Willie Keeler – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Willie Keeler, c. 1907

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Willie Keeler image from 1907 based on the uniform. Rare image of him in his stance. Note how far he has choked up on the bat, the better to hit ’em where they ain’t!

c. 1903 Willie Keeler

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c. 1903 Pictorial News Co. print of Wee Willie Keeler leaping for a high one. Likely take at the same time as the other 1903 Pictorial News image of Keeler which is in the Collection. This image was used for the front cover of the…

Willie Keeler in profile

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One of the better portraits of Keeler. Taken in the 1900s, but printed in the 1920s by International Newsreel.

Willie Keeler, c. 1908 by Pictorial News Co.

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Willie Keeler at Spring Training in Atlanta, Georgia c. 1908. image by The Pictorial News Co.

Willie Keeler in 1903, E97 Card Image

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Iconic image of Willie Keeler snapped by the Pictorial News in Spring Training in Atlanta in 1903. The Highlanders/Yankees franchise was created in mid-March 1903 and accepted into the American League. This image was taken a couple of weeks later and is likely one of…

Willie Keeler, c. 1906 in Spring Training

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Circa 1906 photo of Willie Keeler in Spring Training by Spooner and Wells. Note Keeler’s truncated swing which allowed him to place the ball wherever he desired, “hit ’em where they ain’t:.

Willie Keeler, c. 1910

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A highly edited head shot of Keeler used for publication. Part of the Baseball Magazine collection.

Willie Keeler, 1903 Carl Horner photo

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This is the iconic photo of Keeler by Carl Horner which was used for the T206, E90-1, T204 Ramly and Fan Craze sets. It was also this exact photo which was used for Highlander team page in the 1907 Lajoie Baseball Guide, note the painted…

Willie Keeler, Betz Studio Cabinet Photo, c. 1898

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Cabinet photo of Willie Keeler by the Betz Studio of Baltimore who also produced a 1894 composite portrait cabinet card of the entire Baltimore Orioles team. We know this is a Betz image because another exact copy of this cabinet photo exists with a fully…

Willie Keeler – Van Oeyen Photo, c. 1904

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Keeler shows off his bunting form for photographer Louis Van Oeyen circa 1904. Van Oeyen’s stamp is just visible at the far right edge of the back of the photo.

Willie Keeler in his famous bunting pose, 1907

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Wee Willie Keeler demonstrates his classic bunting form. This image was part of a series of three shots obviously taken at the same batting session. Ours is the center shot and is among the most iconic of Deadball images. Red Kleinow is the catcher behind…