PRE-WAR WNY-BORN MLB PLAYERS

WNY defined as the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming

Cards in italics were obtained from: 

BA - Brockelman Auction 

EB - Edsel Bankston, OBC

EH - Ed Hans

KS - Kevin Savage Auction

MM - Mark Macrae

MW - Mac Wubben, OBC

PC - Personal Collection

HUGH BEDIENT     born: Gerry, NY  10/23/1889 -- school:  Falconer CHS -- died: 7/21/1965  Levant Cemetery, Falconer, NY 

1912 J=K Candy Type 1 and 2 nno

1912 Red Sox Tattoos nno

1913 Cravats Felt Pennants nno

1922 Mrs. Sherlock's Pins (PB5-2) 21

1971 Fleer Laughlin World Series Black Backs 10


BENNY BENGOUGH     born: Niagara Falls, NY  7/27/1898  -- school: Niagara University -- died: 12/22/1968  St. Dominic's Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA 

have--PC 1925 Universal Toy and Novelty W-504 117

1926 Major League Die-Cuts 54

1928 Kashin Publications R315 A2

1928 Kashin Publications R315 B2

1929-30 Exhibits Four-in-One 25

1933 Goudey 1

1933 World Wide Gum V353 1

1949 Eureka Stamps 128

1949 Philadelphia Bulletin 3

1951 Topps Teams Phillies nno

1966 James T. Elder Postcards 325

1966 James T. Elder Postcards 325 Coach

1975 TCMA Phillies 1950  2

1975 TCMA Yankees 1927  2

1977 TCMA Yankees 50th Anniversary  nno

1979 TCMA Yankees 1927  18

1980 TCMA Phillies 1950  2

1984 Yankees 1927 Galasso 24

1991 Conlon TSN 103

1993 Conlon TSN 860

1994 Conlon TSN Color Inserts 32


BILL BERNHARD

1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 34

1903-4 Breisch-Williams E107 9

1905 Indians Souvenir Postcard Shop of Cleveland PC785 3

1906 Fan Craze A.L. WG5  nno

1909-11 T206 38

1910-19 Coupon T213 4

1917 Zeenut 59


SCRAPPY CARROLL

1887-90 Old Judge N172 nno  (various poses)

1888-89 Uhlman Studio St. Paul Cabinets  nno


ELTON "ICE BOX" CHAMBERLAIN

1887-90 Old Judge N172 nno  (various poses)

1986 Fritsch 1887-90 Old Judge N172  26  REPRINT


JIMMY COLLINS (HoF 1945)

