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Incredible Video of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Taking Batting Practice, 1931 or 1932!
Thanks to Chris Williamson for sharing this incredible video of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig taking batting practice. Be sure to watch on full screen and with sound.
Birthday Anniversary for the Great Honus Wagner; Born February 24, 1874
Thanks to our resident baseball artist, Don Stokes, for calling to our attention that today is the birthday anniversary of Honus Wagner. He was born 145 years ago today. Don has also come through with a beautiful colorization of the great Dutchman.
A Memorable Baseball Brawl: Carl Furillo Gets 50-Year Old Leo Durocher in a Chokehold!
“Durocher was a dirty manager. He was a dirty player… I hated his guts.” –Carl Furillo “Leo Durocher has an uncanny ability to make a bad situation worse.” -Branch Rickey
Special Washington’s Birthday Feature: “I Cannot Tell a Lie…But I Can Sure Stretch the Truth!”
February 22 is George Washington’s birthday…and there can’t possibly be any connection to baseball history, can there?
But wait! Paul Doyle has found one!
Don Newcombe, RIP (1926-2019)
Here at Old-Time Baseball Photos would be remiss in our duty if we let the day go by without biding a sad farewell to the great Dodger pitcher, Don Newcombe who passed away yesterday at age 92, and recalling some of the highlights of his remarkable career.
“Welcome Back Baseball!”
We’ve endured a long, grueling winter that’s apparently not over yet, not by “a long shot” (or even as long as a blast off the bat of the great Bambino himself!).
It’s Presidents’ Day, Let’s Recall President Eisenhower’s “Baseball Secret!”
“When I was a small boy in Kansas, a friend and I went fishing. As we sat there in the warmth of the summer afternoon on a river bank, we talked about what we wanted to do when we grew up. I told him that I wanted to be a real major league baseball player. My friend said that he’d like to be President of the United States. Unfortunately, neither of us got our wish…” -Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
1939 Negro League East-West All-Star Game!
As we continue our month-long salute to the Negro Leagues, I’d like to repost this great photo from the 1939 Negro League East-West All-Star game, along with a little information about this game which was so important to the African-American community:
Sign the Petition to Get Gill Hodges into the Hall of Fame!
As many of you are aware. I’ve been actively supporting the movement to get Gil Hodges into the Hall of Fame. Please help our cause by signing the “Gil for the Hall” petition! -Thanks, Gary
Another Chapter In Our Month-Long Salute to the Negro Leagues: The Homestead Grays
As has become our tradition, we like to highlight the Negro Leagues during the month of February, so we can’t let the month go by without a salute to the Homestead Grays, one of the greatest teams of the Negro Leagues.
Joe Louis and Satchel Paige meet at Comiskey Park on August 13, 1948
With February being Black History Month, here’s a salute to the great Hall-of-Famer Satchel Paige, who many baseball historians think he may be the greatest pitcher ever.
Weekly Blog Question! How Do You Feel About the Designated Hitter (DH) Being Added to the National League?
Every week we’re posting a baseball history-related question and will encourage our readers to voice their opinion. We’d love to hear what you have to say! This week’s question involves the Designated Hitter.
The 1919 World Series: Did the White Sox Lose…or Did the Reds Win?
This year’s World Series will mark the 100th anniversary of the famed Black Sox scandal, in which eight (really six) members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.
Tribute to Frank Robinson, August 31, 1935- February 7, 2019
“When I was managing, I had no trouble communication…the players just didn’t like what I had to say.” -Frank Robinson
Baseball World Mourns the Passing of Bob Friend, February 3, 2019
With the passing of Bob Friend this past week, I’d like to repost an article I wrote about him a couple years ago as part of my “Baseball’s Forgotten Stars” series…
Tribute To Ernie Banks (January 31, 1931- January 23, 2015)
Ernie Banks, RIP It’s a sad, sad day on the north side of Chicago. Ernie Banks is gone…