Look through pictures of deadball era baseball players and the number of smiling faces is somewhat rare. Buck Weaver was the exception. It's rare to find a photo of Weaver when he's not smiling for the photographer. By all accounts, it was his nature to be upbeat and friendly, back to his days on the sandlots of Pennsylvania. His one-for-all approach … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Buck Weaver Before the 1919 World Series
RMY Auctions October 2021
Photo of the Day: Original 1921 Ruth ‘Crown’ Photo Emerges
One hundred years ago Tuesday, the World Series opened at the Polo Grounds in New York with John McGraw's small ball Giants facing the new age Yankees and their mashing maestro, Babe Ruth. Before the best of nine series was halfway complete, though, the star attraction was down for the count. A nasty scrape to his elbow, suffered in a slide, knocked The Bambino from … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Original 1921 Ruth ‘Crown’ Photo Emerges
Oct. 3, 1976: Rare Photo of Aaron’s Final Big League Moment Up for Auction
He had played in his first big league game 22 years earlier, when Milwaukee’s baseball franchise was the newly arrived Braves. Much had happened to Hank Aaron in the years between that April 1954 game in Cincinnati and October 3, 1976. The skinny kid from Mobile, AL had won a World Series and played in another. He held numerous records, including the one … [Read more...] about Oct. 3, 1976: Rare Photo of Aaron’s Final Big League Moment Up for Auction
Early Ruth Yankees Photo with Tigers Up for Auction
He was a superstitious sort and so it's no surprise Babe Ruth immediately considered the diamond-studded charm he received from the Knights of Columbus during his first season with the New York Yankees to be "lucky." Even then, he was also more than willing to pose for photographers and spend a few minutes with well wishers. A rare photo from The Babe's … [Read more...] about Early Ruth Yankees Photo with Tigers Up for Auction
Photo of Mathewson Charity Game Autographed Baseball Among RMY Lots
It may have been the most famous autographed baseball of the time. The ball auctioned at the Polo Grounds 100 years ago this week carried not just the signatures of some baseball stars, but the president and vice-president of the United States--and Babe Ruth. Now, a photo of that ball taken by legendary baseball photographer Paul Thompson, is among the … [Read more...] about Photo of Mathewson Charity Game Autographed Baseball Among RMY Lots