1889 Cameo Pepsin Gum Pins 15

1899 Braves Chickering Cabinets 4

1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 73

1903-4 Breisch-Williams E107 22

1904 Red Sox Union Pins 1

1906 Fan Craze AL WG2 8

1908-10 American Caramel E91 6

1908-9 Rose Company PC760 56

1909 Ramly T204 29

1909-11 T206 101

1911 T205 Gold Border 39

1934 Butterfinger Premiums R310 11

1936 R312 Pastel Photos 42

1939-52 Albertype Hall of Fame PC754-2 32

1950-56 Callahan HOF W576 20

1951 Topps Connie Mack's All-Stars 4

1953-63 Artvue Hall of Fame Postcards 20

1960-61 Exhibits Wrigley HOF 9

1960 Fleer 25

1961 Fleer 99

1963 Bazooka ATG 23

1963 Bazooka ATG Silver 23

1967 Topps Venezuelan 155

1968 SCFS Old Timers 15

1973-79 TCMA All-Time Greats 79

1976 Shakey's Pizza 32

1977-81 Bob Parker Hall of Fame 15

1980-2 Perez-Steele Hall of Fame Postcards 32

1980-87 SSPC HOF 32

1982 Red Sox Herald Stamps 44

1984 Galasso Hall of Famers Ron Lewis 32

1989 HOF Sticker Book 23

1994 Origins of Baseball 70

2001 Fleer Red Sox 100th 63

2001 Red Sox Commemorative Set 1

2012 Panini Cooperstown Bronze History 22

2013 Panini Cooperstown Lumberjacks 61

2013 Panini Cooperstown Lumberjacks 62

2013 Panini Cooperstown Lumberjacks 63

2013 Panini Cooperstown Lumberjacks Die Cut 14

2013 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions 170


MICKEY CORCORAN

1912 Colgan's Chips Red Border 63

1912 Imperial Tobacco C46 49


GEORGE "IRON" DAVIS

1916 M101-5 Famous and Barr 45

1980 TCMA Braves 1914  7


FRANK DREWS     born: Buffalo, NY  5/25/1916 -- died: 4/22/1972  St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY

no card - played 95 games in 1944-45 with Boston Braves of NL


PATSY DOUGHERTY

1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 107

1903-4 Breisch-Williams E107 42

1904 Red Sox Union Pins 4

1906 Fan Craze AL WG2 16

1907 White Sox George W. Hull 4

1909-11 American Caramel E90-1 36

1909-11 Colgan's Chips E254 83

1909 E92-1 Dockman and Sons 14

1909 E92-2 Croft's Candy 19

1909 E92-3 Croft's Cocoa 19

1909 E92-4 Nadja Caramel 21

have--MM 1909 11 T206 Arm in air

1909-11 T206 Portrait

1910 American Caramel E90-3 13

1910 Darby Chocolates E271 17

1910 E101 Set of 50 18

1910 E102 Set of 25 9

1910 Mello Mint E105 18

1910-12 Plow Boy Tobacco 13

1910-13 Red Cross T215 21

1910-13 Red Cross T215 107

1910-13 Red Cross T215 187

1910-11 Sporting Life M116 73

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 39

1910 Sweet Caporal Domino  Discs 36

1911 Baltimore News Newsboy's Series M131 13

1911 Close Candy E94 13

1911 Helmar Stamps 10

have--?? 1911 Mecca Double Folders T201 32

1911 Pinkerton T5 752

1911 T205 Gold Border 52A

1911 T205 Gold Border 52B

1912 Colgan's Chips Red Border 83

1912 Colgan's Chips Tin Tops E270 83

1914 People's Tobacco Kotton T216 20

1917 Zeenut 85

1972 Classic Cards 43

1995 Comic Images Phil Rizzuto's The National Pastime 40


HOWARD EHMKE

1914 Zeenut 9

1917 20 Felix Mendelsohn M101-6 29

1921 24 Exhibits 42

1921 24 Exhibits 43

1922 E120 American Caramel Series of 240 52

1922 Exhibits 19

1922 W573 35

1923 Curtis Ireland Candy E123 36

1923 Lections 2

1923 Willard's Chocolates V100 36

1924 Diaz Cigarettes 30

1924 Walter Mails WG7 15

1925 Exhibits 65

1926 Major League Die-Cuts 44

1928 Exhibits 54

1929 Kashin Publications R316 20

1961 Fleer 21

1971 Fleer Laughlin World Series Black Backs 27

1974 TCMA A's 1929-31  9

1988 Conlon Series 5 9

1992 Conlon TSN 357

1993 Conlon TSN 759

1994 Conlon TSN 1135


CARL FISCHER

1931 Senators  Photos W-UNC Team Issue 9

1934 Diamond Match Co. Silver Border 54

1934 Tigers Annis Furs 7

1935 Detroit Free Press 8

have--MW 1935 36 Diamond Match Co. Series 3 Type 1 52

1943 Centennial Flour 8

1944 Centennial Flour 7

1945 Centennial Flour 8

1976 Tigers Old-Timers Troy Show 7

1992 Conlon TSN 409


JOHN (WILLIAM) GILLESPIE     born: Buffalo, NY  5/3/1862 -- died: 6/24/1926  Forest Lawn Cemetery

