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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts) Mon Dec 23, 2019, 03:34 PM Dec 2019

The Texas A&M College baseball team, 1896. Those uniforms are fantastic, especially the socks!

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The Texas A&M College baseball team, 1896. Those uniforms are fantastic, especially the socks! I would imagine that the coach is wearing the derby and the youngster is probably the bat boy.

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The Texas A&M College baseball team, 1896. Those uniforms are fantastic, especially the socks! (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2019 OP

Where is their sheep mascot? El Supremo Dec 2019 #1

Sheep don't lie. nt TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #4

Since we're talking baseball trivia, TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #2

They sure had to keep players healthy. Hoyt Dec 2019 #3

Be interesting if anyone studied what became of each of them bobbieinok Dec 2019 #5

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)

1. Where is their sheep mascot?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 03:38 PM

Dec 2019

TexasTowelie

(112,249 posts)

4. Sheep don't lie. nt

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 05:02 PM

Dec 2019

TexasTowelie

(112,249 posts)

2. Since we're talking baseball trivia,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 03:41 PM

Dec 2019

the first intercollegiate baseball game in the state of Texas was on April 21, 1884. Southwestern defeated the University of Texas, 52-12.

Pillage, Pirates, Pillage!

I'm obviously biased as an SU alum.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. They sure had to keep players healthy.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 04:32 PM

Dec 2019

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

5. Be interesting if anyone studied what became of each of them

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 05:18 PM

Dec 2019

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