DATE: 1944-45 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: St. Louis Browns SUBJECT: Sam Zoldak 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 Sam Zoldak, pictured in his St. Louis Browns uniform circa 1944-45. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1944-45, 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: Samuel Walter Zoldak (Sad Sam) was born in 98 in Brooklyn, NY and died in 966 in New Hyde Park, NY. He played major league baseball from 944 to 952 as pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics. Zoldak joked that he acquired his nickname of "Sad Sam" because he was up and throwing in the bullpen in all six games of the World Series but never got the call to the mound. After his time as an active player ended, Zoldak scouted for the Washington Senators. SKU: GB11690
Item: GB11690
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