no card - played 1 game in 1890 with Buffalo Bisons of Players League


HANK GORNICKI     born: Niagara Falls, NY  1/14/1911 -- died: 2/16/1996  Royal Palms Memorial Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL

no card - played 74 games in 1941-46 with Cardinals, Cubs, Pirates of NL


FLOYD "BABE" HERMAN

1925 Zeenut 141

1927 W560 Black H7

1927 W560 Black/Red H7

1927 W560 Red H7

1928 Kashin Publications R315 A15

1928 Kashin Publications R315 B15

1928 W513 84

1928 W513 92

1929-30 Exhibits Four-in-One 4

1929 Kashin Publications R316 38

1931-32 Exhibits Four-in-One 4

1932-34 Orbit Gum Pins Unnumbered 32

have--BA 1933 Butter Cream R306 13

have--MM 1933 Goudey 5

have--EH 1936 National Chicle Fine Pens R313 nno

1933 R337 Eclipse Import Series Of 24 418

1933 Rittenhouse Candy E285 1D

1933 Tattoo Orbit Self Develop R308 195

have--EH 1933 Tattoo Orbit 32

1933 Uncle Jack 16

1933 Worch Cigar 66

1933 World Wide Gum V353 5

1934 Diamond Match Co. Silver Border 90

1935-36 Diamond Match Co. Series 3 Type 1 73

1936 Exhibits Four-in-One W463-6 4

have--MM 1936 Goudey Wide Pen Premiums R314 A51

1961 Fleer 114

1970 Sports Cards for Collectors Old-Timer Postcards 30

1974 Bob Parker 2nd Best 4

1974 Bob Parker 2nd Best 5

1978 Grand Slam 34

1979 Diamond Greats 78

1982 TCMA Greatest Sluggers 28

1985 Big League Collectibles 30s 22

1988 Conlon Series 5 16

1990 Dodgers Target 336

1991 Conlon TSN 169

1993 Diamond Stars Extension Set 135

2004 Greats of the Game 101

2005 Upper Deck Classics 4


GEORGE HUNTER

1909-11 Colgan's Chips E254 140

1909 Dodgers Daily Eagle Supplement 2

1909-11 T206 228

1910-19 Coupon T213 34

1910-11 Sporting Life M116 123

1912 Colgan's Chips Red Border 140

1912 Colgan's Chips Tin Tops E270 140


FRANK ISBELL

1990 Dodgers Target 990

1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 190

1903-4 Breisch-Williams E107 74

1906 Fan Craze AL WG2 26

1907 White Sox George W. Hull 6

1909-11 American Caramel E90-1 55

1909-11 T206 229


RUBE KROH

1905-10 Carl Horner Cabinets 34

1909 Briggs E97 18

1909-11 Colgan's Chips E254 160

1909-11 T206 266

1910-12 Plow Boy Tobacco 19

1910-11 Sporting Life M116 140

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 79

have--MW 1911 T205 Gold Border 107

1912 Colgan's Chips Red Border 160

1912 Colgan's Chips Tin Tops E270 160


TOMMY LEACH

1901-17 Police Gazette Supplements 57

1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 223

1904 Allegheny Card Company 56

1905-10 Carl Horner Cabinets 36

1906 Fan Craze NL WG3 25

1908-10 American Caramel E91 81

1908-9 Rose Company PC760 156

1909-11 American Caramel E90-1 68

1909-11 American Caramel E90-1 69

have-EH 1909 11 Colgan's Chips E254 166

1909 Philadelphia Caramel E95 13

1909-11 T206 279

1909-11 T206 280

1910 American Caramel Die Cuts E125 21

1910 American Caramel Pirates E90-2 5

1910-19 Coupon T213 169

1910-19 Coupon T213 170

1910-19 Coupon T213 171

1910 Darby Chocolates E271 24

1910 Nadja E104 33

1910 Pirates Hermes Ice Cream Pins 7

1910-13 Red Cross T215 42

