#227: Jerry Nops

Jerry Nops

I) Jerry Nops --> '01 Orioles --> Roger Bresnahan, Mike Donlin

II) Bresnahan --> '15 Cubs
II) Donlin --> '14 New York Giants

I have faith in neither of these players. I have the '14 Cubs team connected, so that may be a quick dead end. We'll see.

II) Bresnahan --> '15 Cubs --> Bob O'Farrell
      III) O'Farrell --> '35 Cardinals --> Ed Heusser, Dizzy Dean, Joe Medwick, Terry Moore.

Hmmm...that grouping of players looks familiar to me. After a little research, I found why: Frank Foreman. I've previously tried connecting the '02 Orioles, and Bresnahan was player I used there too. Dead end.

Let's try Donlin for kicks, shall we?

II) Donlin --> '14 New York Giants --> Rube Marquard, Walter Holke, Fred Merkle, Milt Stock, George Burns
      III) Burns --> '25 Phillies
      III) Holke --> '25 Phillies and '25 Reds
      III) Marquard --> '25 Boston Braves
      III) Merkle --> '26 Yankees
      III) Stock --> '26 Brooklyn Robins

Marquad and Merkle have been tried before here. The other 3 are good to go.

      III) Stock --> '26 Brooklyn Robins --> Babe Herman
              IV) Herman --> '45 Brooklyn Dodgers --> Ralph Branca, Erv Palica
                     V) Branca --> '56 Brooklyn Dodgers
                     V) Pelica --> '56 Orioles

      III) Holke --> '25 Reds --> Dolph Luque, Hughie Critz
              IV) Critz --> '35 New York Giants
              IV) Luque --> '35 New York Giants

Dead end - Luque, and by extension the '35 Giants, were use here.

      III) Burns --> '25 Phillies --> Jimmie Wilson
              IV) Wilson --> '40 Reds

Say goodnight Gracie, the '40 Reds are a connected team.

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