Bleed Cubbie Blue

I can't believe I have two pictures of Winceniak

Good heavens, WHY?

I ask myself the same question

Well...

I’ll take solace in that I had the “obscure” part right!

bison - February 12, 2009 reply

Yes, you did.

Personally, I think he looks a little like a young Paul McCartney...

Jay Leno

Cubbie-Tim - February 12, 2009 reply

LOL

Leno’s older brother, maybe.

Ray Liotta

If they ever make a movie about this guy's life, Liotta could play him.

Doggie Stalker - February 12, 2009 reply

Well his wife does have a thing for old Cub players

And he is a distant relative of...

… a minor leaguer by the same name who spent last year in the Royals organization.

Lee Elia?

Let me ask for a small hint. When we find out who this is, is it going to be a collective “Who?”, or is it someone that knowledgeable fans will at least have heard of?

ctcoff99 - February 12, 2009 reply

It'll likely be a collective "Who?"

Larry Jackson

barrytheking - February 12, 2009 reply

Nope.

SouthsideCUBSfan - February 12, 2009 reply

Tinkers

Nope.

Not THAT old.

SouthsideCUBSfan - February 12, 2009 reply

ha first name that popped in my head with the old picture

Sparky Adams

SouthsideCUBSfan - February 12, 2009 reply

Nope.

I' ll say

Dick Ellsworth, according to my trusty Baseball Reference guide.

Under rule

of BCB # a-002 using the baseball reference is akin to using steroids and not tolerated. Copes you are going down a slippery slope and risk being banned for 60 seconds or less.

If i don't look it up

It’ll take me 30 days to come up with something. This guy must be6’ 7" with that hat!

And by that time

you lose out. I hear you man.

No, only the hat is that tall.

I am thinking

he has got an outrageous ’doo under there.

No, the haircut should be another clue.

oh, then this guy must be the first endorser...

…for Tom Emanski’s baseball school until Fred McGriff took over.

chitownhawkeye - February 12, 2009 reply

6'5", 6'9" with the afro

Oh…sorry, getting my movies mixed with reality again.

Ken O'Dea

Cubbie-Tim - February 12, 2009 reply

Looks like Matt Lauer.

daver - February 12, 2009 reply

I'll say

Dewey Adkins

No one has gotten it yet.

Is it

Ron Northey?

Nope.

Can you like..

give us a hint?

The cap should be a clue.

Bill Hands

No,

he was not obscure.

Bill Hands?????

Come on, Wild bill!!

Hey what can I say

I figured with a head that big, he hand big hands. UH?

wild bill - February 13, 2009 reply

Joaquin Phoenix ?

Without glasses and beard

Employee22 - February 12, 2009 reply

He never played for the Cubs.

Joe Schaffernoth

…you want obscure, I give you obscure.

We did Schaffernoth already.

that makes me obscure, it seems. :-/

the cap is a clue huh?

ive got it—-Cap Anson

CunoBarragan - February 12, 2009 reply

Um, no.

He’s not obscure.

And that’s clearly a cap from after 1957.

I think your right,

It must be Adrian Constantine Anson

Anson

Johnny Briggs?

Nope.

Freddy Rodriguez?

John Goetz?

I give up.

John Goetz was born...

in Goetzville, MI…kinda wierd.

I have no clue...

…but, if he’s a pitcher, I would assume the umps pulled him off the mound regularly to see what he’s got under his cap.

daver - February 12, 2009 reply

Don Elston?

Dick Burwell?

…and this time I’m really quitting.

How about

Glen Hobbie?

Dick Drott?

Clutche - February 12, 2009 reply

Gabe Gabler?

barely played in ’58

Not him, but there's a clue there somewhere

Bill Stoneman?

eamus-catuli - February 12, 2009 reply

Still no correct guesses.

Elmer Singleton?

You...

Must have never seen a picture of Elmer, he is about 100 years old in the early 60’s.

Here is Singleton.

Guilty..

The only card I can pull up on-line is not very clear. I thought we were looking between 57-59

He's white and tall so I figured I'd hazard a guess

Cal Neeman

HectoringVillanueva - February 12, 2009 reply

Don Prince

Footer Johnson.

Wow, had to look that one up, too.

But it’s not him.

But he looks like a Footer.

Hmm

You are right about him looking like a Footer…what a nickname though.

Wonder how he got that.

His baseball-reference page says he’s also nicknamed “Treads”.

Well, his given name was Richard Johnson.

So maybe he asked to be called Footer. He must have been fast to get the name “Treads”

Good point Trey

Actually, I think "Treads" would be derisive, meaning he was slow.

But if I was named Richard Johnson, I’d take any nickname I could get.

Agreed...

although there are a few I may turn down.

Of course. Interesting that he took Footer.

I wonder if something was wrong with a foot, given his two feet-related nicknames.

Maybe he was into kickboxing or something of the sort?

He was ahead of the curve in bringing martial arts mainstream.

Meditating in the cramped clubhouse probably didn’t go over too well, which is why he was gone after 8 games.

Still no winners.

George Gerberman?

Nope.

Hmmm

Must be Tom Baker then. Or perhaps Phil Murdock, or perhaps I need to get back to work.

Phil "Murdock" is actually "Mudrock".

No, really.

But the photo isn’t him.

Haha

Dyslexia.

John Buzhardt?

Clutche - February 12, 2009 reply

Hersh Freeman, by chance?

Still no correct answer.

Irv Noren?

Sterling Slaughter?

Cousin of Sgt?

Gordon Massa

his nickname was Moose (or Duke).

kind of fits that picture

We did Massa already.

so I guess you are telling me that I am away from BCB too often. :-(

…twice today!

Jake Jaeckel?

Okay I’ve reached my quota of guesses.

Bob Hill

hopefully no relation to Rich…

ehhh - where's my glasses... I meant Bob Will

hopefully no relation to George

OK, I better give a clue.

This man played in the 1960’s.

Jack Spring?

Len Church?

Leo Burke?

Doug Clemens?

Dick Calmus?

Moe Morhardt

Joe Campbell?

DINGDINGDING!!!

Winner.

Guess that clue was too good.

Joe Campbell played one game for the 1967 Cubs. They don’t come much more obscure than that.

3 AB's...3 SO's

and that’s all she wrote.

And no fielding chances.

It’s weird that a major league player would have a game like that, in May (not as a September callup) as his only ML experience.

Wait,...

did I win anything?…or is that over with?