Atmospheric shot of Chicago’s West Side Grounds, home of the Cubs, circa 1908. Note the lettering “Chicago National League Baseball Club” around the rim of the top of the stadium behind the grandstand and the belching smokestacks behind the third base grandstands.
These photographs depict Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, the initial home stadium of the St. Louis Browns (now Cardinals), in circa 1890. They are mounted on maroon Kodak mounts with gold gilt edges. Before we even delve into the images themselves, we can narrowly determine…
This photo if part of a series of Baker shots that George Grantham Bain took in Spring Training 1916 when Baker first joined the Yankees after being bought for $25,000 form the Philadelphia A’s as shown in the news photo below. Also note the bat…
Mathewson demonstrates the raw power of his delivery. Taken by noted Collier’s war photo correspondent, J.H. Hare at the Polo Grounds, New York. Based on the uniforms, this photo dates to 1909.