Vintage Baseball Moments

Classic black and white images capturing baseball action, including batters, catchers, and umpire calls from past games.

Baseball player swinging a baseball bat with a baseball catcher and a baseball umpire crouching beside him

Classic baseball showdown: pitcher delivers fastball to determined batter.

Vintage Photograph. Boy on ground to catch baseball.

Young baseball player

Up at Bat Lance Richbourg (b.1938/American)

Photo by Josef Scaylea. Vintage Photograph. Baseball game at a boys camp.

Model Released. Vintage Photograph. Baseball catcher with facemask about to throw baseball Frame 3

One of the game's best catchers, Roy Campanella was voted the " most valuable player in the National League", last season. At best his average to mid-August was 279.Dodgers' catcher Roy Campenella who was last year voted most valuable played in the National League. November 07, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. Baseball championships. July 20, 1962

Vintage Photograph. A baseball runner slides into home plate as catcher tags him out.

Three baseball players competing in field

Washington Senators baseball team standing on field on opening day, Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA, Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, April 5, 1971

Cartoon - Spring Training. John Collins (1917-2007)

Anefo photo collection. Haarlem Baseball Week. The Dutch players are presented to Prince Claus. 25 June 1969. Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Ice hockey competition Hocky against Cortina Dampezzo in The Hague. November 10, 1960. The Hague, South Holland

1930s TWO BOYS BATTER AND CATCHER PLAYING BASEBALL

Baseball pitcher (EV003668_H)

Little League World Series, Williamsport, Pa. , Stadiums, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

LEAGUE OF HER OWN

Anefo photo collection. Cyclists from Roosbroek (left) and Adriaansen (right). May 22, 1952

Anefo photo collection. Haarlem baseball week, the Netherlands against Korea; Ben Richardson (L) and Charles Urbanus congratulate each other. August 13, 1978. Haarlem

Cartoon - Casey at the Bat. John Collins (1917-2007)

Vintage Winter Olympics Games Photo: Grenoble 68, Ice hockey competition. USSR v Sweden 3-2, Anatoly Firsov (USSR) scores, Swedish goalie unable to make the save, February 13, 1968,

Vintage Photograph. Baseball - checking the results of the coin toss.

Vintage Photograph. A baseman catching a baseball to stop a runner. Frame 2.

Peter Wesley. September 22, 1954.

1980s MIKE SCHMIDT NUMBER 20 BATTING PHILLIES AND CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL GAME VETERANS STADIUM PHILADELPHIA PA USA

Anefo photo collection. Elfstedentocht 1986. Stamping Franeker. February 26, 1986. Franeker, Friesland

Opening Day of the 1961 Baseball Season, 1:10PM. President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers greet former Washington Senators player James Barton "Mickey" Vernon and Manager of the Chicago White Sox Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez at the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Audience includes General Manager of the Washington Senators Ed Doherty; Boys Clubs of Americas "Boy of the Year" Richard Lopez (in foreground); Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Fay.

Ray Schalk changed the way the catcher's position was played. Catchers were usually large bodied, but Schalk was small, and played with agility, functioning as 5th infielder. 1917 photo (BSLOC_2018_3_139)

1950s SIX MEN PLAYING ICE HOCKEY GAME GOALIE AT THE NET ALL BEFORE INTRODUCTION OF HEAD PROTECTION SAFETY HELMETS

Five-Star Applause for Four Bagger -- Baseball fan Douglas MacArthur, his wife and son, Arthur, stand in their box and applaud Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella (39) as the latter trots to the dugout after clouting a homer in the ninth inning of the game with Boston Braves at Ebbets Field here today. At left is Walter F. O'Malley, president of the Dodgers and host. to the five star general and his family. The former UN Far East commander saw the Braves win 12-1. May 26, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

July 9, 1946. Baseball players Of the AAA Farm league Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Lew Riggs of the Montréal Royals sitting on a bench In the players change room during a game

Anefo photo collection. Feijenoord stadion ready on time The grass under the plast can be seen again. February 27, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Blue-white against Alkmaar 2-4, ball boys blue and white under umbrella. January 10, 1965. Alkmaar, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Baseball. Haarlem Nicols champion; Nicols coach John Barrett donates Champagne in cup for captain Harry van de Vaart, Boudewijn Maat and Henny Jienken. August 20, 1977

A number of men have formed a pyramid as part of a gymnastic exercise. Process print.

