One of the best images of Home Run Baker by Louis Van Oeyen who at his prime.
This image is from 1909, Baker’s rookie season. We know that from the cap, collar and two strip socks which the A’s used in 1909. The clincher is Cleveland’s League Park in the background, by 1910 the stadium had been redone.
Note the Van Oeyen blind stamp which is behind Baker’s left heel.
Tubby Spencer, the Detroit Tiger catcher, poses in front of the grandstand at Jungle Park (presently Richards Park) in Waxahachie during Spring Training circa 1917. For the full story of the Major Leagues in Waxahachie see this Research Note: <<Spring Training in Waxahachie>>
Eddie Collins at the 1911 World Series. Collins is seen here shaking hands with the Giants’ Larry Doyle prior to the game. The photo is by George Grantham Bain, his stamp can be seen under under the mount with a backlight.
Cabinet photo of Willie Keeler by the Betz Studio of Baltimore who also produced a 1894 composite portrait cabinet card of the entire Baltimore Orioles team. We know this is a Betz image because another exact copy of this cabinet photo exists with a fully…