1899 Cardinals Baseball Team

Back Row:       Ed McKean, Cy Young (HOF), Chief Zimmer, Cowboy Jones, Jack Powell

Middle Row:    Ossie Schrechengost, Nig Cuppy, Cupid Childs, Manager Patsy Teabeau, Emmit Heidrick, Bobby Wallace (HOF), Zeke Wilson, Jake Stenzel

Front Row:       Jack (Peach Pie) O’Connor, Herry Blake, Jessie Burkett (HOF), Frank Bates, Lou Criger

 

According to Jerry Vickery, coauthor with Bob Broeg of St. Louis Cardinals Encyclopedia, this photo of the 1899 team is the only known photo of the players in a St Louis uniform. The original photo was discovered in a Becker family home a few years ago and a negative was made. A copy was submitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. A number of items in the photo allow for dating and historical information.

·        Photo was taken on or before opening day. Zimmer never played in a St Louis uniform because he was shipped back to Cleveland shortly after opening day.

·        Team uniforms are no longer speculation. This is the first, accurate view of the uniforms worn by the team so the historical record of uniforms can now be corrected (jersey lettering and hat-style had differences).

Currently there are less than 20 copies of this photo and only 6 in the original size.