Tintype of Game Action

[SteveS]

Hi everyone! Wanted to share a tintype I got recently of a baseball game in action. I've seen several tintypes of baseball players posing indoors, but not very many of a game outdoors. I also got from the same seller a tintype of what appears to be the same player with a group of people. The woman second from the right appears to be holding a baseball. Can any of our experts here tell from the uniforms/equipment approximately what year/decade these were taken? Thanks!

[molenick]

I think they are nice tintypes and I hate to be the resident "downer" but maybe we need to define what we mean by "game action". To me this is a batter posed in front of catcher. It's great that it's posed outdoors, but for it to be game action, I think you need to see more players involved. Also, the photographer is blocking the pitcher, preventing the action of the game from taking place.

[SteveS]

Molenick, I guess more specifically, about as "action packed" as a tintype would allow.

[molenick]

Yeah, sorry if I was nitpicking. It's just that there is another current thread talking about a cdv of a game in action, so I guess the idea of what that means was on my mind. Also, you're right about it being uncommon, I have many tintypes and I think only a few are outdoors and they are team poses.

[SteveS]

Just saw that other thread. It's a very cool pic. I think the tintype technology did not allow for a wide enough view to capture much of a game. I've seen only two other outdoor baseball "game" tintypes (one posted by Leon years ago), and they had the players bunched together in order to capture the action (the pitcher was only a few feet from the batter).

[molenick]

I checked and these are the four tintypes I have that appear to be shot outdoors (as opposed to in a studio with an "outdoors" backdrop).