1910-13 Red Cross T215 131

1910-11 Sporting Life M116 148A

1910-11 Sporting Life M116 148B

1910 Standard Caramel E93 20

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 83A

1910-12 Sweet Caporal Pins P2 83B

1910 Sweet Caporal Domino  Discs 67

1910 W555 43

1911 Baltimore News Newsboy's Series M131 20

1911 Close Candy E94 20

1911 Mecca Double Folders T201 29

1911 Pinkerton T5 859

1911 S74 Silks 112

have--EH 1911 T205 Gold Border 111

1912 Colgan's Chips Red Border 166

1912 Hassan Triple Folders T202 52

have--MW 1912 T207 Brown Background 101

1912 W-UNC Strip Cards 2

1914 Cracker Jack 41

1914 Piedmont Stamps T330-2 64

1915 Cracker Jack 41

1995 Conlon TSN 1368


BERT LEWIS

1924 Diaz Cigarettes 63


WALT LYNCH     born: Buffalo, NY 4/15/1897 -- schools: Niagara Prep HS, Niagara University -- died: 12/21/1976  Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, NY

 no card - played 3 games in 1922 with Red Sox of AL


DELL MASON     born: 10/29/1883  Newfane, NY --  died: 12/31/1962  Palm Cemetery, Winter Park, FL

no card - played 32 games in 1904-07 with Senators of AL and Reds of NL


SANDY McDOUGAL     born: 5/21/1874  Buffalo, NY -- died: 10/2/1910  Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY

no card - played 1 game in 1895 with Brooklyn Grooms of NL and 5 games in 1905 for Cardinals of NL


JIM McGUIRE     born: 2/4/1875  Dunkirk, NY -- died: 1/26/1917  Buffalo, NY

no card - played 18 games in 1901 with Cleveland Bluebirds of AL


JIM "KID" McLAUGHLIN

have--MM 1925 Zeenut 73

have--MM 1927 Zeenut 97

have--MM 1928 Zeenut 114

have--MM 1930 Zeenut 127

have--MM 1931 Zeenut 91

1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinets W600 263

1908 F.J. Offerman Postcards nno

1909-11 T206 339


GEORGE MOHART     born: 3/6/1892  Buffalo, NY -- died: 10/2/1970  Glenwood Cemetery, Silver Creek, NY

no card - played 15 games in 1920-21 with Brooklyn Robins of NL


JOHNNY MOKAN

1922 E120 American Caramel Series of 240 221

1925 Exhibits 46

1926 Exhibits 46

1927 Exhibits 23


GEORGE MYERS

1887-90 Old Judge N172 377


JOHNNY PASEK     born: 6/25/1905  Niagara Falls, NY -- died: 3/13/1976  Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, Lewiston, NY

no card - played 32 games in 1933-34 with Tigers and White Sox of AL


FRANK PYTLAK

1933 Tattoo Orbit Self Develop R308 180

1934 Diamond Match Co. Silver Border 149

1934 Exhibits Four-in-One 11

have--MW 1935 36 Diamond Match Co. Series 3 Type 1 123

have--BA 1936 Goudey Wide Pen Premiums R314 w/O'Neill  A119

have--MM 1936 Goudey Wide Pen Premiums R314 "Rabbit"  A85

1936-41 Overland Candy R301 38

1937 Exhibits Four-in-One 11

have--MM 1938 Goudey Heads-Up 245

1938 Goudey Heads-Up 269

1939 Goudey Premiums R303A 37

1939 World Wide Gum Trimmed Premiums V351B 37

1939 World Wide Gum V351A 20

have--EB 1941 Double Play 107

1941 Red Sox Team Issue 19

1975 TCMA Red Sox 1946  31

1991 Conlon TSN 280


LOU RAYMOND     born: Buffalo, NY  12/11/1894 -- died: 5/2/1979  Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, NY

