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Island Park, Wichita, KS, June 21, 1925 - In a match up that is hard to believe ever took place, the Negro League Wichita Monrovians beat a local Ku Klux Klan team and hate in a thriller 10-8.
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Jackie Robinson leaving Ebbets Field after an epic historic day on April 15, 1947 (74 years ago today) - it was his first game as a Brooklyn Dodger breaking down the color barrier that never should have never existed
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium, July 9, 1948 - 42-year old rookie Satchel Paige making his MLB debut for the Indians in the 5th inning vs St Louis Browns. If I ever did a Top 10 list of greatest baseball photos, this one would make it. It's an poignant image that stirs many emotions
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Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, July 14, 1932 - A group of young boys sit perched in a tree trying to catch a glimpse of Cubs pitcher Guy Bush shutting down the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 4-1 win. Fantastic colorization by Imbued with Hues, Facebook page - >
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Jackie Robinson turning a double play in 1948 at Sportsman's Park in St Louis
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One of my favorite sports photos - Chiefs QB Len Dawson smoking a cig and drinking a Fresca during halftime at Super Bowl I
#SuperBowl
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 1923 - Been a while since I posted this beauty, perhaps my favorite photo of this ballpark shot right before it would open on April 18, 1923. There is an temporary "Yankee Stadium" banner on front and top right of photo you can see steam from a locomotive
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Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, Sept 2, 1963 - A Sandy Koufax pitch is lost in the crowd and brilliantly captured by legendary photographer Neil Leifer. Koufax would strike out 13 Houston batters to notch his 21st win of the season, arguably his finest year ever, in Dodgers 7-3 win
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Godspeed to Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry who passed away this morning at the age of 84
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Happy Birthday to Hammerin' Hank who turns 85 today. In this photo taken in 1951, a 17-year-old Hank Aaron is about to leave home to play with Negro League Indianapolis Clowns. During his short stint there (26 games) he hit .366, belted 5 HRs, knocked in 33 runs and stole 9 bases
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Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, June 1970 - One of most iconic sports photos in Pittsburgh's history with Cathedral of Learning looming in distance, This was shot during the Pirates last home stand at Forbes Field, in less of a month they be calling Three Rivers Stadium their new home
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Jackie Robinson was born
#OTD
in 1919 into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia. He would rise though the hardships of poverty and racism and bring social change to a segregated game by erasing its barriers. Here Jackie is seen rounding first base in the 1956 World Series
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Here in a brilliant colorization of Willie Mays making the defining play of his career "The Catch" in Game 1 of 1954 World Series, artist is John Turney
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium, July 9, 1948 - 42-year old "rookie" Satchel Paige making his MLB debut for Cleveland in the 5th inning vs St Louis Browns. If I ever did a Top 10 list of greatest baseball photos, this one would make it. It's an poignant image that stirs many emotions
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A rare look at a Negro League umpiring crew taken at Comiskey Park
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One of my favorite sports photos - Chiefs QB Len Dawson smoking a cig and drinking a Fresca during halftime at Super Bowl I
#SuperBowl
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Happy 91st Birthday to the great Willie Mays!
