Stetson Hats advertising postcard featuring the Philadelphia Athletics in 1911 after their championship season.
Lee Stopple, a noted photographer, took this image of Baker and the similar image of Christy Mathewson also in this collection. The clarity and composition of the photos is of exceptional quality and we can get a sense of Stopple from the accolades he annotated…
RPPC of Home Run Baker holding his lethal bat. While the postcard is trimmed, it features all of the actual image as the photographer chose an oval crop for the image itself.
Reach Baseball Catalogs from 1912 and 1913. The 1912 catalog shows Sam Crawford at the bat and Chief Bender in his windup. These are based on Loius Van Oeyens photographs. The 1913 catalog shows Home Run Baker’s swing, Chief Bender in his follow through and…
Home Run Baker scores a run during the 1913 World Series. The A’s hunchback mascot and good luck charm, Louis Van Zelst, is there to congratulate him.
A snippet from a larger Louis Van Oeyen panoramic photo of the teams lined up on Addie Joss Day. Joss, the Cleveland Naps star, had died of tubercular meningitis at age 31 in April. A team of American League “All Stars” came to Cleveland’s League…
A photo by Louis Van Oeyen which belonged to Walter Johnson himself. The names are in Johnson’s own handwriting, note he did not label himself. (L to R) “Home Run” Baker, Joe Wood, Walter Johnson and WaJo’s catcher Gabby Street. A collection of American League…
Ty Cobb slides into third with Home Run Baker covering the bag. Famous image where Cobb spiked Baker causing a major controversy.
Bender warms up pregame. Home Run Baker is standing behind him. This is a known Paul Thompson image. This image was also used to produce the 1913 Tom Barker game card.
Artistic hand study of Frank Baker’s hands. Note the grip and the fine heathering in the flannel jersey.
This photo is a near twin to the other Baker batting photo with the same players in the background. This one was taken by noted photographer Paul Thompson.
Baker is shown in the famous sweater that the Philadelphia Athletics wore during their championship run in 1910-1911.