The Golden Era of Baseball & Bicycles

[Nick-theCut]

Great stories so far guys. Keep them coming! Even if the connections are abstract ️

......Bob Feller and Cleveland Welding Co......

Bob Feller

Named "Bullet Bob"
Born in 1918
Debut with the Indians in 1936
He played with them his whole career from 1936-41...war...1945-56
18 seasons played, 8X All-Star, 7X strikeout champion.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962
This guy was no stranger to endorsements.
Fitting that a Cleveland Indian would endorse the Cleveland Welding Co.'s Roadmaster luxury liner

These advertisements were all postwar when bicycles and the economy in general were booming.
1947

1949

and more... Geez Bob, did they have you on their payroll?

~ Nick

 

[Nick-theCut]

I'm on vacation for my sister-in-law's wedding in San Francisco. I took a run today to golden gate park and found this cool dead ball era statue

Funny how things find you
Everyone here rides bikes, despite the cities hill nature. (Lame bike tie in) Ciao


~ Nick

 

[Rivnut]

If you ever get to Detroit, make sure that when you take in the Henry Ford Museum, that you also take in Greenfield Village. The last time we went we saw the Toledo Muffins play the Deerfield Lah-De-Dahs in a 1880's era baseball game. The field, the uniforms, the rules, and the umpire make it a sight to be seen. You're out if you hussle. You're out if the ball is caught on one bounce. If you're the 'striker', you can call for as many pitches as you want until you get one where you want it. You can only strike out swinging, no called strikes. The game today is not what it was. But it's a hoot to watch.

The Wright Brothers', yep, Orville and Wilbur, bicycle shop is in Greenfield Village as well. There, I tied the two together.

Ed

 

[Nick-theCut]

Haha!
1800's collide with the 70's.



~ Nick

 

[Nick-theCut]

Joe DiMaggio (dark suit)
Starting a 1939 Six Day Race in New York

You could do a whole thread on six day racing and velodromes. Cool stuff


~ Nick

 

[filmonger]

Here is an Interesting Photo of the Eclipse Machine Co Team in 1919.... I think we all get the connection here being Morrow Hubs.

 

[ricobike]

Haha!
1800's collide with the 70's.



~ Nick

Jose Cardenal! I can see him doing stuff like this .

 

[2jakes]

Virtual Baseball: 1924

​... demonstration of the 1920s mania for BASEBALL..before television & radio was just starting to be popular !

close ups ...Yankees 5-1

btw: I use my "repo" baseball cards on my 1920s Iver...for show only.

( I just can't bring myself to letting it hit the spokes to get that "motorcycle" sound that I stupidly did as a kid !)

 

[mickeyc]

Bob Feller

You will never meet another hall of famer nicer than Bob. My son was a real baseball fan and I used to take him to many of the baseball card shows where some ball player would sit isolated and sign autographs for as much as $5.00 each (Hank Aaron). Bob Feller would set up a card table and sit with his wife and sign anything and chat with any kid...for FREE! A real class act.

Mike

 

[filmonger]

Baseball & Bicycles are rather intertwined in bicycle history through A.G. Spalding in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Spalding started as a professional baseball player himself before he entered the Bicycle manufacturing business.

Here is a Photo of the National League Ball produced by Spalding

Photo's of ladies making the Ball's in Spaldings Factory