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Happy Thanksgiving From Baseball History Comes Alive!
The great American family tradition of “Turkey Day” falls in that “no man’s land” between the last pitch of the World Series and the first pitch of spring training. It’s not exactly our favorite time of the year. But somehow, we manage to make it through year after year.
As is my custom, I always try to find a connection between baseball and holidays. So after an “exhaustive Internet search” (which actually means I put the words “Baseball” and “Thanksgiving” together in a Google search), I stumbled on to this one of the great Bambino celebrating his Thanksgiving dinner with a bunch of kids.
It just seems like whenever you need a baseball photo for a special occasion, the Bambino always comes through… and this year is no exception. Say what you want him, but when kids were involved, you could always count on the Babe. Those kids in the photo are probably orphans. Having spent many of his early years at the St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, the Babe never forgot where he came from. The mutual affection between the Babe and kids was always genuine. We can only imagine the excitement running through that orphanage when word got out that Babe Ruth would be stopping by on Thanksgiving!
I did manage to find a couple of others that you can check out in the photo gallery. I also included one of my all-time favorites: Lou Gehrig helping out his mother Christina in the kitchen with the Thanksgiving Day dishes, which I try to post every year.
Anyway…I hope you all have a great day with your families. And don’t forget to do your share today in helping out around the kitchen…just like the obedient son, Lou Gehrig. If the great “Iron Horse” can do it, so can we. And Lou looks pretty spiffy in that bow tie, too!
So, again…
So from all of us at Old Time Baseball Photos, Happy Thanksgiving to all our loyal readers. Hope you all have a great day celebrating the great holiday of Thanksgiving with your families!
Gary Livacari
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The same to you, Gary. BTW, I love seeing Lou wearing a white shirt & bow tie while doing kitchen chores.
Thanks David…same to you. I agree about the Lou pic!
Happy Thanksgiving Gary!
Ditto to all!
Thank you, Gary. Wishing you & family a great Thanksgiving holiday as well, and one that’s filled with love, happiness and ….. BASEBALL! Once, I stumbled on a crazy & humorous Thanksgiving-themed baseball story. {Couldn’t remember the details, so I researched it again}. As far as I can tell, it’s totally non-fictional : Back in the 1920’s, there was an infielder named John “Binky” Jones who played just a few games for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Although an adequate fielder, to say he was an “anemic” hitter was giving him a compliment. Traded to Calvin Griffith’s Washington Senators in 1930, his hitting slumped even worse. He was sent down to the Double AA Chattanooga Lookouts, where his hitting continued to erode. Looking to unload him from the Lookouts, owner Joe Engel made a deal to trade him to the Class C Charlotte Hornets for a 25lb. TURKEY ! Being that the Hornets were about to host a holiday meal for a small convention of local N. Carolina baseball writers, they readily accepted. Humiliated to find out that he had been traded for a turkey, Jones did not even bother to show up for the 1931 season. He abruptly retired from baseball. LOL {Of note : In spring 1931, the Charlotte squad played the NY Yankees in an exhibition game, during which 17 yr. old pitcher Jackie Mitchell struck out {in succession} Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. A few days later, Commissioner Landis voided her pro contract. He wouldn’t let a girl play ball with the men…what a “turkey” Landis was.}