Here on May 24, 1951, the Say Hey Kid is in Omaha getting a plane ticket to fly to NYC to make his MLB debut the next day. Playing for Minneapolis Millers, Mays was tearing it up hitting .477 in 35 games with 8 HRs and 30 RBIs
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium -1948 World Series game against Boston Braves brings full house of fedoras, Indians drew 237,000 in 3 home games
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Crosley Field, Cincinnati, July 30, 1967 - Pete Rose in LF under the shadow of one of the most majestic scoreboards ever with a 7-foot Longines clock perched on top. It was built in 1957 standing 58-feet tall and it took 5 people to man it. Note the slope of the field
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 1923 - Been a while since I posted this beauty, perhaps my favorite photo of this ballpark shot right before it would open on April 18, 1923. There is an temporary "Yankee Stadium" banner on front and top right of photo you can see steam from a locomotive
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Crosley Field, Cincinnati, July 30, 1967 - Reds' Pete Rose in LF and under the shadow of one of the most majestic scoreboards ever with a 7-foot Longines clock perched on top. It was built in 1957 standing 58-feet tall and it took 5 people to man it. Note the slope of the field
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The "Ted Williams shift" became such an prominent part of baseball strategy during Williams career that in 1959 the Fleer company even issued a baseball card commemorating the first time it was used against him in the second game of a Indians-Red Sox doubleheader on July 14, 1946
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Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, June 1970 - One of most iconic sports photos in Pittsburgh's history with Cathedral of Learning looming in distance, This was shot during the Pirates last home stand at Forbes Field, in less of a month they be calling Three Rivers Stadium their new home
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Godspeed to another sports legend. Whitey Ford was 91
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99 years ago today in the South Bronx, 74,000 jammed into Yankee Stadium for its inaugural game. New York Yankees legendary Babe Ruth would hit a 3-run HR in beating Boston Red Sox 4-1
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Crosley Field, Cincinnati, July 30, 1967 - Reds' Pete Rose in LF and under the shadow of one of the most majestic scoreboards ever with a 7-foot Longines clock perched on top. It was built in 1957 standing 58-feet tall and it took 5 people to man it. Note the slope of the field
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Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, June 1970 - These are the last days of this iconic Steel City ballpark with Cathedral of Learning looming in distance, This was taken during Pirates last home stand at Forbes Field, in less of a month they be calling Three Rivers Stadium their new home
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Godspeed to another baseball legend in Hank Aaron. Seen here hitting in the 1957 World Series when he smacked 3 HRs and hit .393 in leading Braves to title in seven games
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The "Ted Williams shift" became such an prominent part of baseball strategy during Williams career that in 1959 the Fleer company even issued a baseball card commemorating the first time it was used against him in the second game of a Indians-Red Sox doubleheader on July 14, 1946
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 1923 - Haven't posted this one yet this year, my favorite photo of Ruth's house before it opened. The part of image that always brings out little boy in me is top right corner of locomotive spewing out steam, below I enclosed a closeup of the iron horse
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Happy 90th Birthday to the great Willie Mays!
Here on May 24, 1951, the Say Hey Kid is in Omaha getting a plane ticket to fly to NYC to make his MLB debut the next day. Playing for Minneapolis Millers, Mays was tearing it up hitting .477 in 35 games with 8 HRs and 30 RBIs
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"If Satch (Paige) and I were pitching on the same team, we would clinch the pennant by July fourth and go fishing until World Series time."
- Dizzy Dean
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Here is a view of the Polo Grounds from an angle you don't see often, most of the aerial photos seem to be taken from the south side of the stadium looking north, this image if from the north side looking south at upper Manhattan and Harlem
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, July 4, 1939 - Overhead view of Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man Alive" speech
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Happy Birthday to Hammerin' Hank who turns 86 today. In this photo taken in 1951, a 17-year-old Hank Aaron is about to leave home to play with Negro League Indianapolis Clowns. During his short stint there (26 games) he hit .366, belted 5 HRs, knocked in 33 runs and stole 9 bases
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#OTD
in 1948 in Cleveland, 42-year old "rookie" Satchel Paige makes his MLB debut for the Indians in the 5th inning vs St Louis Browns. If I ever did a Top 10 list of greatest baseball photos, this one would make it. It's an poignant image that stirs many emotions
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Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, July 14, 1932 - A group of young boys sit perched in a tree trying to catch a glimpse of Cubs pitcher Guy Bush shutting down the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 4-1 win. Fantastic colorization by Imbued with Hues, Facebook page - >
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Crosley Field, Cincinnati, 7/30/67 - Reds' Pete Rose in LF and under shadow of one of baseballs best scoreboards ever. The 58-foot Art Deco-style scoreboard with a 7-foot Longines clock perched on top was added in 1957 and it took 5 people to man it. Note the slope of the field
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Comiskey Park, Chicago, August 23, 1957 - Red Sox legend Ted Williams (.386 avg coming in) waits as White Sox lefty Billy Pierce finishes his warm-ups to begin 6th inning. Pierce would strike out Williams and hold him hitless in 4-1 Chicago win to improve his record to 17-9
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A view of the Astrodome before it opened in April 1965 and how it looked with natural grass and translucent roof whose glare made seeing fly balls difficult, so they painted the roof to kill the glare but the lack of proper sunlight killed the grass and that was the end of that
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium, 3/14/31 - Construction is underway on one of first multi-purpose stadiums designed for baseball and football. The mammoth-sized ballpark cost $2,500,000 to build and could hold up to 78,000 for baseball and 83,000 for football. It opened July 1, 1931
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When Phil Coyne started his first year as a Pirates usher at Forbes Field:
-Sandy Koufax had yet turned one years old
- Joe DiMaggio was just a rookie for the Yankees
- Lou Gehrig was the Yankees first baseman
- Phillies were still playing at the Baker Bowl
Pirates long-time usher Phil Coyne announces retirement.
