This picturesque image of Larry Doyle was taken by Louis Van Oeyen at Forbes Field in Pittsburg on September 19, 1911. The date is noted on back in Van Oeyen’s own hand. A check of the boxscores shows that the New York Giants indeed played the Pirates in Pittsburg on that date. This image of Forbes Field confirms the location down the first base line of our image.
Note the metal rimmed bat bad Doyle is sitting on and the carved legs of the bench.
Contact print of Bender on the mound at Shibe Park in Philadelphia in 1910. Unusual ground level shot looking up at Bender.
This historically significant image is the earliest known original photo of Babe Ruth, the most celebrated baseball player ever, in the Majors. The image was likely snapped by a fan from the first base stands. Ruth is on the mound in his second major league…
Rarely seen real photo composite postcard of the World Champion A’s, likely issued during the 1911 World Series. The October 28, 1911 postmark is only two days after the A’s completed their victorious series against the New York Giants. “Champion Athletics” could refer to the…