A.J. Schumann postcard showcasing the exterior of Chicago’s West Side Grounds in 1908. The lettering at the top of the stadium read “Chicago National League Baseball Club”. This lettering would be transferred to Wrigley Field when it was built a few years later. Note the automobiles and horse drawn carriages awaiting their passengers departure from the stadium.
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Future Major Leaguer Pat Ragan is shown in his Cornell College uniform circa 1905. The Cornell College yearbook featured a team photo that shows Ragan in the same uniform, front row right. Ragan threw an “Immaculate Inning”, a nine pitch all strikeout inning in 1914…
Eddie Collins strikes a pose in Mineral Wells, Texas circa 1916 where the Chicago White Sox trained that Spring.
Rube Foster, the father of black baseball, formed his American Giants team in 1911. This is one of the earliest images of the team August 1911 at the “Big Days” festival in Fennimore, Wisconsin. Top Row: Bill Pierce, Bill Monroe and ? Middle Row: Andrew…