no card - played 1 game in 1919 with Phillies of NL


CHET ROSS

1924 Diaz Cigarettes 43

1941 Goudey 31


BOBBY SCHANG

1920 Zeenut 75

1922 Zeenut 71

have--MM 1923 Zeenut 96

have--MM 1924 Zeenut 70

have--MM 1925 Zeenut 76

1927 Middy Bread 17


WALLY SCHANG

1914 Cracker Jack 58

1914 Fatima Players T222 44

1915 Cracker Jack 58

1916-20 Big Head Strip Cards W-UNC 19

1916 Ferguson Bakery Felt Pennants BF2 41

1916 Fleischmann Bread D381 84

1916 M101-4 Blank Back 155

1916 M101-5 Blank Back 156

1917 Boston Store H801-8 151

1917 Collins-McCarthy E135 151

1917 Standard Biscuit D350-2 151

1917 Weil Baking Co. D328 151

1919-21 W514 99

1920 Gassler's American Maid Bread D381-1 17

1920 W519 Numbered 20

1921 E121 American Caramel Series of 80 85

1921 Exhibits 52

1921 Exhibits 54

1921-24 Exhibits 157

1921 Herpolsheimer's 135B

1921 Holsum Bread D327 153

1921 Koester Bread D383 50

1921-23 National Caramel E220 87

1921 Standard Biscuit D350-3 85

1921 W521 20

1921-22 W575-1 135A

1921 W9316 6

1922 E120 American Caramel Series of 240 72

1922 E121 American Caramel Series of 120 89

1922 E122 American Caramel Series of 80 60

1922 Eastern Exhibit Supply Co. 17

1922 Neilson's Chocolates V61 20

1922 W501 27

1922 W572 90

1922 W573 114

1922 W575 116

1922 W575-2 28

1922 William Paterson V89 11

1922 Witmor Candy Co. 85

1923 Curtis Ireland Candy E123 142

1923 W503 2

-have-EH 1923 W515-1 17

1923 Willard's Chocolates V100 142

1925 Exhibits 101

1925 Universal Toy and Novelty W-504 124

1926 Major League Die-Cuts 78

1928 Exhibits 59

1928 Star Player Candy 59

1929-30 Exhibits Four-in-One 29

1931-32 Exhibits Four-in-One 24

1963-67 Sport Hobbyist Famous Cards 18

1968 SCFS Old Timers 25

1975 TCMA A's 1913  14

1980 TCMA Braves 1914  30

1987 Philadelphia Favorites 17

1991 Conlon TSN 249

1992 Conlon TSN 448

1993 Conlon TSN 872

1994 Conlon TSN 1231

1998-99 A's Ted Walker 35

have--KS Autograph on index card


JOHN "MONK" SHERLOCK

1924 Quebec Bulldogs Postcards nno

1926 Zeenut nno

have--MM 1927 Zeenut nno

-have-MM 1928 Zeenut nno

-have-MM 1929 Zeenut nno

have--MM 1932 Zeenut Pacific Coast League nno

1933 Zeenut (Sepia) 4


VINCE SHERLOCK

1932 Zeenut 45

have--MM 1933 Zeenut (Sepia) 18

1990 Dodgers Target 726


DAN STEARNS

1887-89 Old Judge Cabinets N173 80

1887-90 Old Judge N172 491


ELMER ZACHER

1907 Newark Evening World Supplements 15

1909-11 Obak T212 287

1910 Ju Ju Drums E286 43

1911-12 Obak Premiums T4 36

1911 Pacific Coast Biscuit D310 72

1911 Western Playground Assocation 40

1911 Zeenut 43

1912 Home Run Kisses E136-1 31

1912 PCL Pins 26

1912 Zeenut 49

1913 Oakland Oaks  Team Issue 20

1913 Zeenut 50

1914 Zeenut 50

1915 Zeenut 93

1916 Zeenut 95

1970 Metropolitan Museum of Art Burdick 8