(Via Twitter) Brooklyn star Zack Wheat, c1920, United News Pictures. ALL-TIME #Dodgers leader in H/2B/3B/TB (all by a lot), and 3rd in RBI behind Snider, Hodges. BA… Read more “Pastime Portraiture: Zack Wheat”
Category: Brooklyn Robins
Pastime Portraiture: Jimmy Johnston
A stern, weathered look belying his 26 (!) years, Brooklyn Robins’ (aka Superbas) outfielder Jimmy Johnston poses for a portrait taken in 1916 by the International Film… Read more “Pastime Portraiture: Jimmy Johnston”
Pastime Portraiture: Ivy Olson
Third in a series celebrating the last time the Dodgers and Red Sox met in the World Series, in 1916, and next up is Brooklyn’s steady, hard-nosed… Read more “Pastime Portraiture: Ivy Olson”
Pastime Portraiture: Casey Stengel (1916)
So the 2018 World Series is set, the Dodgers against the Red Sox. While Los Angeles has never faced Boston in the Fall Classic, the franchises did… Read more “Pastime Portraiture: Casey Stengel (1916)”
Behind the Bag 