In Action...
 

Please show some cards, postcards, etc of real game action...Here's two. Can you believe the Babe had to slide on at least one occasion?!

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...928FroJoy4.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...928FroJoy3.jpg

1925 World Series.

beautiful image Jason

awesome action postcards...Jason, man...what an image...I love the sky...and the lack of anything...no benches...hardly any equipment...the players sitting on the ground...what an incredible image...that card belongs in MN!!!!!!

Can't do it, Peter. ;) It's the companion to my Keystones team postcard. To find one in action to go along with the team shot was a phenomenal thing to me. Keystones must have been barnstorming and should be the guys in the light colored sweaters in the action image.

Here's a rppc of Delaraine Manitoba playing Minto, with the catching stretching for a high throw

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1271/9...82f432de_o.jpg

and another, most probably from the same game

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/7...06624d20_b.jpg

You posted '2 Strikes', so I'll add 'one strike':

http://t206themonster.com/cabinets/cabcatch.JPG

I'll grant you that one Scott, but I bet you can't come up with another card "when Polly farmed" :)

not seen too often
 

Here is one not seen too often.. D39-8 1940's Gordon's Bread, Speed Pictures, base runner


http://luckeycards.com/pduncgordonsbreadbaserunner.jpg

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A couple of Evers in action...
 

Can't compare with the RPPCs so far, but here are two cards of Johnny Evers in action:

<img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5257/5533044795_fdd8dfd025.jpg" width="640" height="518" alt="Evers_Kallis&amp;Dane"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1274/5184440467_63b3a96da8.jpg" width="500" height="432" alt="Johnny_Evers_slide_front">

Peter

RPPCs, Cleveland League Park, circa 1915:

http://photos.imageevent.com/ineedan...tion-shots.jpg

All those cards are striking! Can it get any better than those in terms of putting you right there in the moment? Hard to imagine it could. They hit all but one of my senses, based on my memories of playing, but factoring in my admiration for y'alls tastes in cards, all have been hit. Very neat

Ese Hombre!

I have really enjoyed all of these images!!!

Greg,
Those are some beautiful Fro Joy's. This photo is from a game played in Valley City, Dak, Dec. 26, 1885.

Here are some photos from 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates Training Camp-

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...layerPhoto.jpghttp://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...yBallPhoto.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...eBallPhoto.jpghttp://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...sTeamPhoto.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...layerPhoto.jpg

Action detail from two old baseball cabinets: top-1887 Yale; bottom-1892 Rochester,NY

Zach Wheat sliding
 

Here is one of Zach Wheat sliding vs the Cubs.

That's an interesting photo, particularly the positions the fielders are in and where the glove is relative to the ball. And Zach was a very stocky dude - a hoss! Great picture

Zach Wheat
 

You are right about that. Here is Zach Wheat batting with Klein of the National League at umpire.

1908 Panoramic 'in action' cabinet
 

Here's one I wish I had back (4.5 x 16" - Adair, Iowa - 1908)

http://t206themonster.com/cabinets/cabPANOR.JPG