Gus Dorner

Gus Dorner, given name Augustus (August 18, 1876 – May 4, 1956). He was born and died in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He stood 5 feet 10 inches and weighed 176 pounds. He batted and threw right-handed. He debuted in the majors in 1902 and played his last big-league season in 1909, a stretch of 8 seasons, primarily with the Boston Braves of the National League. His full professional career, including the minor leagues, ran from 1901 through 1915. His card presence in this catalog spans the T204 Ramly tobacco issue of 1909, distributed by the Mentor Cigarette Company and recognizable by its ornate gold-bordered frames and the T206 White Border tobacco issue, distributed by the American Tobacco Company between 1909 and 1911. He is interred at Corpus Christi Cemetery in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.