1906-1910 Images – Page 8 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Hand Study, c 1910

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Artistic hand study of Frank Baker’s hands. Note the grip and the fine heathering in the flannel jersey.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Texas Tommy Pose, c. 1910

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This “Home Run” Baker pose was used for the Texas Tommy, Polo Grounds and M113 sets shown below. The extensive masking on this photo indicates it may well have been used to produce one of these cards.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – M101-2 Pose, c. 1910

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Burke and Atwell photo of Baker in the pose that was used for the Sporting News M101-2 supplement. It is quite possible, based on the markings on this photo that appear in the supplement that this was the actual photo used to make the supplement.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Follows Through, c. 1912

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“Home Run” Baker demonstrates his swing in a full follow through. Note the whiskey signage in the background and The Armory beyond the left field wall. This identifies the stadium as Hilltop Park in New York.

Frank “Home Run” Baker Reading Pretzels, pre-rookie in 1908

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Cabinet photo of the 1908 Reading Pretzels of the Tri-State League. Home Run Baker is shown in one of his earliest photos. Baker made his Major League debut with the Philadelphia Athletics later that year. Also shown is Shag Shaughnessey. Below is a postcard which…

“All Stars” Connie Mack/Jimmy McAleer, 1910

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(L to R) Top Row: James McAleer, Tris Speaker, Doc White, Walter Johnson, Jake Stahl and George McBride. Bottom Row: Red Killefer, Harry Lord, Clyde Milam and Kid Elberfeld. Prior to the 1910 World Series Connie Mack put together a team of American League All-Stars,…