Pirates to honor Phil on April 27, his 100th birthday!
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, April 18, 1923 - One of the most iconic images of the first game ever at "The House That Ruth Built". The Yankees christened their new ballpark with a 4-1 win over Red Sox and the highlight was to no surprise Babe Ruth's 3-run home run in the third inning
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Fitton Field, Worcester, MA, 4/15/39 - Ted William's first at-bat in the state of Massachusetts in an exhibition game against Holy Cross results in a grand slam scoring three Hall of Famers - Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin and Bobby Doerr. Red Sox routed the Crusaders 14-2 before 4,000
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium, July 9, 1948 - 42-year old "rookie" Satchel Paige making his MLB debut for the Indians in 5th inning vs St Louis Browns. It's an poignant image that stirs many emotions and ranks in my humble opinion as one of the great baseball photos ever
@nlbmprez
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Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, 1969 - Two things might surprise some about this 52-year old stadium, 1) how pretty it once was 2) the Raiders, not the A's, was first team to occupy it. With Raiders heading to Vegas, it's now the last stadium to have hosted both MLB & NFL teams
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Seals Stadium, San Francisco (1931-1959) - This iconic ballpark hosted two minor league teams in San Francisco Seals and Mission Reds of PCL. In 1958, the 22,900-seat ballpark attained big league status when MLB Giants moved in as they awaited the construction of Candlestick Park
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Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, Sept 2, 1914 - The Dodgers grand cathedral is just 17-months old when the shot was taken. That day the Dodgers hosted and defeated their crosstown rivals the NY Giants by 6-2 score. The game was witness by 8,000 and took 1 hour and 42 mins to finish
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Happy Birthday to the great
@TheVinScully
who celebrates his 93rd birthday today! Here is to many more!
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium, 3/14/31 - Construction is well underway on the Indians future home, they would not move in full time until 1947
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Jarry Park, Montreal, 1969 - This tony but charming ballpark was originally built to accommodate only 3,000 in 1960, but when MLB awarded Montreal a franchise in 1968, Jarry Park was quickly expanded to hold 28,456. Past the scoreboard in right field was a community swimming pool
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Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 1950's - Legendary Brooklyn Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully checking out monitor to his right. I would like to think that tall boy is for his consumption but I'm sure its a prop as Schaefer beer sponsored Dodgers games starting in 1951
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97 years ago today in the South Bronx, 74,000 jammed into Yankee Stadium for its inaugural game. New York Yankees legendary Babe Ruth would hit a 3-run HR in beating Boston Red Sox 4-1
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Seals Stadium, San Francisco (1931-1959) - This iconic ballpark hosted two minor league teams in San Francisco Seals and Mission Reds of PCL. In 1958, the 22,900-seat ballpark attained big league status when MLB Giants moved in as they awaited the construction of Candlestick Park
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Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, June 1970 - One of most iconic sports photos in Pittsburgh's history with Cathedral of Learning looming in distance, This was shot during the Pirates last home stand at Forbes Field, in less of a month they be calling Three Rivers Stadium their new home
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, April 18, 1923 - Aerial view of the first opening day at the fabled Yankee Stadium, a reported 74,000 rooters are on hand (more likely 60-65K) to see Babe Ruth christen his new house with a 3-run home run in the Yankees 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 1923 - Haven't posted this one yet this year, my favorite photo of Ruth's house before it opened. The part of image that always brings out little boy in me is top right corner of locomotive spewing out steam, below I enclosed a closeup of the iron horse
