Rare shot of Willie Mays, spring training, 1950’s. There is nothing I can add to this photo, just enjoy it. Yet another great Hy Peskin shot, check… Read more “Pastime Portraiture: Willie Mays”
Month: January 2013
Pastime Portraiture: Ralph Kiner
Ralph Kiner, spring training, Tuscon, AZ, March 1955. Kiner’s final spring, and final season. After nine seasons in the NL, and a bad back betraying the prolific… Read more “Pastime Portraiture: Ralph Kiner”
A Moment In Time – 7/5/37
Turning back the clock to National League baseball in Boston, Monday, July 5, 1937, Braves Field (or the Bee Hive). NY Giants the visitors, second game of… Read more “A Moment In Time – 7/5/37”
Radio Broadcast – 4/22/50, Dodgers vs Giants, Ebbets Field
Here’s my third YouTube upload of a classic radio broadcast – April 1950, Dodgers vs Giants, Ebbets Field, Red Barber, can’t get any better than that. From… Read more “Radio Broadcast – 4/22/50, Dodgers vs Giants, Ebbets Field”
Burns-Eye Views of Big Time Parks, #9 – Navin Field
In 1937, Ed Burns, a sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune, penned a series of articles on every major league park at the time (15 articles in all,… Read more “Burns-Eye Views of Big Time Parks, #9 – Navin Field”
Behind the Bag 