Teams – Page 5 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Bain Series – Running, 1916

1916-1920 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, George Grantham Bain's News Service, Hall of Famers, New York Yankees, Photographs, Players, Teams

This photo if part of a series of Baker shots that George Grantham Bain took in Spring Training 1916 when Baker first joined the Yankees after being bought for $25,000 form the Philadelphia A’s as shown in the news photo below. Baker is seen rounding…

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Bain Series – Fielding, 1916

1916-1920 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, George Grantham Bain's News Service, Hall of Famers, New York Yankees, Photographs, Players, Teams

This photo if part of a series of Baker shots that George Grantham Bain took in Spring Training 1916 when Baker first joined the Yankees after being bought for $25,000 form the Philadelphia A’s as shown in the news photo below. Also note the bat…

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Oversized Portrait, c. 1911

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, American Press Association, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams

Huge 14 x 17 oversize photo of an intense Baker. These were hung at newsstands to sell newspapers, thus the oversize type on back to enable it to be read at a distance. The largest Type 1 Deadball Era photograph we have ever seen.

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Poised to Strike, c. 1912

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, International News, Philadelphia Phillies, Photographs, Players, Teams

This image of Baker in batting practice was taken contemporaneously with the similar Paul Thompson agency image in this collection. Note the same players in the background of both images.

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

1911-1915 Images, Boston Red Sox, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Players

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

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Splendid Portrait, c. 1911

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams, Underwood & Underwood

This classic image of Baker with the upturned collar and massive bat is in our opinion the finest image of Baker and which perfectly captures the aura of the Deadball Era. Baker’s bat weighed in an incomprehensible 52 ounces.

Grover Alexander – Rookie Image, 1911

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Collections, Grover Alexander, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Philadelphia Phillies, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Photos used for Cards, Players, Teams

This iconic photo of Alexander was taken during his rookie year by Paul Thompson. The image was used in the Sporting News M-102 set, the S81 Silks and other period issues. We know it is 1911 based on the fact the Sporting News supplement is…

Grover Alexander – Thompson Photo, 1910s

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Collections, Grover Alexander, Hall of Famers, Paul Thompson's The Article Syndicate, Philadelphia Phillies, Photographs, Players, Teams

Portrait photo of Alexander in front of the dugout by Paul Thompson.

Philadelphia Athletics at the 1911 World Series

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Chief Bender, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, George Grantham Bain's News Service, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams, World Series

Bain captures the Philadelphia Athletics coming on the field at the Polo Grounds in New York for the first game of the World Series in which they would ultimately prevail and repeat as World Champions. The elephant sweaters are one of the iconic uniform pieces…