The gentleman on the right is Clarence "Ginger" Beaumont. Ginger attended my alma mater Beloit College in the 1890s and played most of his career for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He patrolled center field for the Pirates and has three primary claims to fame: he led the National League in hits three times; he won the National League batting championship in 1902 with a .357 average; and as the leadoff hitter for the Pirates, he was the first man to bat in a World Series.
Beloit College does not exactly have a stellar sports history but if you're going to have a big league ballplayer from your alma mater, this guy is not a bad one to have. He's not the only one, though. Beloit also has an alumnus who is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, a fellow with a direct familial link to the modern-day Twins. I'll tell you about him tomorrow.
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