This image was snapped from Coogan’s Bluff overlooking the Polo Grounds during a game between the New York Giants and the Boston Doves on April 28, 1909. The back annotation mentions the game and the scoreboard confirms that description. The scorboard shows Boston leading New…
This image of Sam Crawford was taken in 1909. We know the date not only based on the uniform, but also as it is clearly at Forbes Field in Pittsburg. Forbes Field with the distinctive wall and the dome behind the wall was constructed in…