Historic Baseball Players

Vintage photographs of baseball players in action on the field, showcasing their athletic poses and gear in early 20th-century stadiums.

Lew McCarty, New York NL (baseball)

Christy Mathewson, New York NL (baseball)

Smokey Joe Wood, Major League Baseball Player, Portrait, Boston Red Sox, USA, circa 1913

Casey Stengel, full-length portrait, wearing sunglasses, while playing outfield for the Brooklyn Dodgers - digital file from original photograph | Library of Congress

Red Dooin, New York NL (baseball)

Tom Seaton, Brooklyn Federal League (baseball)

Bun Troy, Donie Bush, Will "Fred" House, Detroit AL (baseball)

Coy, Yale Football

Bat Nelson and Bat Hurley, boxing

LaRue Kirby, New York NL, at Polo Grounds, NY (baseball)

Joe Engel, Major League Baseball Player, Washington Senators, Harris & Ewing, 1913

Pat Moran, manager, Philadelphia NL & Bill Carrigan, manager, Boston AL (baseball)

Raymond "Red" McKee, Detroit AL (baseball)

Ty Cobb steals third base and slides into Jimmy Austin, July 23, 1910. One writer noted that Cobb's speed and daring made him the terror of the opposing infield (BSLOC_2018_3_142)

Catchers Earl Baldwin, Truck Hannah, Muddy Ruel, New York AL (baseball)

Charles "Buck" Herzog, New York NL (baseball)

Harrington (Penn)

New York Giants at the Polo Grounds, New York (baseball)

New York Giants at the Polo Grounds New York prior to Game One of the 1912 World Series, October 8, 1912 (baseball)

Frankie Frisch, Major League Baseball Player, New York Giants, Bain News Service, 1921

Chick Gandil, Chicago AL (baseball)

New York Giants Opening Day line-up at the Polo Grounds New York. Left to right: Fred Snodgrass, Tillie Shafer, George Burns, Larry Doyle, Red Murray, Fred Merkle, Buck Herzog, Chief Meyers (baseball)

Nap Lajoie, Philadelphia AL (baseball)

Pat Moran, manager, Philadelphia NL & Bill Carrigan, manager, Boston AL (baseball)

Christy Mathewson, New York, NL - World Series batting practice (baseball)

Christy Mathewson, New York NL (baseball)

Cy Young Pitching/spectators in dugout , Basball players, Sports spectators, Young, Cy, 1867-1955, Boston Red Sox Baseball team. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

1920s BASEBALL LEGEND TY COBB AT BAT SWINGING

Clark & Norcross (Brown)

Duffy Lewis, Dutch Leonard, & Harry Hooper of Boston AL; Ed Burns & Gavvy Cravath of Philadelphia NL (baseball)

Leo Durocher (left), then manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, started off the 1940 season having a few choice words with National League Umpire-in-Chief, the late Bill Klem over a ball and strike decision in Brooklyn-Boston game, April 16. Brooklyn Catcher Babe Phelps (center) joined in chorus to such an extent he was put out of game.Imagine a cricket Test being held up while one team's manager argued with the umpire. This happens when Durocher attends a game. October 8, 1952.

Dick Hennessy, New York Giants batboy and mascot, at the Polo Grounds, New York (baseball)

Johnny Evers, Boston NL (baseball)

Players for the Philadelphia Athletics from left to right: Billy Orr, Herb Pennock, Weldon Wyckoff, Joe Bush, Bob Shawkey, Amos Strunk, standing in front of a dugout

Harold H. Chase, New York AL (baseball)

Yale- Class of 1908 -- Sheff.

Babe Ruth, Bill Carrigan, Jack Barry, & Vean Gregg, Boston AL (baseball)

Astor Cup Race

Babe Ruth. George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. He began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time

Cy Young was best Major League Baseball pitcher in history, 1908. He played on the American League team, Boston Red Soxs from 1901-1911 (BSLOC_2018_3_111)

12/31/1934. Joe di Maggio.

