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Grover Cleveland Alexander’s Charity
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Grover Cleveland Alexander’s Charity Work Here we have Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland ‘Pete’ Alexander, flanked by two flappers raising pre-game money in Sportsmans Park in St. Louis. They…
Ted Williams for Coke
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Ever since a group of these posters of Ted Williams promoting Coke were discovered in New England in the early 1980s, they have been a mystery. No definitive story has…
Native American Baseball Teams
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Native American Baseball Teams. Teams came in all shapes and sizes, and all colors. The mixed race teams were common in Cuba, but never in the United States until the 1950s.…
Hairy House of David
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Have you seen any hairy House of David cards? Any collector of baseball real photo postcards will tell you that hairy House of David (HoD) cards are common. This is…
The words and quotes of Yogi Berra
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Given the sheer volume of wacky, offbeat and downright unintelligible statement than have been uttered by Yogi, one wonders how he ever found time to play ball?! Here are some…
Babe Ruth in Dunsmuir
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Babe Ruth in Dunsmuir. How can you top this? Babe Ruth barnstorming in one of the finest rustic ballparks you could imagine. He was in Dunsmuir, California when this photo…
Greenville Baseball Labor Day
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We got a great big Greenville Baseball Labor Day crowd filling the seats. We got bands to play for each baseball team flanking the grandstands. We have the best of Greenville,…
Two Cuban Baseball Players – One Famous One Not
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Two Cuban Baseball Players – One Famous One Not. One of Cuba’s most famous ballplayers, Armando Marsans, appears on the unusually designed postcard at left. Marsans had serious playing careers in…
Sam Crawford Scoring
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Sam Crawford scoring looks like a horse trying to slow down. He’s just crossed the plate, as Patsy Livingston is attempting to control the ball in the background. I don’t even…
Long Lost Lamott Giants
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I have a feeling these long lost LaMott Giants baseball players were paid to play, but were not very good. They appear uninspired as they sit the bench in this…
African-American Team Unknown
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This African-American Team is unknown. With often poignant faces, these young black men faced an ungenerous future. There was no place for them to play ball for serious money, and these…
Andrew ‘Stringbean’ Williams
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Andrew ‘Stringbean’ Williams who played from 1914 to 1925 all over the East and Midwest, has taken a dynamic pose. This Negro League pitcher and outfielder is of some standing.…
Ballgame in Trinidad Cuba
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We’re near the historic Cuban city of Trinidad and a ballgame is in progress, with the teams unnamed. I bought this highly detailed photo postcard in Trinidad, where baseball is just…
Big Action by Maveston Indians
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The Maveston Indians are caught here in a moment of truth, and the photographer is completely unnoticed. The Randolph runner is coming toward home full tilt from third base, the ball…
Summer Picnic Pickup Baseball Game
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Working up an appetite for their summer picnic, a pick up baseball game. This co-rec baseball game is underway near Hudson Lake, Indiana. The pitch is in the air, the…
