Jack Barry was not the most heralded player of the great Philadelphia Athletics teams around the turn of the century, but he was a vital cog. He was the shortstop in the Athletics’ famous “$100,000 Infield” and Connie Mack considered him a key component of his first dynasty. He was originally signed straight off the campus of Holy Cross and helped the Athletics to World Championships in 1910-11 and ‘13. Ty Cobb spiked Barry in the heat of the 1909 pennant race, knocking him out of the lineup and as a result, helping Cobb’s Tigers to win the pennant. EX-MT photo of Barry in the field, posed as if bending over to field a grounder. Tiny chip on lower right portion.