Double fold postcard depicting the inaugural game at Forbes Field on June 30, 1909. According to the boxscore for the game, Hall of Famer pitcher Vic Willis is on the mound and bow legged Hall of Famer Honus Wagner is at short. We can see them both in the enlarged view of the infield.
This image is of the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants home field, in April 1911 just after a fire destroyed it. The vantage point is from high up on Coogan’s Bluff. Simply a stunning photograph!
Rube Waddel, a lefty, is on the mound pitching at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis on June 26, 1909. As referenced on the back, he and the St. Louis Browns faced the Detroit Tigers. Waddell lost the game, 6-2 to the Tigers. This is a…
Christy Mathewson and Chief Bender are the opposing pitchers depicted in this postcard for the first game of the 1911 World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York. This is a lithographic rather than photographic postcard.