[once78]

He also played for the San Fran. Seals in the Pacific league went 8 and 5 and mom said something about him playing for the Browns but can't find anything there. Thanks for looking guys. And Congrats Hittin on finding your great great uncle's stuff

[hittinaway]

Leroy played for the Seals as well so it looks like they were teammates, which is pretty awesome! Here is an article about when Leroy was traded to the Reds while he was with the Seals. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Uak...%2C3455479

Maybe something will pop up about Newkirk through some newspapers. I also do genealogy has a hobby so finding things like this is always fun.

[once78]

hittin that is cool thanks for the heads up.

[thepointguard_10]

This is a really cool story- and a truly unique piece to your PC!

[once78]

Hey everyone thanks for reading but I really want to take the time and thank hittinaway for helping find some articles that talk about my Great Uncle. Thank you so much!

[kollectornet]

That is neat. As a collector, I don't think there anything better than to have someone in the family to collect.