Recently my sketches have been focused on the players of the Negro Leagues. Today we featured Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe who got his nickname from pitching one end of a double header followed by catching the other.
I was interested in a way to capture this idea on a baseball card.
The T201 Double Folder was the perfect solution. Unfolded/Open features Radcliffe pitching, while the folder version shows him catching.
While the video is fun, I kind of think it is easier to see the images in stills.
1911 T201 Mecca Double Folder Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe (pitching)
For the pitching image I put in Radcliffe in pinstripes and on a basically clear field.
1911 T201 Mecca Double Folder Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe (catching)
As a catcher I made Radcliffe a catcher for the Birmingham Black Barons. whom he played for from 1942-46. I went with an industrial background here - typical of many Negro League stadium.
Time
The card is a bit of an anachronism. Radcliffe's career spanned 1928-50 so 1911 predates that period a bit, but the double folder was to good an idea to pass up.
Sources and Links
Phungo Negro Leagues
Fantastic artwork. It has inspired me to add art lessons to my bucket list.
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