Thursday, June 3, 2010

Treasure Chest Thursday - Babe Towne Baseball Card

Babe Towne Baseball Card

Discovering this card tops off the story of Babe Towne, for me. THANKS to Steve at White Sox Cards for posting this just a few days before my search began - and for giving me permission to post it here, today!



From Steve's post comments:

"Despite only playing one season in the majors (1906), and his contract not being purchased from Des Moines of the Western League until July, Babe was part of the winning team of the 1906 World Series. Towne made his MLB debut on August 1, 1906. He appeared in 14 games with the Hitless Wonders and sported a .278 average with 10 hits (all singles) and 6 RBI. Babe even managed 7 walks.

Perhaps Babe's greatest thrill came on October 10, 1906, during the third inning of Game 2 of the World Series. The White Sox were down 4-0, when Babe Towne pinch hit for Doc White. Babe proceeded to ground out to the second baseman, Johnny Evers, but it was his only appearance in the World Series. I would imagine that it's still quite a feeling, no matter what you do."

You can put 1906 World Series in a Google search and get lots more, including more photos, about this series!

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