Baseball's Past in Black & white

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Starting Line-Up Each Hits A Home Run In Same Game

On August 19, 1958 the starting 9 of the Douglas Copper Kings each hit a home run in the game.

A larger view of photo here

Story of the feat here

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1957 San Francisco Seals

Last year of the Seals before The San Francisco Giants start Playing in San Francisco in 1958.

Large view of 1957 Seals here

Large view of 1947 Seals-Giants game

That is not the bat boy at the end of row two. It's Albie Pearson the American League Rookie of the Year 1958...all 5'5" and 140 lbs.

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1932 New York Yankees Infielders

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L-R: Doc Farrell, Frank Crosetti, Lyn Lary, Lou Gehrig, Joe Sewell, Tony Lazzeri

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New York Yankees Starting 9 First Game of the 1938 World Series

L-R: Frank Crosetti, Red Rolfe, Tommy Henrich, Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, George Selkirk, Joe Gordon, Red Ruffing

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Former Detroit Tigers With The 1940 St. Louis Browns

L-R: George Susce, Roxie Lawson, Chet Laabs, Roy Cullenbine, Fred Haney, Elden Auker, Slick Coffman, Bob Harris, Vern Kennedy

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The Dean Brothers

Daffy and Dizzy 1934 World Series in 1st photo

Daffy and Dizzy in 1935 2nd photo

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Nick Altrock

Nick Altrock Stats

The Story of Nick Altrock

I hope this photo of Nick Altrock doesn't scare anyone.

Love the up close and personal photo, but wasn't Altrock better known for his comic antics than his playing?

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Love the up close and personal photo, but wasn't Altrock better known for his comic antics than his playing?

Yes he was..

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1913 New York Yankees

First year they were officially called the Yankees-Photo was taken at the Polo Grounds April 4, 1913

Larger view of the photo here

Top Row; L-R: Barry, Dutch Sterrett (UT), Bob Williams (C), Ray Fisher (P), Red Hoff (P), Roy Hartzell (2B), Harry Wolter (OF), Jack Martin (SS), Green, Harrison

Center Row Sitting: L-R: Birdie Cree (OF), Iron Davis (P) , Ezra Midkiff (3B), Ray Keating (P), Claud Derrick (SS), Russ Ford (P), Bert Daniels (OF), Al Schulz (P)

Bottom Row Standing; L-R: George McConnell (P), Jeff Sweeney (C) , Bill Stumpf (UT), Jack Lelivelt (OF), Ralph Young (SS), Frank Chance (Mgr), Johnny Priest (P), Ray Caldwell (P)
Sitting: Hal Chase (UT), Mascot

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I wouldn't label Hal Chase as a utility player. In his 39 games with the Yankees in 1913 (before being traded to the White Sox), he played 29 games at first base, 5 in the outfield and 5 at second base (despite being left-handed!). He was their primary first baseman until the trade.

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Billy Martin, Bob Cerv and Mickey Mantle. October 12, 1958, before exhibition game against the NL All-Stars.

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1939 Fort Worth Cats-Texas League Champs

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Back Row; L-R: Eddie Kearse (C), Bob Linton (Mgr.,C), Ed Greer (P), Stan Corbett (P), Ray Starr (p), Cal Dorsett (P), Scat Metha (3B), Firpo Marberry (P), William Yocke (P)

Front Row; L-R: Lee Stebbins (1B), John Stoneham (OF), Buster Chatham (SS), Clyde McDowell (2B), Carl Kott (2B), Leo Moon (P), Walter Cazen (OF), John Suydam (OF), Laya(Bat Boy)

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American League's 50th Anniversay celebrated at Fenway Park in Boston on May 15, 1951. This photo was taken on the state house steps in Boston. 31 of the 36 living players, managers and umpires from the first year(1901) were there.
Ted Williams hit his 300th home run and Nellie Fox hit is 1st big league home run in the real game of Red Sox vs the White Sox on May 15 at Fenway.

Larger view of the first photo here
The second photo the players are numbered.

Thanks to Gary Livacari(GaryL) for identifying most of the players in this photo.


1A. Harry Gleason 1. Mike Brother 2. Unknown 3. Tommy Leary 4. Bill Hoffer 5. Roy Patterson 6. Cy Young 7. Fred Mitchell 8. Unknown 9. Unknown 10. Wm. “Dummy” Hoy 11. George McBride 12. Charlie Hemphill 13. Paddy Livingston 14. Unknown 15. Bill Friel 16. Harry Howell 17. Sport McAllister 18. Jimmy Williams 19. Joe Sugden 20. Bill Bradley 21. Joe Cronin 22. Ollie Pickering 23. David Fultz 24. Freddy Parent 25. Connie Mack 26. Governer Paul Dever 27. Clark Griffith 28. Billy Maloney 29. Earl Moore 30. Wid Conroy 31. Hugh Duffy

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Thanks, Gary. Good call on Billy Maharg, just got done reading about him. Thanks for pointing it out.

