Chief Bender is shown in his windup on the mound in this postcard taken on September 1, 1913 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.
This postcard accompanies the 1913 Bender Coming off the Field postcard which is also part of this Collection. The same fan took both images from his seat along the third base line behind the A’s dugout.
Bender awkwardly cocks his arm in this posed photo.
Bender in his brief appearance with the Chicago White Sox in 1924. He had retired after the 1917 season, and come out of retirement to appear in a handful of games with the White Sox.
Christy Mathewson shown in his 1913-1914 World Tour sweater. This photo was likely taken in Marlin Springs, Texas during Spring Training 1914. The postcard was addressed to, and owned by, Mathewson himself. It was sent to him c/o the Giants at the Polo Grounds by…