Boston Red Sox – Page 4 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Tris Speaker – Near T3 Pose, c. 1909

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Tris Speaker photo circa 1909 based on the uniform. One of Speaker’s finest on field images, this pose is just a tick off of his T3 image. The shot shows Speaker in his road uniform and was taken in Detroit’s Bennett Park as evidenced by…

Tris Speaker – World Series, 1912

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Tris Speaker at the bat during the 1912 World Series at Fenway Park in Boston. We can tell the catcher is a New York Giants by the stripes of his socks and the “NY” logo on his sleeve. The handwritten note on back identifies this…

Addie Joss Day dugout, 1911

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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…

Harry Hooper – Conlon Photo, c. 1912

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Harry Hooper in action by Charles Conlon. A rare on field closeup action shot.

Harry Hooper – Redondo Beach, 1911

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Harry Hooper while in Redondo Beach, California for Spring Training 1911. Similar images exist for Tris Speaker and Smoky Joe Wood. Exquisite portraits.

Harry Hooper – Unmounted Cabinet Photo, 1910

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Harry Hooper in Spring Training in Hot Springs, 1910. This is a photograph that has been removed from its cabinet mount. Evidently, there was a set of mounted photographs issued for the 1910 Boston Red Sox team

Eddie Collins at the World Series, 1911

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Eddie Collins at the 1911 World Series. Collins is seen here shaking hands with the Giants’ Larry Doyle prior to the game. The photo is by George Grantham Bain, his stamp can be seen under under the mount with a backlight.

Boston Red Sox Carl Horner photo, 1912

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This is a rare outdoors shot by Boston photographer Carl Horner. This image depicts the 1912 championship Boston Red Sox team.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – at Fenway Park, c. 1913

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“Home Run” Baker is depicted at the bat in Fenway Park, Boston circa 1913. Rare close in game action photo.

World Tour, Tris Speaker in London, 1914

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Tris Speaker is in full swing in this image taken during the World Tour stop in London. This photo must have been taken contemporaneously with the image used in the 1915 Susini and 1934 R & J Hill baseball cards featuring Speaker. The uniforms are…

Babe Ruth’s First Photo in the Majors

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This historically significant image is the earliest known original photo of Babe Ruth, the most celebrated baseball player ever, in the Majors. The image was likely snapped by a fan from the first base stands. Ruth is on the mound in his second major league…