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 1923 - Just some final touches before "The House That Ruth Built" is opened on April 18, 1923. If you look closely at the exterior, you will see a temporary sign probably proclaiming "Yankee Stadium". Top right of photo you can see steam from a locomotive
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Crosley Field, Cincinnati, July 30, 1967 - Pete Rose in LF under the shadow of one of the most majestic scoreboards ever with a 7-foot Longines clock perched on top. It was built in 1957 standing 58-feet tall and it took 5 people to man it. Note the slope of the field
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Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 1953 - This iconic Norman Rockwell-like image of a vendor selling hot dogs to boys at 1953 World Series was taken by the highly-regarded Life Magazine staff photographer Mark Kauffman
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Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, Sept 24, 1957 - A somber night as its the Dodgers last game in Brooklyn before they turn out the lights and head west. But they did give the 6,702 heartbroken fans who showed up one last win beating the Pirates 2-0. Don Zimmer got the last hit at Ebbets
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Fitton Field, Worcester, MA, Apr 14, 1939 - Red Sox rookie Ted William's first at-bat in state of Massachusetts results in grand slam in an exhibition game vs Holy Cross. The home run scored 4 Hall of Famers - Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr and of course himself in 14-2 win
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Colliers Magazine, Sept. 27, 1952 issue - Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley is years ahead of his time with a plan for a 52,000-seat multi-purpose domed stadium in Brooklyn. The $6 million project included a movie theater, a shopping mall and the possibility of a retractable roof
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Jarry Park, Montreal, 1969 - This tony but charming ballpark was originally built to accommodate only 3,000 in 1960, but when MLB awarded Montreal a franchise in 1968, Jarry Park was quickly expanded to hold 28,456. Past the scoreboard in right field was a community swimming pool
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Jackie Robinson, seen here at Ebbets Field on the day he retired from baseball, passed away on this date in 1972 at the age of 53
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Before I became a teenage APBA addict there was this
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War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, NY - Journalist Brock Yates once remarked about this ballpark "looks as if whatever war it was a memorial to had been fought within its confines". Home to AAA Buffalo Bison but in 1984 was used in "The Natural" as fictional New York Knights ballpark
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Astrodome, Houston, 1964 - Really cool view of construction of the "Eighth Wonder of the World". And I'm kinda digging the car too
#Astros
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Negro League legend Luis Tiant Sr. throwing out the first pitch in the 1975 World Series at Fenway Park. Standing behind him is his son and Red Sox great Luis Tiant Jr.
#FathersDay
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City Island Ball Park, Daytona, FL, 1946 - Aerial of one of Florida's most historic ballparks, called today Jackie Robinson Ballpark, minus corporate name. Named after Jackie when it became first Florida ballpark to let him play on March 17, 1946 when he was with Montreal Royals
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In 1950, a great forest fire burning in Canada set large amounts of smoke down south forcing a game at Fenway Park to turn their lights on for an afternoon game. The 1950 Great Smoke Pall was one of biggest forest fires in North American history burning 3,500,000 acres
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Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN 1956 - Aerial shot taken just after the Twins ballpark was built, the Millers (NY Giants top farm team) played there until 1961 when Senators moved in from Washington DC. For now the 18,200-seat ballpark sits on its own surrounded by farmland
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Happy 89th Birthday to the great Willie Mays!
