The changing of the Yankees icon was underway in the spring of 1951. 36-year-old Joe DiMaggio was just about to enter his final season in New York while a fresh-faced kid from the Midwest was turning heads. Mickey Mantle was just 19 when he posed for this photo with DiMaggio in the dugout of Mission Stadium in San Antonio, TX on April 5 of that year. It’s our Vintage … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo of the Day: Farewell Joe, Hello Mickey
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Photo of the Day: Cy Young in 1908
You may be familiar with Cy Young through his baseball cards, but there are relatively few photographs of Young plying his craft. Our Vintage Photo of the Day is one such image. It’s believed to have never been seen in the hobby before and likely unseen since it was first used in newspaper coverage at the time of Young’s career. The evolution of the portable camera came a … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Cy Young in 1908
1920 Photo Shows Slim, Trim Babe Ruth, Brand New Yankee
A rare photo of Babe Ruth just months after he joined the New York Yankees is among the featured items in RMY Auctions’ newest sale. The silver gelatin original black and white news photo pictures a slim trim Ruth posing at Yankee Stadium. Our Vintage Photo of the Day has been rated Type I by PSA/DNA and carries a June 20, 1920 date stamp on the back. It’s one of … [Read more...] about 1920 Photo Shows Slim, Trim Babe Ruth, Brand New Yankee
Photo of the Day: Branch Rickey, Cardinals Manager
Even casual fans know the name of Branch Rickey for bringing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 while serving as general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was a move that changed baseball forever. Yet Rickey’s place in the game goes well beyond that monumental decision. He helped develop the modern farm system, helped bring protective head gear into the … [Read more...] about Photo of the Day: Branch Rickey, Cardinals Manager
Vintage Photo of the Day: Luke Sewell Applies the Tag
It’s one thing when you read about a player from long ago having a certain skill. It’s quite another when you can see it. Luke Sewell was one of the best defensive catchers of the pre-World War II era and in our Vintage Photo of the Day from RMY Auctions, he’s hard at work. In a terrific action shot likely taken in July of 1928, the Cleveland catcher’s cap is off and … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo of the Day: Luke Sewell Applies the Tag
New Kid in Town: Jackie Robinson Joins UCLA Football Squad
Seven years before he broke baseball’s long-standing color barrier, Jackie Robinson was better known as a UCLA football player. Today’s Vintage Photo of the Day is an image from the late summer of 1940. For the country, World War II was still more than a year away and the UCLA program was one of few that were integrated. Robinson is shown leaping into the air for the … [Read more...] about New Kid in Town: Jackie Robinson Joins UCLA Football Squad
Vintage Photo of the Day: Mantle and Maris in September 1961
The stress caused his hair to fall out. When perhaps the most famous record in baseball, one that Babe Ruth had held for 34 years, was on the line, everyone was interested. Everyone wanted a piece of Roger Maris. Our Vintage Photo of the Day belies that now well-documented truth. It’s a terrific back-to-back shot of the M&M Boys taken in September of 1961, at the … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo of the Day: Mantle and Maris in September 1961
Vintage Photo of the Day: Rare Angle in Lou Gehrig Image
We’ve all seen photos of Lou Gehrig at the plate or in a pose showing the follow-through of his swing but our Vintage Photo of the Day is one you probably have never seen before. This 7x9” photograph was taken from the umpire's perspective as the ball comes speeding in during a spring training drill. It’s an angle rarely—if ever—seen of big league hitters of the era, let … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo of the Day: Rare Angle in Lou Gehrig Image
Vintage Photo of the Day: Bobby Jones at the First Masters 1934
Bobby Jones had co-founded The Masters so even though he had retired from golf, it was natural that he play in the first major tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in 1934. Our Vintage Photo of the Day captures an important moment in the history of golf: Jones, the superstar of American golf, putting directly into the camera lens on March 23 of that year as he helps … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo of the Day: Bobby Jones at the First Masters 1934