Syracuse WoF - Recent Additions

Here are some some recent cards/memorabilia acquisitions of National Baseball Hall of Famers and Syracuse Baseball Wall of Famers to add to my collections. Some of you may recall, my goal is to get at least one legit card of each member of the respective Hall/Wall of Fame. And in the case of Syracuse Baseball, a card of them in a Syracuse uniform (not an easy task). The cards below help me attain, or in some cases exceed, that goal.

I had no luck finding any cards of Syracuse Baseball WoFers Sandy Griffin, Lew Carr, or Jack Fifield, but I wanted to have SOMETHING in my collection of these players and I found the clipping shown below. I think it's pretty cool.

The clipping below is of a Syracuse Stars 1908 team picture featuring Syracuse Baseball WoFers T.C. (Sandy) Griffin,  Lew Carr, and Jack Fifield. This is picture was removed from a 1908 Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide publication. 

T.C. (Sandy) Griffin, was a native of Fayetteville, NY and Syracuse, NY. Between 1884 and 1893, he played four seasons in the majors, getting a full season's worth of at-bats in only 1890.  At one time, he was co-owner of the Syracuse club.

Lew Carr was from Moravia in nearby Cayuga County. In 1901 he played third base alongside HoFer Honus Wagner for a championship Pittsburgh Pirates team. Carr attended and played baseball at Syracuse University, later coaching the school's baseball team from 1910-1942. The Orangemen were 275-268 with Carr at the helm. 

Jack Fifield pitched three seasons in the majors, and also was a star for the Syracuse Stars from 1902 to 1907, when he had 133 victories. Most of his major league career was with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he was a teammate of HoFer Ed Delahanty.

1908 Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide.

As I mentioned in this post, I've wanted an original card of Syracuse WoFer Hank Sauer from when he was a player on the Cincinnati Reds. Well, here it is:

1949 Bowman Hank Sauer card #5.

Here is a card of National Baseball HoFer and Syracuse Baseball WoFer Sunny Jim Bottomley, who has already been featured here and here.

1989 Jim Bottomley Baseball Wit.

George L. "Hooks" Wiltsie pitched a dozen seasons in the majors, mostly for the New York Giants under manager John McGraw in the dead-ball era. He won 139 games, lost 90, had a lifetime ERA  2.47, and he never had an ERA above 3.27.

Syracuse Baseball WoFer Wiltsie was born in nearby Hamilton, NY and lived much of his life in Syracuse. He sold real estate for many years and got involved in politics, serving as a Syracuse alderman in 1932-33 and as deputy assessor from 1934-44.

1906 Art Series Fan Craze WG-3 Reprint: George L. "Hooks" Wiltsie, Giants.

With the Syracuse Chiefs in 1964, WoFer Willie Horton hit 28 HR, 99 RBI's, and a .288 batting average. In his 18-year ML career, the 4 time All-Star hit 325 HR's, 1163 RBI's and .273 batting average.

1981 Detroit News Card #78.

With the Syracuse Chiefs in 1964, Jim Northrup hit 18 HR, 92 RBI's, and a ..312 batting average. In his 12-year ML career, the Syracuse WoFer hit 153 HR's, 610 RBI's and .267 batting average.

1981 Detroit News Card #52.

With the Syracuse Chiefs in 1965, WoFer Mickey Stanley hit 10 HR, 73 RBI's, and a .281 batting average. In his 15-year ML career, the 4 time Gold Glove centerfielder hit 117 HR's, 1500 RBI's and .248 batting average.

1981 Detroit News Card #25.

National Baseball HoFer and Syracuse Baseball WoFer Roy Halladay played for the Syracuse Chiefs in parts of 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2001. His best season in Syracuse was 1998 when he went 9 - 5 with a 3.79 ERA in 116 innings.

Halladay went on to win 2 Cy Young Awards, make 8 All-Star games, and finish with a 203 - 105 won - loss record, a 3.38 ERA, and pitch 2749 innings.

1999 Upper Deck SP Top Prospects Card #56.

Cupid Childs spent all of 1889 with the Syracuse Stars and had a great year, batting .341 in 105 games with 53 steals. In 1890 with the Stars, Syracuse Baseball WoFer Childs scored 109 runs, had 170 hits, 33 doubles, 14 triples, 89 RBI's, 56 stolen bases, and had .345 batting average.

1962 ACEO Art Card.

Syracuse Baseball WoFer Bob Dustal pitched for the Chiefs in part of 1963 and all of 1964 - 1966. His best season in Syracuse was 1963 when he won 11, lost 6, and had a 2.98 ERA in 63 relief appearances.

1964 Topps card #299.

Syracusan Doc Scanlan attended Syracuse University and went on to pitch 8 years in the ML. The Syracuse Baseball WoFer finished his ML career with a 65 - 71 won-loss record, a 3.00 ERA, in 1252 innings. 

"Honest" tobacco card reprint of Doc Scanlan.

As featured here Syracusan and Syracuse Baseball WoFer Tex Simone was involved with Syracuse baseball from 1961 - 2013 doing everything from grounds crew, trainer, traveling secretary, business manager and public relations director, general manager, executive vice president, and chief operating officer.

1987 TCMA card #42. Tex Simone is the gent in the front row wearing a necktie.

Members of the 1987 Syracuse Chiefs who played in MLB during their careers were Luis Aquino, Sil Campusano, Steve Davis, Rob Ducey, Jose Escobar, Tom Filer, Steve Fireovid, Don Gordon (WoF), Glenallen Hill, Alexis Infante, Joe Johnson, Odell Jones, Luis Leal, Manuel Lee, Nelson Liriano, Craig McMurtry, Greg Myers, Jose Segura, Mike Sharperson, Todd Stottlemyre, Lou Thornton, Duane Ward and David Wells.

My favorite card in this post: I love the 1949 Bowman Hank Sauer card. 

What's yours?

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CinciCuse Bill