Here on May 24, 1951, the Say Hey Kid is in Omaha getting a plane ticket to fly to NYC to make his MLB debut the next day. Playing for Minneapolis Millers, Mays was tearing it up hitting .477 in 35 games with 8 HRs and 30 RBIs
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Washington D.C., October 1919 - Women playing baseball with the Washington Monument towering in the distance
#InternationalWomensDay
Photo Source - Library of Congress
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New York Giants third base coach Hughie Jennings dances the best little jig in baseball history during the 1922 World Series at the Polo Grounds
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Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg, FL, March 28, 1957 - Braves slugger Henry Aaron looks down at Yankees catcher Yogi Berra during spring training action. Aaron would get three hits including a triple in 6-4 Braves win. These two teams would meet again in the World Series in October
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Rest in peace to one of the great sluggers Willie McCovey, today he passed away at the age of 80. In his career he hit 521 home runs and won the MVP in 1969 and as MLB historian John Thorn recalled "he had the most beautiful, terrifying swing of his generation"
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War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, NY - Journalist Brock Yates once remarked about this ballpark "looks as if whatever war it was a memorial to had been fought within its confines". Home to AAA Buffalo Bison but in 1984 was used in "The Natural" as fictional New York Knights ballpark
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Original Field, Williamsport, PA, 1947 - Taken during the first Little League World Series won by a home team from Williamsport. At the time only 17 individual leagues existed in the country
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Candlestick Park, San Francisco Oct 5, 1962 - Giants ace Jack Sanford hurls 1st pitch in Game 2 of 1962 World Series against Yankees. The photographer was Joe Rosenthal, who took the iconic World War ll photograph "Raising the Flag" at Iwo Jima that won him the Pulitzer Prize
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Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 1930 - Breathtaking view of the Pirates ballpark in Oakland area of Pittsburgh as well as the city's downtown area by where Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers converge. You can also see Pitt Stadium and Cathedral of Learning still under construction
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Franklin Field, Philadelphia 12/26/60 - I have a rule when it comes to posting NFL photos - it has to be in MLB ballpark. I'm breaking the rule because this photo of Paul Hornung kicking a FG in Packers-Eagles 1960 NFL title game is good as it gets when it comes to sports photos
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Two of NYC's greatest baseball cathedrals in aerial photo that is new to me, I have to put it between it around 1930s as Yankee Stadium's upper deck on 1st base side as yet to be extended. Note rail yard next to Polo Grounds
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Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 1930 - Breathtaking view of the Pirates ballpark in Oakland area of Pittsburgh as well as the city's downtown area by where Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers converge. You can also see Pitt Stadium and Cathedral of Learning still under construction
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Candlestick Park, San Francisco, ca 1960 - Different view I've never seen before, I surmise that from the models of the cars this photo was shot after the ballpark opened. Either way what a time to drive a car, look at all those beauties! That Oldsmobile needs a paint job though
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, Oct 1, 1933 - 38-year-old Babe Ruth is pitching the season finale for Yankees against Boston Red Sox. Ruth went the nine innings in getting 6-5 win while giving up 12 hits and striking out none, And of course he aided his arm with his bat hitting a home run
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Yankee Stadium & Polo Grounds - every so often we have to post these two together just to remind us how glorious NYC baseball was in 1950s
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium, July 9, 1948 - 42-year-old rookie Satchel Paige makes his first MLB appearance coming into relief in 5th inning against St Louis Browns. Paige pitched two scoreless innings in Indians 5-3 loss. And this Negro League legend was a rookie by name only
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Polo Grounds, Manhattan, 1934 - Found no date with this photo but I'm 99.9% sure its from 1934 (Opening Day?), on front the marquee says "World Champions" and 1933 was only year Giants won series before lights were installed (1940) and after the Polo Grounds was enclosed (1923)
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Here is a wonderful aerial view of Comiskey Park during the 1959 World Series between the White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. Only World Series in a 16-year-span (1949-1964) that a New York team was not involved. Dodgers won the series in six games
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Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Dec 26, 1960 - I'm breaking my rule that NFL photos have to be in MLB ballpark for me to post because this photo of Paul Hornung kicking a FG in Packers-Eagles 1960 NFL title game is good as it gets when it comes to sports photos
#ChampionshipSunday
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Astrodome, Houston, 1964 - One of my favorite photos of the "Eighth Wonder of the World" under construction. But as cool as seeing the Astros new ballpark being built is, how about that hot-looking 1963 Chevy Impala in the front of it? Even the color rocks
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Astrodome, Houston, 1964 - One of my favorite photos of the "Eighth Wonder of the World" under construction. And as awesome as the Astrodome looks in this shot, the star of this photo might be the classic 1963 Chevy Impala parked in the front of it
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RIP to Packers legend Paul Hornung, seen here kicking a FG during the 1960 NFL Championship Game. He was 84
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