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Fred Snodgrass warms up before the 1911 World Series
Photo Credit: Library of Congress Fred Snodgrass warming up before a game during the 1911 World Series at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. From 1911 to 1913, Snodgrass played in three consecutive World...
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Hoover at the 1936 World Series
Photo Credit: Herbert Hoover Library Former President Hoover at a 1936 World Series game in which the New York Yankees played against the New York Giants.
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JFK visits Fenway Park, 1946
Photo Credit: JFK Library JFK’s visit to Fenway Park during opening day and is seen here with Ted Williams, Eddie Pellagrini, and Hank Greenberg in April 1946.
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Nixon gets beer poured over his head, 1979
California Angels player Bobby Grich pours a beer on Richard Nixon. On Sept. 25, 1979, the California Angels topped the Royals at home by a score of 4-1 and in doing so clinched the first division...
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Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth on “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day,” 1939
The Yankee dynamic duo reunited – Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939 for “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, shortly after Gehrig’s retirement. Gehrig died two years later from an...
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Satchel Paige reading a newspapers during a baseball game, 1952
Photo Credit: Missouri History Museum St. Louis Browns pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige relaxing in his bullpen rocking chair reading a newspaper during a game, ca. 1952.
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Crowd waits for World Series news, 1919
A crowd gathers in Time Square to hear the results of the World Series in October 1919. The World Series was between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox. The Cincinnati Reds won the series...
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Civil War soldiers playing baseball, 1862
Photo Credit: Western Reserve Historical Society An early version of a baseball game took place in the background as members of the 48th New York State Volunteer Infantry lined up in Fort Pulaski,...
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Wilson throwing the first pitch, 1916
President Woodrow Wilson throws the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Senators home opener v. New York Yankees, Griffith Stadium, April 20, 1916.
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