Vintage Photograph. Man in hockey uniform holding hockey stick ready to play. Frame 1

Anefo photo collection. Feijenoord stadion ready on time The grass under the plast can be seen again. February 27, 1963

Sep. 09, 1972 - Canada-USSR Ice-Hockey-Vancouver September 1972.

Vintage Photograph. Young boy sits for studio portrait wearing football outfit including helmet and padded shirt.

Anefo photo collection. Baseball, Sparta against Raak Nicols 2-1, Sparta Champion, Joy Sparta players, second from Left Hamilton Richardson. September 22, 1973

Vintage Photograph. Older man sits reviewing card sitting in locker room with a set of golf clubs behind him.

Hotel St. George. Welcome home dinner to the Brooklyn Dodgers, world champions. 1956. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division. Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team), Baseball players, Hodges, Gil, 1924-1972, Reese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999, Campanella, Roy, 1921-1993, Snider, Duke, 1926-, Alston, Walter, 1911-1984

Sunday Magazine of the Minneapolis Journal: Some Day, Baseball

Vintage Photograph. Man in hockey uniform holding hockey stick ready to play. Frame 4

Opening Day at Hilltop Park, NY; NY Highlanders (AL) & Phila. Athletics pre-game (baseball)

Anefo photo collection. Ice hockey competition Haagse Canadians against Glasgow Fly in Amsterdam. January 4, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Portrait of hockey player (EV003635_H)

Anefo photo collection. Image "Woodworker" from Yugoslaaf S. Mietic unveiled Schagen. Unveiling of the image "the woodworker" from Slavomir Mietic on the site of the new carpentry factory Kuin NV. Sculptor Mietic (R) at the image. June 18, 1971. Noord-Holland, Schagen

Cartoon - World Series. John Collins (1917-2007)

Monte Irvin (left) and Willie Mays, posing in the Giants' dressing room, led the Giants to a dramatic victory over the Milwaukee Braves. New York, NY, 6/22/54.

Joe DiMaggio in an advertisement demonstrating his swing for Camel Cigarettes, circa 1941.

Robert Byrne, Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball card portrait

Art Fromme, Cincinnati Reds, baseball card portrait

The Boxing blade, Vol. 4, no. 33. text. Periodicals, Illustrations, Photographs. 1923-07-21. General Research Division. Boxing, Boxers (Sports)

Intense Portrait of Baseball Player

Cartoon - FIRST HAB TO WIN BYNG TROPHY. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Play Ball !. John Collins (1917-2007)

Frank M. Schulte, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portrait

James Delahanty, Detroit Tigers, baseball card portrait

Leon Ames, New York Giants, baseball card portrait

Arthur Devlin, New York Giants, baseball card portrait

Kansas City Monarchs, Negro Leagues Baseball Champions of 1953, team portrait, Branch Rickey Papers, 1954

Sport Story Magazine: The Flying Dutchman, Baseball

Clyde Engle, Boston Red Sox, baseball card portrait

Bill Dahlen, Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball card portrait

David Shean, Boston Rustlers, baseball card portrait

Miller Huggins, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait

USA, New Jersey, Little Falls, Yogi Berra Museum, museum to one of the greatest New York Yankees baseball players, photos of Yogi Berra

Richard Marquard, New York Giants, baseball card portrait

Three Star Goalie Lunges for Puck, Hockey

Sherry Magee, Philadelphia Phillies, baseball card portrait

Robert Harmon, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball card portrait

Jack Knight, New York Yankees, baseball card portrait

David Shean, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portrait

Wyatt Lee, Newark Team, baseball card portrait

Frederick T. Beck, Boston Rustlers, baseball card portrait

Michael Mitchell, Cincinnati Reds, baseball card portrait

Spalding's Official Baseball Guide, A.G. Spalding & Bros., American Sports Publishing Company, March 1922

Richard Hoblitzell, Cincinnati Reds, baseball card portrait

Hartsel, Philadelphia Athletics, baseball card portrait

James Collins, Providence Team, baseball card portrait

Joseph McGinnity/Lewis McCarty, Newark Team, baseball card portrait

Tony Thebo, Waco Team, baseball card portrait

Edgar Willett, Detroit Tigers, baseball card portrait

William Abstein/John A. Butler, Jersey City Team, baseball card portrait

John Kleinow, Boston Red Sox, baseball card portrait

Miller, Oakland Team, baseball card portrait

John J. Murray, New York Giants, baseball card portrait

Shomberg, Indianapolis Hoosiers, baseball card portrait

Terence Turner, Cleveland Naps, baseball card portrait

Geo. Mogridge, Chicago White Sox, baseball card portrait

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