When Babe Ruth calls you his favorite photographer, you must be doing something right. George Burke took a lot of photos of The Babe during his era but Burke also shot thousands of other big league superstars, stars and ordinary players during his long career that was sadly cut short by a stroke suffered in 1948. One of the more well-known Burke images—a picture … [Read more...] about George Burke Wagner Photo Should be Familiar to Card Collectors
RMY Auctions May 2017
Photo Of The Day: 1904 Jim Delahanty Carl Horner Cabinet
The Delahanty brothers could be called the first family of baseball’s formative years. Five of them — Ed, Frank, Jim, Joe and Tom — made it to the major leagues, with Ed earning enshrinement into the Hall of Fame. Ed Delahanty was the most famous of the brothers, the oldest, and the most tragic figure. His 16-year career came to an end on July 2, 1903, when he exited a train … [Read more...] about Photo Of The Day: 1904 Jim Delahanty Carl Horner Cabinet
Photo of the Day: 1935 World Series Moves to Wrigley Field
The 1935 Chicago Cubs were the talk of baseball. They had reeled off 21 straight wins in September o overtake the St. Louis Cardinals for the National League pennant. Manager Charlie Grimm's squad had a pair of 20-game winners in Lon Warneke and Bill Lee as well as three .300 hitters--the Triple H combo of Gabby Hartnett, Stan Hack and Billy Herman. They would … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: 1935 World Series Moves to Wrigley Field
Photo Used for 1923 Walter Johnson Magazine Cover at Auction
Even in an “off” year, he was still considered “The Premier Pitcher of the American League”. That was the headline on the magazine cover as summer descended upon the United States 94 years ago. Walter Johnson wouldn’t win 20 games and his earned run average wasn’t nearly the best in the league but The Big Train was still a force at the age of 35. This month, the … [Read more...] about Photo Used for 1923 Walter Johnson Magazine Cover at Auction
Mathewson Managing Photo Leads off RMY Auction Catalog
Search for photos of Christy Mathewson and you normally see those that were taken during his days as baseball's most admired pitcher with John McGraw's New York Giants. RMY Auctions has something a little different. Mathewson had been traded to Cincinnati on July 20,1916, in part because of his desire to manage and as part of its May auction, the company is … [Read more...] about Mathewson Managing Photo Leads off RMY Auction Catalog