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.
This photo was taken at the 1917 World Series at Comiskey Park between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants. We know it is Comiskey Park based on the overall composition of the stadium. We know it is the World Series based on…
Fascinating handwritten letter from Chief Bender to D.A. Fletcher who was organizing a barnstorming tour for after the 1910 baseball season. Fletcher’s tour was ultimately nixed by the National Commission who ran baseball at that time. The players’ frustration with such control over them led…
A.J. Schumann postcard of the Chicago White Sox’s South Side Park entrance in 1908. Advertising was part of the game even way back when. One can imagine the crowds spilling off the trains and into the ballpark. For images of the complete Schumann Chicago stadiums…