Masonic Baseball All Stars, Trenton 1935
An All Star Game was Played by the Masons Baseball Players
in Trenton NJ on October 12, 1935. The National League
defeated the American League 7 to 5.
This says W. Clifford Case was "Grand Tall Cedar", whatever
that means:)
4 comments:
Hi Mack: Cliff Case was a prominent member of the baseball world in those days. He was related to the great George Case and probably to the pork roll family. I was 15 years old at that time and very active in baseball. Grand Tall Cedar was a real big shot in the Masonic World. I vaguely remember this game but one of the players in the front row lokks like Jimmy Foxx, a famous catcher with the A's.
I'd like to ad that many of the players are wearing Tall Cedar hats. They represent the Shriners who maintain hospitals for children throughout the nation. Jimmy Foxx may have played 1st base for the A's. Mickey Cockran I think was the catcher. Best Regards.
Hi Ralph.
Here is what I found on a site
about the game picture:
Front Row left to right
Tiny Parker, Umpire
Sad Sam Jones, Pitcher - played 1914 - 1935 for the Indians, Red Sox, Yankees, Browns, Senators and White Sox; Career record 229-217 ERA of 3.84; 4.05 ERA for Chicago White Sox
Lefty Grove, Pitcher - played 1925 - 1941 for the Athletics and Red Sox; Career record 300-141 ERA of 3.06; in 1935: 20 -12 2.70 ERA for the Red Sox; AL MVP in 1931;Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1947
Sam Foxx, not listed in the Encyclopedia, possibly a minor leaguer
Jimmie Foxx, 1B - played 1925 - 1945 for the Athletics, Red Sox, Cubs, and Philles; Career 534 home runs, 1921 RBIs, .325 batting average, .609 slugging percentage; 36 home runs (lead league), 115 RBIs, .346 batting average for the Athletics; Triple Crown in 1933; AL MVP in 1932, 1933, 1938; Elected to Hall of Fame in 1951
Rip Collins, 1b, played 1931-1941 for the Cardinals, Cubs, and Pirates; Career 135 home runs, .296 batting average; 2 winners; in 1935: 23 home runs, 122 RBIs, .313 batting average for the Cardinals
W. Clifford Case, Grand Tall Cedar
Max Bishop, 2B, played 1924 - 1935 for the Athletics and Red Sox; Career .271 batting average; in 1935 hit .230 for the Red Sox
Herb Pennock, Pitcher, played 1912-1934 for the Athletics, Red Sox, Yankees; Career 240-162 3.61 ERA; Elected to the Hall of Fame 1948
Charles Gelbert, INF, played 1929-1940 for the Cardinals, Reds, Tigers, Senators, Red Sox; Career batting average .267; in 1935: .292 batting average for the Cardinals
Frankie Hayes, catcher, played 1933-1947 for the Athletics, Browns, Phillies, Indians, White Sox, and Red Sox; Career 119 home runs, .259 batting average; did not play in 1935; Member of Olive Branch Lodge #16, Freehold, NJ
Middle Row (left to right):
Hulet (no first name listed), not listed in the Encyclopedia, possibly a minor leaguer
Ethan Allen, outfielder, played 1926 - 1938 for the Reds, Giants, Cardinals, Philles, Cubs and Browns; Career .300 batting average;
George "Kiddo" Davis, outfielder,played 1926 - 1938 of the Yankees, Phillies, Giants, Cardinals, Phillies, Reds; Career .282 hitter; in 1935 hit .264 for the Giants,
Dazzy Vance, pitcher, played 1915 - 1935 for the Pirates, Yankess, Dodgers, Cardinals and Reds; Career record of 197-140 3.24 ERA, led NL in strike-outs for 7 consecutive years (1922-28); in 1935 was 3-2 4.41 ERA for the Dodgers; Pitched no-hitter vs. Phillies in 1925; Elected to the Hall of Fame 1955
Waite Hoyt, Pitcher, played 1918 - -1938 for the Giants, Red Sox, Yankees, Tigers, Athletics, Pirates, Dodgers; Career record of 237-182 3.59 ERA; in 1935 was 7-11 with 3.40 ERA for the Pirates; , Elected to the Hall of Fame 1969
Red Rolfe, 3B, played 1931-1942 for the Yankees; Career .289 batting average; in 1935, hit .300 for the Yankees;
Curley Ogden, pitcher,played 1922-1926 for the Athletics, and Senators with a career record of 18-19 .379 ERA;
Dick Porter, outfielder, played 1929-1934 for the Indians and Red Sox; Career .308 batting average
Back Row (left to right):
Charlie Hargreaves, catcher, played 1923-1930 for the Dodgers, and Pirates; Career .270 batting average
George Earnshaw, pitcher, played 1928-1936 for the Athletics, White Sox, Dodgers and Cardinals, Career record of 127-93 4.38 ERA; in 1935 had a combined record of 9-14 4.60 ERA for the White Sox and Dodgers;
Bucky Walters, pitcher, played 1931-1950 for the Braves, Red Sox, Phillies, and Reds; Career record of 198-160 3.30 ERA; in 1935 was 9-9 with a 4.26 ERA for the Phillies; NL MVP 1939;
Rube Walberg, pitcher,played 1923-1937 for the Giants, Athletics, and Red Sox; Career record of 155-141 4.17 ERA; in 1935 was 5-9 3.91 ERA;
Jim Pattison, pitcher, played in 1929 for the Dodgers with a record of 0-1 4.63 ERA
Lena Blackburn, infielder, 1910-1919 for the White Sox, Reds, Red Sox and Phillies (also 1 AB and 1/3 inning pitched in 1927 and 1929), White Sox Manager 1928-1929;
Wow! Whatta lineup. On behalf of baseball lovers I want to thank you for that information. Two of the players, Charlie Hargraves and Frank Hayes, both catchers, were local players. I can't think of any other game, other than the all-star game, that assembled so many stars. I'm sure that Cliff Case was very involved in producing such an outstanding attraction for the city of Trenton. Thanks again Mack, for your great effort. Best regards.
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