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. Baker is seen rounding first base.
This partial image shows the Chicago White Sox tour players aligned before the game at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London. Note Weaver wearing the chapeau, this proves he is the batter in two of the swinging photos, not Sam Crawford, who is shown here in a…
Ty Cobb at the West Side Grounds in Chicago during the 1907 World Series. Simply one of the best early images of Cobb around. The original negative is in the Chicago History Museum which has labeled it as taken during the 1907 World Series. Additionally,…
Some of the earliest images of the Polo Grounds in New York that you will ever see. Based on the stadium configuration and uniforms these images are likely from 1901.