Ike Command

From Baseball-Reference.com:

Jim Command

Photo of Jim Command
James Dalton Command (Igor or Gor)
Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
Debut June 20, 1954
Final Game September 20, 1955
Born October 15, 1928 in Grand Rapids, MI USA

Jim Command, nicknamed "Igor", was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1947 to a contract that a newspaper said made him one the highest paid first-year class B players in the country. He was farmed to Terre Haute of the Three-I League, the same league his father, John "Ike" Command played in 35 years earlier. The elder Command had also been a golden gloves boxer.

Command was a third baseman in the majors for the Phillies in 1954 and 1955. His first hit was a grand slam home run, hit at Ebbets Fieldoff Carl Erskine in the first game of a doubleheader. The homer drove in Earl Torgeson, Granny Hamner and Del Ennis. He also started the second game, doubling in two more runs and accounting for all of his major league RBI.
Command played catcher for the Omaha Cardinals in 1957 where he was teammates with Tom Cheney and Bob Gibson.
He was the coach at Grand Valley State University from 1971-1973.
In 1996, Command was inducted alongside Gerald Ford into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame.

Cornelius Konyndyk

CORNELIUS KONYNDYK 
Born on March 18, 1901 to Willem Cornelis Konijnendijk and Meinsje Speelman. 
Cornelius died in February 1976, aged 74.

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Johnny Lucas

(I have not confirmed that this is the same Johnny Lucas in the photo of the 1926 Grand Rapids Body Co.)
From Wikipedia.com:

John Charles Lucas [Buster]
(February 10, 1903 – October 31, 1970) was a backup outfielder who
played briefly for the Boston Red Sox in the 1931-32seasons. Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 186 lb., Lucas batted right-handed and threw left-handed, a fairly unusual combination. He was born in Glen Carbon, Illinois.
In a four-game career, Lucas went hitless in three at bats. He did not have fielding chances in two outfield appearances.
Lucas died in Maryville, Illinois at age 67.

Harry Bissonette





Simon Schippers




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This undated photo of Simon (left) and Henry (right) Schippers shows off the uniforms of the 1920's.  Simon appears to be wearing the same uniform as in the Wolverine Brass Works team photo above.
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