Postville's Famous First 9 baseball team |
This old-time baseball club made history. The Postville
baseball nine was called Postville's Famous First Nine by Bert
Tuttle (editor of the Postville Review). The team was
promoted by Bert and gained the remarkable reputation by
recording a record of 182 wins and only 38 losses between 1900
and 1909....... read
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The Famous First Nine, 1907
-contributed by Errin Wilker
Postville's Famous First Nine, 1900-1909.
Henry "Hank" Koevenig, pitcher; Geo.
"Cap'n Gawg" Schultz, catcher; Joe "Pokey"
Hecker, 3rd base; Art "Cassie" Harrington, short stop;
Fred "Little Fritzie" Thoma, 2nd base; Andrew
"Circus Solly" Shuler, pitcher, 1st base, outfield;
Frank "Farmer" Hangartner, left field; John
"Jack" Chizek, center field; Joe "Peaslee"
Klein, right field; Geo. "Loppy" Meier, outfield.
source of photo: Citizen's State Bank 100th Year Anniversary
calendar, 1891-1991