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1904 St. Louis Browns, Spring Training in Corsicana, Texas at Oil City Park

1904 St. Louis Browns, Spring Training in Corsicana, Texas at Oil City Park

1- Photographs, Bobby Wallace, Hall of Famers, Jesse Burkett, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball EraApril 5, 2023

Corsicana was the birthplace of the Texas oil industry, as oil was discovered there in the 1890s, well before the famous Spindletop in 1901 in Beaumont. Note the oil derricks in the background at left and at far right. The photo was published in the March 27, 1904 St. Louis Globe-Democrat. This image is from the estate of Barney Pelty.

Top Row: Cy Morgan (P), Barney Pelty (P), Jimmy McAleer (Manager), Dick Padden (2B), Gene Wright (P), and Bobby Wallace (SS) HOF.

Middle Row: Bert Hise (P) in Corsicana Oil City uniform, he was a Spring Training hopeful, Red Munson (C), Ed Siever (P) Frank Huelsman (OF) Hunter Hill (3B), Mike Kahoe (C), Jack O’Connor (C) wearing his 1903 New York Highlanders uniform, Emmitt Heidrick (OF) and Tom Jones (1B) wearing his 1902 Baltimore Orioles uniform.

Bottom Row: Owen Shannon (C), Fred Glade (P) Pinky Swander (OF), Gene DeMontreville (3B) wearing his 1903 Washington Senators uniform, Jesse Burkett (OF) (HOF) wearing his 1902 Browns uniform and Harry Gleason (2B).

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