Baseball's Early Days Frame Color:Unframed tourists order

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The photo was taken by Times staff photographer George Tames (1919 - 1994)

much of the race was run in cruise control

Simone’s illustrative work has been commissioned and featured by The New York Times

” written by Alexander Langlands

Baseball's Early Days Frame Color:Unframed tourists orderIn a scene from baseball's Deadball Era, a catcher and batter prepare for a pitch in a game between the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates, Sept. 18, 1908. Back then pitchers threw spitballs, uniforms had no numbers and a dozen homers could win you a home run title. The catcher is Roger Bresnahan of the Giants, a versatile athlete who played all nine positions. Regarded as the Deadball Era's most famous catcher, he introduced protective equipment