[Genuine Realist]

Name the HOF pitcher, one of whose whose trademark characteristics in home starts was a deliberately dramatic and theatrical entrance at the beginning of a game. He would complete his warm ups in deep center field, then stride slowly and purposefully across the field to the pitcher's mouns, clothed in a linen duster from neck to knees, all eyes upon him.

[Genuine Realist]

Name the HOF pitcher, one of whose whose trademark characteristics in home starts was a deliberately dramatic and theatrical entrance at the beginning of a game. He would complete his warm ups in deep center field, then stride slowly and purposefully across the field to the pitcher's mouns, clothed in a linen duster from neck to knees, all eyes upon him.

[BobK]

I cheated but Walter “Duster”
Mails not in the Hall of Fame. There goes my guess

[BobK]

I cheated but Walter “Duster”
Mails not in the Hall of Fame. There goes my guess

[Genuine Realist]

Everyone on this line can blow me away in sports trivia, but I came across this factoid in general reading. A pitching legend beginning a game in this hyper dramatic way was an absolutely arresting spectacle, so much so that I thought I'd share it with the board. I looked for an old newsreel of the entrance, which gives some hint to the era I'm discussing, but no one ever filmed it.

[Genuine Realist]

Everyone on this line can blow me away in sports trivia, but I came across this factoid in general reading. A pitching legend beginning a game in this hyper dramatic way was an absolutely arresting spectacle, so much so that I thought I'd share it with the board. I looked for an old newsreel of the entrance, which gives some hint to the era I'm discussing, but no one ever filmed it.

[Mick]

Duster was born in San Quentin, CA. He played for Sacto, Seattle, Portland, the Seals and the Oaks in the old PCL, mainly. Parts of seven seasons in the bigs, had one good year as a starter, 14-8

Duster Mails Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

[Mick]

Duster was born in San Quentin, CA. He played for Sacto, Seattle, Portland, the Seals and the Oaks in the old PCL, mainly. Parts of seven seasons in the bigs, had one good year as a starter, 14-8

Duster Mails Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

[Genuine Realist]

Duster was born in San Quentin, CA. He played for Sacto, Seattle, Portland, the Seals and the Oaks in the old PCL, mainly. Parts of seven seasons in the bigs, had one good year as a starter, 14-8

Duster Mails Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Interesting, but I was referencing a garment, a duster, a linen garment that drivers of early motorcars used to protect themselves from the dust and debris of the open road. Another hint.

[Genuine Realist]

Duster was born in San Quentin, CA. He played for Sacto, Seattle, Portland, the Seals and the Oaks in the old PCL, mainly. Parts of seven seasons in the bigs, had one good year as a starter, 14-8

Duster Mails Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Interesting, but I was referencing a garment, a duster, a linen garment that drivers of early motorcars used to protect themselves from the dust and debris of the open road. Another hint.

[BobK]

Mails win 200 plus games in the minors. Then worked for the Seals and early SF Giants

[BobK]

Mails win 200 plus games in the minors. Then worked for the Seals and early SF Giants

[Mick]

Okay, so that's just flat out weird. The only two pitchers I knew who might have been that eccentric were Rube Waddell and Bobo Newsom

[Mick]

Okay, so that's just flat out weird. The only two pitchers I knew who might have been that eccentric were Rube Waddell and Bobo Newsom

[Genuine Realist]

This guy was about as far from Waddell as it's possible to get, but he did have a flair for the dramatic.

Christy Mathewson.

[Genuine Realist]

This guy was about as far from Waddell as it's possible to get, but he did have a flair for the dramatic.

Christy Mathewson.

[Mick]

This guy was about as far from Waddell as it's possible to get, but he did have a flair for the dramatic.

Christy Mathewson.

Interesting guy, Christy Mathewson. Lived in a duplex on 85th in NYC when he played for the Giants next door to John McGraw, his manager. Very religious, didn't play on Sundays. Played baseball, basketball and football at Bucknell. Made Walter Camp's All-American football team in 1900 as a "12th man" because he was a terrific drop kicker.

Walter Camp named 1st, 2nd and 3rd team All American collegiate football teams starting in 1890. When did a Stanford player first make his All-American team, and who was it? And who was Stanford's first All-American football player on any major list? Who was the last Stanford player to make the Walter Camp All-American team?

[Mick]

This guy was about as far from Waddell as it's possible to get, but he did have a flair for the dramatic.

Christy Mathewson.

Interesting guy, Christy Mathewson. Lived in a duplex on 85th in NYC when he played for the Giants next door to John McGraw, his manager. Very religious, didn't play on Sundays. Played baseball, basketball and football at Bucknell. Made Walter Camp's All-American football team in 1900 as a "12th man" because he was a terrific drop kicker.

Walter Camp named 1st, 2nd and 3rd team All American collegiate football teams starting in 1890. When did a Stanford player first make his All-American team, and who was it? And who was Stanford's first All-American football player on any major list? Who was the last Stanford player to make the Walter Camp All-American team?

[BobK]

I’ll go Ernie Nevers

[BobK]

I’ll go Ernie Nevers

[Mick]

I’ll go Ernie Nevers

Ernie Nevers was both the first Stanford player to make a Walter Camp All America team (2nd team selection, 1923) and the first Stanford player to make a Walter Camp 1st team All America (1925). Jim Lawson was the first consensus All American player at Stanford (1924), but Walter Camp personally demoted him from WC1TAA to the second team.

Stanford's first 1st team All American was Dudley DeGroot, who made Athletic World's 1st Team All America list in 1922.

The last Stanford player to make a Walter Camp All American football team list was Bryce Love, who made the WC 1st Team in 2017.

[Mick]

I’ll go Ernie Nevers

Ernie Nevers was both the first Stanford player to make a Walter Camp All America team (2nd team selection, 1923) and the first Stanford player to make a Walter Camp 1st team All America (1925). Jim Lawson was the first consensus All American player at Stanford (1924), but Walter Camp personally demoted him from WC1TAA to the second team.

Stanford's first 1st team All American was Dudley DeGroot, who made Athletic World's 1st Team All America list in 1922.

The last Stanford player to make a Walter Camp All American football team list was Bryce Love, who made the WC 1st Team in 2017.