I saw a grainy photo of "Maharg" in a Black Sox book years ago, for some reason it stuck in my head and it definitely looked very much like the man in the photo above. I also seem to remember that Maharg/Graham was a boxer at some point, like Abe "The Little Champ" Attell.

I also noticed a "Van Burkleo" in the Copper Kings photo, wasn't there a well hyped prospect by that name 10-20 years ago?

Also, isn't #8 in the '51 Boston photo above Nap Lajoie?

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Also, isn't #8 in the '51 Boston photo above Nap Lajoie?

No, Nap Lajoie, Bill Clingham, Jim Jack, John Katoll and Gus Weyhing were the players that were not there.

The ones that there.

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1912 Cincinnati Reds

Larger view of photo here

Back Row; L-R: Hank Severeid (C), Tex McDonald (SS), Bert Humphries (P), Art Fromme (P), Armando Marsans (OF), Jim Bagby (P), Bobby Keefe (p), Bill Prough (P), Harry Gaspar (P)

Middle Row; L-R: Rafael Almeida (3B), George Suggs, (P), Miller, Williams, Larry McLean (C), Eddie Grant (UT), Hanson Horsey (P), Mike Mitchell (OF), Heinie Peitz (Coach)

Front Row; L-R: Tommy Clarke (C), Frank Smith (P), Rube Benton (P), Hank O'Day (Mgr.), Dick Egan (2B), Dick Hoblitzell (1B), Bob Bescher (OF), Johnny Bates (OF)

Bottom Three: Art Phelen (3B), Brownie Burke (Mascot), Jimmy Esmond (IF)

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Former Tigers meet in 1938

Looks like a Tiger reunion in 1938, any guesses of the players.

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The 3 in front L-R are Bobby Lowe, Bob Veach and Davy Jones

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Three ex-Yankees from the early days


First Photo is Russ Ford and Dan Daniel sports writer

Second photo is Andy Coakley

Third photo is Del Pratt

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1917 New York Giants

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1939 Dallas Rebels

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Back Row; L-R: Earl Overman (P), Beryl Richmond (P), Harold G. Lee (OF), Zeke Trent (OF), Frank Wagner (p), Harold B. Lee (OF), Phil Seghi (2B)

Middle Row; L-R: Sal Gliatto (p), Dave Smith (p), Clay Touchstone (p), Les Mallon (2B), Bob Uhl (p), Walter Cazen (OF), Bill Cronin (C)

Front Row; L-R: Roy Mort (1B), Jim Levey (SS), Hap Morse (Mgr.), Grey Clarke (3B), Ben SoRelle (P)

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1946 West Coast Baseball League-It only played one year
3 photos from the Oakland Museum of California


First photo of 4 Oakland Larks players

Larger view of first photo here

Second photo of 4 Oakland Lark pitchers L-R: Wade James, We Willie Jones, Charles "Speck"Roberts, Marion "Sugar"Cain

Larger view of the second photo here

Third Photo of the San Francisco Sea Lions Team

Larger view of the third photo here

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"Uncle Robbie" and "The Grey Eagle" meet before the 1920 Series.

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Buck Freeman here in 1947. Played in the big Leagues from 1891-1907. Hit 25 home runs in 1899 to lead the National League for the Washington Senators.

Buck Freeman's Bio

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1944 Toledo Mud Hens

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1944 Toledo Mud Hens; 95-58, .621, 2nd Place, 7 g behind,---BB-Reference

Top Row, L-R: Bob Wren (2B/3B), William Sullivan (P), Walter Brown (P), Ox Miller (P), Bill Seinsoth (P), Ed Ignasiak (1B), John Whitehead (P), Joe Schultz (C), Babe Martin (C/OF), Bob Boken (1B/3B/OF).

Middle Row, L-R: Al LaMacchia (P), Earl Jones (P), Sylvester Goedde (P), Marquardt (Mgr.), Bill Burgo (OF), Cliff Fannin (P), Fred Reinhart (OF), Harry Kimberlin (P).

Bottom Row, L-R: Don Smith (OF), George Corona (P/OF), Andy Perna (trainer), Rusty Gilliland (mascot), Dick Kimble (SS), Len Schulte (2B/3B/SS).

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1933 Houston Buffaloes

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Top Row; L-R: Fred Ankenman (President), Stan Keyes (OF), Oscar Fuhr (P), Ed Greer (P), Robert Kalbitz (1B), Albert Fisher (P), Andy French (Secretary)

Middle Row; L-R: George Payne (P), Ken O'Dea (C), Carey Selph (Mgr.), Ival Goodman (OF), George Binder (SS), Ed Hock (3B)

Front Row; L-R: Mike Cvengros (P), Bill Beckmann (P), Gene Moore (OF), Ernie Parker (OF), Tommy West (C)