Vintage Uniforms On Display at the Oldtime Baseball Game



	The 2006 Oldtime Baseball Game to Benefit the C2 Mission Oldtime Baseball Game: A Cambridge Summertime Tradition Aug 24th at 7:00 pm St. Peter's Field, Cambridge, MA. Originally organized in 1994 during that year's Major League Baseball strike, the Oldtime Baseball Game has quickly become a Cambridge summertime tradition. With swing music playing over the PA system and players decked out in unique uniforms from baseball's past, it's easy to remember why you fell in love with the game in the first place. Click any of the photos for a look back at the 2005 game. Top High School & College Prospects, With a Few Special Guests Rosters Heavy with Talent, Including Boston Bruin, ESPN.com Writer In 2006, Jeff Maier became the career hits leader at Wesleyan University. For fans who don't follow the college game, you may remember Maier as the kid whose nifty glove-work in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium gave Derek Jeter a home run in the 1996 ALCS between the Yankees and Orioles. Maier will be wearing a vintage Yankees uniform for the Oldtime Game. Joining Maier this year will be Boston Red Sox assistant general manager Jed Hoyer, Boston Bruin Tom Fitzgerald, and ESPN.com writer Jim Caple. The Managers: Sox Legend and Former Cub Shortstop Bump Heads In a Rematch of Last Year, Johnny Pesky & Lennie Merullo Helm Teams After a dramatic, game-ending double for the home team in 2005's contest, Johnny Pesky emerged as the victorious manager. This year, visiting team skipper and East Boston native Lennie Merullo looks to even the score. Doris Kearns Goodwin Tosses Ceremonial First Pitch Right Down the Middle for the Brooklyn Dodgers Fan, Pulitzer Prize Winner A former assistant to President Lyndon Johnson, Goodwin won the Pulitzer Prize in history for her 1995 biography on Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Her most recent book is Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. No stranger to the ballpark, she was the first female journalist to be admitted into the Red Sox locker room. Not Just for the Love of the Game All Proceeds to benefit the C2 Mission Each year, all proceeds from the Oldtime Baseball Game go to benefit a charity. In 2004, over $51,000 was raised for the radiation oncology center at Mt Auburn Hospital in memory of Catherine Buckley. Last year, with sales from Steve Buckley's book Red Sox Where Have You Gone?, money was raised for the Lupus Foundation of New England. 2006's charitable organization is the C2 Mission, a foundation created to benefit children and families affected by Cerebral Palsy and Cystic Fibrosis. The Home of the Oldtime Baseball Game: St. Peter's Field Dedicated Crew Make Diamond Shine for Night in Spotlight Whether it's from the bleachers, a beach chair out in left, or a picnic blanket down the right field line, St. Peter's Field is a great place to watch a game. The City of Cambridge and the crew at the Danehy Park Athletic Complex take pride in keeping the field in great condition all summer long. Keep an eye out for The K-Men making their mark on the left field wall. Haley Booksellers at the Ballpark From the Base Paths to the Bleachers - A Full Roster of Red Sox Books In our ongoing effort to bring the books to the people, we stood safely behind the fence with a wide array of baseball and Red Sox related books. Thanks to Doris Kearns Goodwin (Team Of Rivals), Bill Nowlin (Mr. Red Sox) and Dan Shaughnessy (Reversing the Curse) for signing copies of their books for the C2 Mission. Wool In August? Wait 'Til You Get a Load of These Threads Player's Rare Uniforms Pay Homage to Baseball's Colorful History A great thing about the Oldtime Baseball Game is the wide array of uniforms on display. Selected by Boston Herald Columnist and game organizer Steve Buckley, with help from Mitchell & Ness and the Cooperstown Ball Cap Co., the uniforms come from all corners of the globe, as well as from the history books. Click on each Uniform to see a historical photo. 1901 Baltimore Orioles 1915 Cleveland Indians 1918 Chicago Cubs 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates 1926 St. Louis Cardinals 1927 Detroit Tigers 1927 Philadelphia Athletics 1930 Boston Red Sox 1930s Homestead Grays #3, Josh Gibson 1932 Chicago White Sox 1932 New York Yankees #4, Lou Gehrig 1933 San Francisco Seals #10, Joe DiMaggio 1936 Boston Red Sox #3, Jimmie Foxx 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers #26, Fred Frankhouse 1938 Cincinnati Reds #57, Johnny Vander Meer 1938 San Francisco Seals #36, Lefty O'Doul 1939 Baltimore Orioles #7, Rogers Hornsby 1939 Boston Red Sox #9, Ted Williams 1939 Oakland Oaks 1940 Cienfuegos Elefantes 1940 Ethiopian Clowns 1940s Baltimore Elite Giants #28, Roy Campanella 1941 Chicago Cubs #21, Lennie Merullo 1942 Boston Red Sox #6, Johnny Pesky 944 St. Louis Cardinals #6, Stan Musial 1944 St. Louis Browns #5, Vern Stephens 1945 Kansas City Monarchs #5, Jackie Robinson 1946 Boston Red Sox #39, Eddie Pellagrini 1948 Cleveland Indians #19, Bob Feller 1950 Havana Cubans 1950 Philadelphia Athletics #30, Bobby Shantz 1950 Philadelphia Phillies #36, Robin Roberts 1951 New York Giants #21, Bobby Thomson 1952 Boston Braves #19, Joe Morgan 1952 New York Yankees #7, Mickey Mantle 1954 Roswell Rockets #43 Joe Bauman 1957 Milwaukee Braves #21, Warren Spahn 1959 Chicago White Sox #2, Nellie Fox 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers #32 Sandy Koufax 1964 Alaska Goldpanners 1964 Boston Red Sox #17, Dick Radatz 1965 Cincinnati Reds #20, Frank Robinson 1967 St. Louis Cardinals #32, Steve Carlton 1969 Atlanta Braves #44, Hank Aaron 1969 Chicago White Sox #11, Luis Aparicio 1969 New York Mets #41, Tom Seaver 1969 Seattle Pilots #21, Tommy Harper 19?? New York Knights #9, Roy Hobbs Alas, it is but one day in the sun for these uniforms. Then it's back into storage for the rest of the year, as Peter DeMarco reported in The Boston Globe. The uniforms lie in cold storage all year until David and Sue Leibovitz, owners of Royal White Laundry and Dry Cleaners of Somerville, break them out about a week before the game. Most are assigned according to players' pant and shirt sizes, but there are exceptions. A Tufts University player always wears the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics uniform because, like the Jumbos, the A's mascot was an elephant. A player from the Cassell Club in the Intercity League wears the 1918 Chicago Cubs uniform in memory of the late Tom Cassell, who wore it in the 2002 game. Former Red Sox pitcher Dennis ''Oil Can" Boyd asked to wear the red, white, and blue uniform of the 1940 Ethiopian Clowns, a black barnstorming team, when he made an appearance last year. When Red Sox great Pesky coached in 1999, he wore his own uniform. The replica uniforms became a part of the Oldtime Baseball Game in 1998, thanks to funding provided by Rick Stoddard of Technical Personnel Services. To this day, the uniforms contain a small patch showing the TPS logo - which is all that Rick asked for his generous donation. Rick, now president and chief executive officer of Injured Workers Pharmaceutical, lives at Admiralty Cove in Hobe Sound, Florida.
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