Talk:Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895)

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Requested move 5 February 2015[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: moved all. Number 5 7 14:21, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Smith (1920s/30s pitcher) → Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895) – WP:NC-BASE Joeykai (talk) 07:06, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at Robert_Smith#Baseball, it does not seem that the comma is necessary, although I think the past RFC endorsed using the comma. I am wondering why the other pitchers don't use the comma. I Support this move.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:31, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like the Bob Smith's are a bit out of convention, not just the one noted here. In looking at the naming conventions guidelines, and the use of their name in baseball-reference.com and retrosheet.org, here is how they should be named:
I agree that a comma probably shouldn't be required, but that is just how it is presented in NC-BASE.Neonblak ^talk - 19:02, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Since this conversation hasn't generated much discussion or any controversy, and I have the time today, I will go ahead and begin some of these changes. If someone would like to assist, I would welcome that. The ones I marked with ++ will need someone with move rights than I don't have (I think).Neonblak ^talk - 17:43, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support all the moves suggested by Neonblak. Although I have no memory of doing it, it seems that I moved this page to that title (albeit without the comma) six years ago, and someone improperly moved it here in the interim. -Dewelar (talk) 17:28, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Old Bob Smith[edit]

I came across a 1936 baseball article tonight where Smith was referred to as old Bob Smith (emphasis mine).^[1] Was the use of the word old commonly used by sportswriters of that era to distinguish him from a younger Bob Smith who was also playing at the same time? Bob305 (talk) 03:14, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Giants Cinch National Pennant". The Evening Record. Ellensburg, WA. Associated Press (AP). September 21, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

[1] "Giants Cinch National Pennant". The Evening Record. Ellensburg, WA. Associated Press (AP). September 21, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

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