I ran into this vintage 1913 original International Film Service photograph of former Brooklyn Robins infielder George Cutshaw on eBay and wanted to share it. Check out the auction link here.
Cutshaw was an average second baseman, slashing .260/.303/.342/.645, during his six year stay in Brooklyn during the deadball era of the early teens. He didn't have much power, but who really did during those times? Cutshaw was noted for his speed, though. He recorded more triples than home runs during his career and swiped a total of 271 bases over a twelve year Major League career.
George Cutshaw is also notable, as a Dodger, for being the first ballplayer in the clubs history to record six hits during a nine inning game. On August 9, 1914 in a game against the Cubs in Chicago Cutshaw went a perfect 6 for 6 - all of them singles.The photograph above is also notable to card collectors for being the original image used for Cutshaw's card in the 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy Candy Company set. Check out that card on the right.
Below are more links to check out:
- Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider shares his own list, "Ranking every Dodger season since 1988."
- Via Anthony Irwin at Dodgers Nation, "Dodgers Raise Season Ticket Prices."
- Via JP Hoornstra at Inside the Dodgers, "Dodgers assistant athletic trainer Nancy Patterson Flynn resigns."
- JP Howell will stay Blue, via a tweet from Buster Olney:
Reliever J.P. Howell is exercising his 2016 player option with the Dodgers, for $6.25 million.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) November 5, 2015
- Davey Lopes, on the other hand, will coach 1st base for the Nationals, via Eric Stephen at True Blue LA.
- Here's another story pushing for Dave Roberts. Via Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports, "Dodgers, with proud history of diversity, could pick Roberts as manager."
The Mariners nearly hired Roberts as their new manager, with one source saying he finished a "very close" second to Scott Servais. Like Kapler, Roberts is a former major-league outfielder. Unlike Kapler, he has major-league coaching experience — five seasons with the Padres, the last two as bench coach.
- Here's another managerial candidate, via a tweet from Ken Rosenthal:
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 4, 2015
- Via August Fagerstrom at FanGraphs, "History, Peaks, and Clayton Kershaw."
Probably the biggest part of it is just that pitchers are tougher to compare across generations, and it might be easier to “dismiss” the historic nature of what Kershaw has done by recognizing that it’s happened during one of the most depressed run environments the live-ball era has ever seen.
Even with the run environment considered, what Kershaw has done these past five seasons is absolutely historic.
- Panini America just announced a brand new set that will arrive in January 2016. It is called National Treasures College, and as the name suggest it focuses on some of the best current and former collegiate athletes. Unfortunately, Baseball players are likely to play only a small part in the set, but it apparently will include one particular former Dodger of note. They shared a preview pic of a Jackie Robinson UCLA auto-cut card. Check it out on the right. See more preview pics here.
- Here is round two of an Topps online exclusive set called "Topps Fire." Check out the two Dodger cards available from its initial release in July here. It features the artwork of Tyson Beck, measure 10"x14" and are limited in number (#/49). A rare "1 of 1" sepia version is also available. The new Dodger additions are Joc Pederson and Corey Seager. Check them out below. You can order them here.
- Brilliant! Via a tweet from Metro LA:
Hey Zack Greinke whatever the @Dodgers offer + free TAP card for life. #offeryoucantrefuse #stayzackstay pic.twitter.com/LYVjtkI2Bb
— Metro (@metrolosangeles) November 4, 2015
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