Chicago Americans

Vintage Photograph. Opening day at Yankee Stadium on April 15th game between Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics, Frame 2

Mayor Gaynor, (Polo Grounds,) Col. John Whalen

Ernie Shore (left), Boston Red Sox, and Grover Cleveland Alexander, Philadelphia Phillies, Shaking Hands during World Series, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Bain News Service, 1915

Babe Ruth, New York Yankee, 1895-1948

Spigel i.e., Spiegel

Michael T. McGreevy presents diamond ring to Amby Mconnell, Boston Red Sox Spring Training , Baseball players, Boston Red Sox Baseball team, McGreevy, Michael T.. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

Waseda University team from Japan (baseball)

Hank Severeid, Cincinnati NL (baseball)

Players at Boston Red Sox Spring Training in Little Rock Arkansas , Baseball players, Boston Red Sox Baseball team. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

James "Deacon" McGuire, Detroit AL (baseball)

Fenway Ball Park - Boston

Ty Cobb, Detroit, and Joe Jackson, Cleveland, standing alongside each other, each holding bats, by L. Van Oeyen, 1913

The Pittsburgh Pirates in the dugout at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, 1903 World Series , Baseball, Baseball players, Sports spectators, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball team. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

Hubert "Dutch" Leonard & Bill Carrigan, Boston AL (baseball)

Charles "Red" Dooin, Philadelphia NL (baseball)

Brown men in conference

Jamison, Penn.

The Pittsburgh Pirates in the dugout at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, 1903 World Series , Baseball, Baseball players, Sports spectators, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball team. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

Rutgers, 1915

Secretary of War James W. Good Watching Babe Ruth of New York Yankees Signing First of Many Bats to be Awarded as Prizes at Citizens Military Camps Throughout U.S., Griffith Stadium, Washington DC, USA, May 28, 1929

George Pearce, Chicago NL (baseball)

Norman A. "Nick" Cullop, pitcher, New York AL (baseball)

Babe Ruth Shaking Hands With USA President Warren Harding, at Yankee Stadium 4/24/23

New York Yankee Manager Joe McCarthy, Postmaster General James A. Farley, Washington Senator's Manager Bucky Harris, and Clark Griffith, owner of Senators, Raising Flag before First Baseball Game of Season, Washington DC, USA, April 21, 1939

Dick Rudolph, Boston NL (baseball)

Grover Cleveland Alexander and Manager Pat Moran, in 1915. They are in conversation at the Philadelphia Athletics dugout during the 1915 baseball season. In the background are Joe Oeschger, Possum Whitted, and Milt Stock (BSLOC_2018_3_173)

Del Gainer, Boston AL (baseball)

Babe Ruth. George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees

Dick Hoblitzell, Cincinnati, NL (baseball)

Smith (announcer) & Umpires Charles "Cy" Rigler, Bill Klem, Francis "Silk" O'Laughlin, Billy Evans, 1915 World Series (baseball)

George Stallings, manager, & Johnny Evers, player, Boston NL (baseball)

Lieutenant E. N. Jackson, Signal Reserve Corps, captured this photograph (reference number 15198) on July 1918 at Fort Myer, Virginia. The image shows soldiers participating in a Jiu Jitsu drill, led by Captain Allen Smith. In the photo, an attacker executes a waist hold from behind, while the recipient defends by placing their elbow under the opponent's chin. Note: this image is not for publication and is intended for official use only.

Jake Powell, New York Yankee outfielder, was presented with a wallet today as a token of esteem from fans of Laurel, MD, where he played as a semipro circa 1937.

Baseball Team. 1939-01-01T00:00:00. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Jack Owsley

Arthur Irwin and Tommy McCarthy, Philadelphia Quakers. 1870 - 1899. Spalding, A. G. (Albert Goodwill). Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Baseball, Philadelphia Quakers (Baseball team), Boston Reds (Baseball team), Baseball, Infielders (Baseball), Irwin, Arthur, 1858-1921, McCarthy, Tommy, 1863-1922

M.D.W.S.C. Engineers baseball team, Enfield, Mass., July 5, 1932 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineers, baseball players

Baseball Lance Richbourg (b.1938 American)

Dodger Aces , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Pittsburgh Pirates team picture , Baseball players, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball team. Michael T. -Nuf Ced- McGreevy Collection

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