He looks about 13. Truth is, Mickey Mantle was a pretty young guy during his first season with the Yankees but next to a couple of guys who had made their big league debuts in the midst of World War II, he seems more like a kid brother than a home run hitting teammate. The well-worn, but perhaps one of a kind original photo dating to the icon’s rookie season, was … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Young Mick and Teammates Celebrate Key Rookie Year Homer
RMY Auctions November 2020
Photo Of The Day: New York’s Hilltop Park In 1909
The deadball era was a simpler time for baseball, but the New York-Boston rivalry was already in full flower. A rare photo from iconic photographer Charles Conlon captures a 1909 game at Hilltop Park in New York, and this stunningly clear shot is part of RMY Auctions’ November Collectors Auction. Pictured in the photograph is Boston Red Sox second baseman Amby McConnell, … [Read more...] about Photo Of The Day: New York’s Hilltop Park In 1909
Photo of the Day: Babe’s Homer as Yanks Win 1st Title
He had christened New York's new baseball palace with a homer back in April. He bookended the historic season with another one that helped the Yankees win the World Series. An image of Babe Ruth crossing home plate after a Game 6 blast at the Polo Grounds on October 15, 1923 is the RMY Auctions Photo of the Day. It's one of over 500 historic photos in the … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Babe’s Homer as Yanks Win 1st Title
Newly Uncovered 1919 White Sox Photo Hits Auction
They were a team that would be remembered forever. Not in the way they may have preferred, but baseball fans and historians still talk about the 1919 Chicago White Sox. Tarnished after associating with gamblers in a plan to sell their desire to win for cold, hard cash, several members of the American League champs would soon lose their big league paychecks and hit the … [Read more...] about Newly Uncovered 1919 White Sox Photo Hits Auction
Newly Uncovered 1916 Red Sox News Photo with Ruth Hits Auction
An original 104-year-old news photo showing a young Babe Ruth and his Boston Red Sox teammates posing before the World Series is coming to auction for the first time. The remarkably clear 7 ¼” x 9 ½” silver gelatin image is being offered by RMY Auctions and retains the original Central News Service caption on the back. It had spent its entire life inside a newspaper’s … [Read more...] about Newly Uncovered 1916 Red Sox News Photo with Ruth Hits Auction