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by Michael Ceraolo

Albert was a Hall-of-Fame pitcher
(though not elected by the writers),
while John and Charley were first-rate catchers
(and Charley was chosen as president
of the Players Protective Association)
The others of us here were less successful,
yet all of us, great and non-great alike,
might as well have been the same person
to pseudo-clever sportswriters,
because they gave each of us the nickname
CHIEF

by James Finn Garner

Playing a game in a mask?
Not such a formidable task
Although it’s deemed tacky
To still chew tobacky
Else in odors and juice you will bask.

 

The Standard Murphys pose with masks before a game on Jan. 26, 1919, in California during the Spanish Flu epidemic. For more on the game, visit this site.

by Jim Siergey

1B   Johnny   Hopp
2B   “Gin” Rickie Weeks
SS   Bobby Wine
3B   Bill Stein

LF   Hank “Whiskey” Sauer
CF   Jigger Statz
RF   Gene Rye

C    Darrell Porter

PH   Nick Martini

P   Clarence Beers
P   Eric Stout
P   Tim Belcher
P   George Burpo

MGR  Burt Shotton