In the course of my always-enjoyable-yet never-ending searching for classic baseball photographs, I often come upon great shots that are unfortunately not linked to a particular game… Read more “The Grace of the Game: Hank Greenberg”
Category: Tiger Stadium/Briggs Stadium/Navin Field
Pastime Portraiture: Lou Gehrig
Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Tuesday, May 2, 1939 (79 years ago today), and a resigned yet calm Lou Gehrig relaxes at the edge of the Yankees dugout… Read more “Pastime Portraiture: Lou Gehrig”
Sketches of Major League Parks by Gene Mack – From the 1946-1947 Sporting News
Hey all, similar to my recent post Visiting Major League Parks – Complete Set from the 1933-1934 Sporting News and the earlier Burns-Eye Views of Big League Parks from the 1937… Read more “Sketches of Major League Parks by Gene Mack – From the 1946-1947 Sporting News”
Visiting Major League Parks – Complete Set from the 1933-1934 Sporting News
Similar to my Burns-Eye Views of Big League Parks post a while back, from the 1937 Sporting News, this is another interesting series I discovered in the… Read more “Visiting Major League Parks – Complete Set from the 1933-1934 Sporting News”
A Moment In Time – 6/14/32
Navin Field, Detroit, Tuesday, June 14, 1932, Jimmie Foxx crosses the plate in the top of the 5th inning after hitting his first of two HRs on… Read more “A Moment In Time – 6/14/32”
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”
A Moment In Time – 6/27/59
Saturday, June 27, 1959, Briggs Stadium, Detroit. Orioles in town for the third game of a four game set. Tiger C Red Wilson awaits the pitch as… Read more “A Moment In Time – 6/27/59”
Radio Broadcast – 9/20/34, Yankees vs Tigers, Navin Field
As part of my ongoing efforts to bring classic baseball moments to the masses, lol, I have been creating videos of classic radio broadcasts and uploading them… Read more “Radio Broadcast – 9/20/34, Yankees vs Tigers, Navin Field”