WES FERRELL Real Photo Postcard RPPC 1935 Boston Red Sox George Burke

DATE: 1935

ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period

TEAM: Boston Red Sox

SUBJECT: Wes Ferrell

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 Wes Ferrell, pictured in his Boston Red Sox uniform circa 1935. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1935, 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: Wesley Cheek Ferrell was born in Greensboro, NC and died in 976 in Sarasota, FL. He played major league baseball from 927 to 94 as pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, and was selected in 933 and 937 as an All-Star. Ferrell was part of a baseball family. In addition to his older brother Rick, a Hall of Fame catcher, his youngest brother George was a 20-year minor league veteran. "I didn't see any big deal in being a good hitter as well as a good pitcher," said Ferrell, a two-time minor league batting champion as an outfielder after his major league days were over. When he went on to be a manager, Ferrell was slapped with suspensions for belting an umpire, and for removing his team from the field. He was a fiery competitor and a brilliant player with natural talent, whose achievements may have been obscured by his irascibility. Although he, unlike his brother, has not been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, in 98, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 00 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time, in celebration of his being not just a star pitcher but the best-hitting pitcher of all time -- noting that Babe Ruth did most of his hitting when he was no longer a regular pitcher.

SKU: GB11197

Item: GB11197

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WES FERRELL Real Photo Postcard RPPC 1935 Boston Red Sox George Burke
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