Ty Cobb demonstrating his stance in Spring Training 1921. The Tigers were in San Antonio, Texas and the camp was held in Breckenridge Park there. This photo was likely taken there. It is a great example of his stance and hand grip.
Sam Crawford, Bobby Veach and Ty Cobb pose in this 1915 image. That outfield was one of the best in baseball history. Note the tobacco stains on Cobb’s pants. Ty Cobb is shown with trademark stare. This pose was obviously taken at the time, note…
These two snapshots were taken by a fan in the first game of a doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Naps at Detroit’s Navin Field on Saturday, September 27, 1913. Navin Field had just opened the year before and later became known as Tiger Stadium. We know it…
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,…
This photo clearly depicts the West Side Grounds in Chicago. It was found in a black paged scrapbook with circa 1910s photos with the white writing on the black paper as was common in that era. The Velox markings evident on back also are likely…
Charles Conlon began baseball photography in 1904 and this was one of his first images, it is of future Hall of Famer Jack Chesbro with the New York Highlanders. He won 41 games that year. Chesbro images are incredibly rare.
Paul Thompson’s perfectly composed image of Hal Chase, the consummate first baseman, at Hilltop Park, New York. Prince Hal had Hall of Fame talent, but his propensity for gambling, and other vices, curtailed his career.
Atmospheric shot of Chicago’s West Side Grounds, home of the Cubs, circa 1908. Note the lettering “Chicago National League Baseball Club” around the rim of the top of the stadium behind the grandstand and the belching smokestacks behind the third base grandstands.
Snapshot photo of Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown which shows his mangled right hand as well as the outfield of the Palace of the Fans in Cincinnati which was torn down a few months after this photo was taken.
This is a rare outdoors shot by Boston photographer Carl Horner. This image depicts the 1912 championship Boston Red Sox team.
This composite photo of Opening Day shows Chief Bender scoring the first run of the season and President Taft throwing out the first ball.
Great George Grantham Bain photo of the 1908 Opening Day teams, The New York Highlanders and Philadelphia Athletics, sitting against the outfield wall. Hall of Famers Chief Bender, Jack Chesbro and Willie Keeler can be picked out from the crowd. This photo is one of…