Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Friday, July 26, 2013

Sam Jones


Washington Senators Samuel P. (Sad Sam) Jones in 1928. 
(Charles M. Conlon/Sporting News Archives)

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Don Drysdale


Los Angeles Dodgers Don Drysdale (Sporting News Archives)

Pee Wee Reese


Brooklyn Dodgers Pee Wee Reese waves to fans on July 22, 1955 
after hitting a home run. (Sporting News Archives)

Monday, July 22, 2013

Jesse Haines


St. Louis Cardinals Jesse Haines in 1924. 
(Charles M. Conlon/Sporting News Archives)

Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey


Jackie Robinson at his 1962 Hall of Fame induction with Branch Rickey, who signed him to the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke baseball's color barrier in 1947.(Sporting News Archives)

Jackie Robinson


Former Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball, is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in July 1962. (Sporting News Archives)

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Larry Doby and Jackie Robinson

Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson and Cleveland Indians Larry Doby . (Sporting News Archives)

Larry Doby

Cleveland Indians Larry Doby 
(Sporting News Archives)

Shibe Park

Philadelphia Athletics fans watching World Series game from the famous rooftop bleachers outside of Shibe Park in Philadelphia in 1913. 
(Sporting News Archives)


Monday, July 1, 2013

White Sox Park







July 1, 1904, White Sox Park opened. 
The park’s name was later changed to Comiskey Park.
 Chicago White Sox Park is seen in the these photos taken in 1904.
 (Sporting News Archives)