Red Dooin at the Polo Grounds in 1903 as captured by William Van Der Weyde. This image was used for a Police Gazette supplement In July 1903. Van Der Weyde was fond of photographing players at interesting angles such as the stadium wall receding into the background.
“Iron Man” Joe McGinnity strikes a pose during Spring Training in Savannah, Georgia circa 1904. This image graced the cover of Spalding’s How to Pitch from 1905 and onwards.
This is a rare outdoors shot by Boston photographer Carl Horner. This image depicts the 1912 championship Boston Red Sox team.
Chief Bender exhibits his fine pitching form in a photo by the International News Service. There are two of these photos in the Collection, the second one is a closer cropped version. This image was used to produce Bender’s M113 pose.