Those boys played some baseball

Bert Ellison managed the 1925 San Francisco Seals to a Pacific Coast League championship. He also played now and then, batting .325, smashing 22 home runs and driving in 160. Ellison was all of 29 that year, sent back to the minors after playing parts of five seasons for the Detroit Tigers.

Not bad for a country boy from Ola, Arkansas.

Ellison’s 1925 Seals had a won-loss record of 128-71.

Yep. That many games. As Jim Brosnan would say, “It’s a long season.”

Back in those days, some Pacific Coast League players were paid more than major league players. And, they played in smaller, cleaner cities, too.