Die cut image of Mordicai Brown’s hand that was injured as a young man on the farm. This disfigurement allowed him to put a spin on the ball like no other pitcher and has a major factor in his success.
This photo by Burke and Atwell appeared in newspapers during the 1910 season. The image was used for the 1911 Berger Philadelphia A’s foldout mail card. It was also the image used for the 1912 Plow’s Candy set.
Tris Speaker posed in profile at Spring Training in 1911 at Redondo Beach in California. Note Speaker’s hair has yet to turn grey. There is a photo from this same session of Harry Hooper in the Collection that notes the Redondo Beach location.
Bender shows his pitching grip. The baseball is a Spalding ball which was used only in the National League, thus this photo must be from the 1913 World Series. A Paul Thompson agency photo. Here is the November 1913 Baseball Magazine in which this very…