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Sunday Afternoon Name That Cub

This one came from BCB reader rlpete. It's a good one. I had never heard of this guy before, and I'll bet you haven't either. Once again, the photo itself gives a clue.

Hey, look! I'm in black & white!

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Robert DeNiro – during his GodFather II years

by aug19-1969 on Jan 11, 2009 11:57 AM CST reply actions  

DeNiro could have played him in a movie.

If they had ever made one about this guy.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 12:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Good guess.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions  

haha I like the caption

“Hey look, I’m in black and white!”

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 11, 2009 12:55 PM CST reply actions  

Hack Miller?

That photo dates from from the early 1920s.

"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko

by LaddieRenfroe on Jan 11, 2009 1:15 PM CST reply actions  

Gameover!

It’s Orville Sparklemonkey

by Employee22 on Jan 11, 2009 1:58 PM CST reply actions  

lol!

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Jan 11, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Virgil Cheeves

My first answer is a winner!

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on Jan 11, 2009 2:08 PM CST reply actions  

Correct

It’s Virgil Cheeves.

by rlpete on Jan 11, 2009 2:41 PM CST up reply actions  

Wow.

How did you guess that one?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 2:42 PM CST up reply actions  

I did a little research to get it.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on Jan 11, 2009 3:30 PM CST up reply actions  

What kind of research?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 3:33 PM CST up reply actions  

Well I didn't want to give away my secret, but...

The bleached white uni with the block “CUBS” was worn in 1922 only. (And I appreciated the hint in the original post.)

So after narrowing it down to one roster, I google image searched the starting fielders first, then I moved to the SP’s.

I shoulda known it was Virgil since 1922 was his only decent year.

"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott

by Reddevil on Jan 11, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions  

Actually, that's pretty good research.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Definitely Virgil Cheeves

Red Devil is right, I distinctly remember nicknaming him “The Giant Killer” back in 1922 or so….

Right Al?

When I hit a home run over the fence at Wrigley Field, I hit it over a Tru Link Fence. -Andre Dawson-

by wangchung on Jan 11, 2009 2:19 PM CST reply actions  

Looks like

maybe Reddevil has it. Darn, and just when I was going to guess George “Chippy” Gaw or Sweetbreads Bailey. They don’t name ’em like they used to.

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana

by copes006 on Jan 11, 2009 2:29 PM CST reply actions  

The right answer is above.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 2:44 PM CST up reply actions  

awkward...

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 11, 2009 3:03 PM CST up reply actions  

reply is your friend

when responding to comments. It makes it easier on us all.

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Jan 11, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions  

Name that Cub Haiku

I never know
Who all these guys are
Ah, screw it

"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard

by TXCub on Jan 11, 2009 3:33 PM CST reply actions  

+1

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Jan 11, 2009 6:34 PM CST up reply actions  

Dummy Taylor

Reserve outfielder who played in the twenties. He was deaf – the reason for the first name. Not a very enlightened time to live with a disability.

by cub512 on Jan 11, 2009 6:05 PM CST reply actions  

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