Show Your Favorite Photos of Ballplayers off the Field

[jacksons]

From the auction description:

"Hoping to improve the Babe's on-field performance with the threat of fines for behavior unbecoming the game's highest paid superstar, Yankees team owner Jake Ruppert was reportedly told by Ruth, "I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun." Engaging here in the other great National Pastime, a dapper slugger poses with some pretty starlets meeting him upon his arrival in Los Angeles to begin filming "The Babe Comes Home.""

[Scott Garner]

The first photo is of Nolan Ryan vintage signed 1968 snapshot of him signing for a young fan outside Shea Stadium 1968. Thanks again Jimmy C. for giving this one up in 2010!

The second photo is a snapshot of Ryan exiting Tiger Stadium after his 17 strikeout 2nd no-hitter on 7/15/73.

[Ladder7]

Two-ton and the Babe,

[perezfan]

Babe and buddies embarking on their legendary Tour of Japan. Poignant and somewhat eerie shot, as Moe Berg is the only person looking directly into the camera. Perhaps an early look into his "higher consciousness" during this particular excursion...

[parker1b2]

Not vintage but liked the photo so picked it up a few years back

[Scott Garner]

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[Scott Garner]

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[batsballsbases]

Havnt looked at my photos in awhile but here are 3 that come to mind. Boy if some of those bats could talk!!

[Kawika]

Prince Oana, Utility Man, 1931


? Porter, Steamer Lucas, ? Nourse, Earl Cook
Toronto Maple Leafs BBC, 1934

[baseballart]

Off the field, but in the stands, and with a traced over signature (sorry for the bad photo)

[thekingofclout]

Here's a few of my favorites.

A very young Bambino with some of his Sox teammates spend the day at the Underwood & Underwood photo dept after the World Series game was rained out. Oct. 1915.

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And a pair of beefcake images of the dynamic duo...

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[HTBB]

World War I - 1918

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[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by batsballsbases

Havnt looked at my photos in awhile but here are 3 that come to mind. Boy if some of those bats could talk!!

Hey Al. Here we go again. I couldn't believe it when I saw your "DiMaggio Retires" photo as of course I have a near identical image! Here it is...

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Am also very fortunate that Harvey Frommer gave this one a full page in his terrific 2008 book "Remembering Yankee Stadium" in which several photos from my collection were featured. Regards, Jimmy

[batsballsbases]

Jimmy,
Your starting to scare me!! I will have to look again but looks like they were done on the same day.

[carrigansghost]

Sorry for the poor scan.

Rawn

[thekingofclout]

The Babe presenting an All American certificate to the Beast. Also, the Grand Poobah (AKA... G.H. Ruth) and his cronies select the All American Team.

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[bcbgcbrcb]

HTBB:

Great WW I photos.......................

[WillowGrove]

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[thekingofclout]

Talk about product placement...

[Oldtix]

This photo was taken atop the Travelers Hotel in Sacramento in the spring of 1931, when the Detroit Tigers played an exhibition game. Left to right are Bill Akers, Whitlow Wyatt, Frank Doljack, JACK DEMPSEY, Gee Walker, Hub Walker and Art Herring. I got this from Herring, who got it from Dempsey.

[BBSD]

BT Shot Herd Around The World dinner party...still looks like he's in a bit of shock.