Boston Red Sox – Page 2 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

1908 Cy Young portrait

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One of the best images of Young from late in his career. This image is from 1908 based on the jersey, note the “Boston” printed on the red sock on Young’s jersey along with the crisscross lace enclosure. The back tells us this image came…

Tris Speaker on the farm

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Tris Speaker at his farm in Hubbard, Texas in the 1910s.

Tris Speaker, c. 1910

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Tris Speaker circa 1910.

Harry Hooper, c. 1909

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A Paul Thompson’s The Article Syndicate photographer shot Hooper in motion circa 1909 at Hilltop Park in New York, home of the Highlanders.

1912 Boston Red Sox, Francis P. Burke

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The 1912 Boston Red Sox posed at Comiskey Park in Chicago for noted photographer Francis P. Burke of Burke & Atwell.

Joe Wood, 1915 by George T. Murray

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Joe Wood in Hot Springs, Arkansas for training camp in 1915. This photo was taken by George T. Murray of The Boston Journal who accompanied the team to Spring Training. Murray took a shot of Babe Ruth in that camp, in a similar pose, that…

Tris Speaker, 1912

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This intense portrait of Tris Speaker was likely taken during the 1912 World Series based on the uniform, the 1912 stamp, and the description of the game action written on back. One of the better Speaker images out there.

Tris Speaker, Magic Lantern slide, 1916

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This glass Magic Lantern slide advertises Speaker’s move from the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Naps in 1916.

Tris Speaker 1909 photo at Hilltop Park

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Tris Speaker photo taken by Brown Brothers. The stadium backdrop, particularly the transoms at the back edge of the stadium roofing, indicate this is the Hilltop Park in New York, home of the Highlanders. Speaker is standing to the side of the batting practice cage.…

Boston’s Golden Outfield, Speaker, Hooper & Lewis 1915

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Nice image of Boston’s Golden Outfield, Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper (left to right). This image was taken in Chicago’s Comiskey Park which is recognizable in the background. This image was taken by The Chicago Tribune photo bureau. We know it is from…

Smoky Joe Wood, 1912 in Hot Springs

"Smoky" Joe Wood, 1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Boston Red Sox, Collections, International News, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams

Outstanding image of Smoky Joe Wood warming up in Spring Training in Hot Springs, Arkansas circa 1912. Note the easy, almost nonchalant, grace of his follow through. Though of slight frame, Walter Johnson himself said no one threw as hard as Joe Wood. The International…

Cy Young, 1908

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This is a Type 3 photo of Cy Young from 1908. That was the only year that the jersey with the red sock on front was worn.