMES! So Random and beautiful!
It would've been easier for me to go with something like Robin Yount's RC, given his name's connection to birds chirping in the spring, etc., but what actually popped into my mind immediately was the word Sol, which means 'sun' in spanish... so off to Google I went, and sure enough, I found a baseball player with that name who would make for an interesting profile one day since he deserves more attention given that he was a little-known pioneer of the negro leagues and wrote the first in-depth edition of the history of black baseball way back in 1907. As an added bonus, this card even shows him waiting for the train to Palm Beach for the upcoming season, so I thought it would be a great card to highlight for today's assignment. So, without further ado, my selection today is Sol White's H813-4 Boston Garter-Helmar, #7.
From wikipedia: King Solomon "Sol" White (June 12, 1868 – August 26, 1955) was an American professional baseball infielder, manager and executive, and one of the pioneers of the Negro leagues. An active sportswriter for many years, he wrote the first definitive history of black baseball in 1907. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
At first glance, this seemed a tricky one, but by my next glance I thought of my childhood favorite Steve Avery. Avis is Latin for Bird, so Steve Aviary. In a time with 3 HoF pitchers, it might seemed odd that Avery was my favorite, but there was something about that curl and high leg kick that I loved. His 1989 card, with that beaming smile and casually tossed ball in his HS dugout, is still among my favorite cards: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/716s0uJ4lmL.jpg
He honestly looks like he just crapped his pants
lol
I believe Eddie Milner had the only hit in a one hitter a record breaking number of times. A look on google shows Milner and Cesar Tovar each did it FIVE TIMES! So Random and beautiful!
Great find. Baseball is so cool!
It would've been easier for me to go with something like Robin Yount's RC, given his name's connection to birds chirping in the spring, etc., but what actually popped into my mind immediately was the word Sol, which means 'sun' in spanish... so off to Google I went, and sure enough, I found a baseball player with that name who would make for an interesting profile one day since he deserves more attention given that he was a little-known pioneer of the negro leagues and wrote the first in-depth edition of the history of black baseball way back in 1907. As an added bonus, this card even shows him waiting for the train to Palm Beach for the upcoming season, so I thought it would be a great card to highlight for today's assignment. So, without further ado, my selection today is Sol White's H813-4 Boston Garter-Helmar, #7.
From wikipedia: King Solomon "Sol" White (June 12, 1868 – August 26, 1955) was an American professional baseball infielder, manager and executive, and one of the pioneers of the Negro leagues. An active sportswriter for many years, he wrote the first definitive history of black baseball in 1907. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Love the reasoning...sounds like something I'd come up with. And thanks for the lead on an interesting baseball figure I didn't know about before!
At first glance, this seemed a tricky one, but by my next glance I thought of my childhood favorite Steve Avery. Avis is Latin for Bird, so Steve Aviary. In a time with 3 HoF pitchers, it might seemed odd that Avery was my favorite, but there was something about that curl and high leg kick that I loved. His 1989 card, with that beaming smile and casually tossed ball in his HS dugout, is still among my favorite cards: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/716s0uJ4lmL.jpg
Great pick. And Avery was the one folks were really going ga-ga over as a prospect (and in the hobby).