DATE: 1929-33 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: St. Louis Browns SUBJECT: George Blaeholder PHOTOGRAPHER: George Burke APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Handwritten identification of photo's subject. Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 3-1/2"x5-1/2" real photo postcard of George Blaeholder, pictured in his St. Louis Browns uniform circa 1929-33. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1929-33, but this card was produced some time later (no earlier than the 1950's judging by the standard Kodak back). Comes from a large collection of such postcards that we will be listing over the coming months, all having standard postcard backs but being postally unused. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual item being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: George Franklin Blaeholder was born in Orange, CA and died in 947 in Garden Grove, CA. He played major league baseball from 925 to 936 as pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. Blaeholder is most noted for popularizing the slider pitch. Pitchers previously had used the pitch, but not nearly as extensively as Blaeholder threw it, as the pitch was considered by pitchers at the time to ruin the arm. SKU: GB10619
Item: GB10619
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