Snapshots...Lets See Them!

[GoCubsGo32]

To me, candid fan snapshots photos are such a cool unique piece of baseball history. Truly special.

I'll start by showing you a few of my favorite snapshot photos from my collection.

Eddie Collins 1914


Johnny Evers 1915


March 1940 Boston Red Sox Spring Training (Williams,Cronin,Grove, Foxx)


Ernie Banks 1963


Goose Goslin 1933


Hack Wilson 1930

[bgar3]

Babe and Duke Kahanamoku with a guy batting with a paddle.

[packs]

Teddy Ballgame outside of Fenway, 1947

[HRBAKER]

Pepper Martin



Frankie Frisch



Roger Maris



Curt Flood - Nelson Briles



Charley Johnson



Stuffy McInnis



Eddie Collins - Connie Mack

[TUM301]

One of my favorite subjects, little pieces of history. Keep them coming boys !

[tjb1952tjb]

Bobby Doerr snap shots - 1941/1940.

[5-Tool Player]

Originally Posted by TUM301

One of my favorite subjects, little pieces of history. Keep them coming boys !

+1 love them all

[jason.1969]

A very young Hank Aaron walking to work!

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[aronbenabe]

Looks like a late-1950s pre All Star Game TV show.


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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by aronbenabe

. Looks like a late-1950s pre All Star Game TV show.

Dress shoes and slippers; very fashionable.

[aronbenabe]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Dress shoes and slippers; very fashionable.

And note Ted Williams ever present scowl


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[JollyElm]

Is that Eddie Yost trying to get a little?

[TUM301]

Here`s a couple from a while back, 1947 Honus Wagner, might still hit .250
1947 Snapshot Honus Wagner by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr
The Babe 1929
1929 Snapshot of the Babe..........Spring Training ? by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr

Another Babe shot with an excited young fan, know I`ve seen this frame work but can`t name it.
The Babe doing what he does best, take care of the kids by Hugh Murphy, on Flickr

[GoCubsGo32]

Man, some seriously awesome stuff in this thread...thanks everyone for posting.

Even though this snapshot is overexposed but, hey...I'll take it. Finally got my very first Ty Cobb snapper! Shows the Georgia Peach in his final season with the Tigers. July 16, 1926 at Yankees Stadium.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by GoCubsGo32

Man, some seriously awesome stuff in this thread...thanks everyone for posting.

Even though this snapshot is overexposed but, hey...I'll take it. Finally got my very first Ty Cobb snapper! Shows the Georgia Peach in his final season with the Tigers. July 16, 1926 at Yankees Stadium.

Congrats Gary!

[gonefishin]

Chief Bender in civilian clothes but ready to roll.

[AstroJake09]

Here’s a photo from my Dad’s photo album of his youth. In July of 1997 he made a short trip down to San Diego from his native Seattle to visit a good friend of his who was stationed there in the Navy. While he was there he took in at least one Mariners vs Padres game.

The photo didn’t have a date but I was able to start narrowing it down due to the sleeve patches on the Padres jerseys as being 1997 as part of the league-wide celebration in honor of the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Then I pulled up starting lineups from each game that season in which the Mariners had traveled to San Diego. The only result was a short, two game series over July 2-3. So, I narrowed it down to two possibilities. I noticed that the second base umpire in the photo looked a lot like Joe West so I referred to the box score, sure enough he was listed as being the second base umpire for the first game of the series on July 2nd. With Griffey as the only Mariner in the shot, I looked at the defensive lineup for San Diego and saw that the first baseman that night, Archi Cianfrocco, was right handed as was the defender in the photo. The next night would find left hander, Wally Joyner, manning first. So after a bit of research I was able to narrow down the photo to a summer night on July 2, in the midst of Junior’s MVP campaign.

Also notable was that Dad had another photo of Randy Johnson staring right at him in the outfield during warmups. Over the course of the night Dad would see five future Hall of Famers and a slew of legends and all-stars play in the game.

[Kaneen]

Here are some snapshots taken of the Big Red Machine at the pinnacle of their glory. These were taken on photo day at Reds Spring Training in 1977. Apparently, there was an option to have film developed back then with a postcard back by a company called "POST-A-PHOTO," as these all have a postcard printed back. I obtained the autographs on the signed ones in person.

Postcard Printed Back


Bill Plummer


Cesar Geronimo (Signed)


Cesar Geronimo (Signed)


Dan Driessen (Signed)


Dan Driessen (Signed)


Dave Concepcion (Signed)


Dave Concepcion (Signed)


Dave Concepcion

[commishbob]

From one of my trips to Arlington Stadium in the mid-70s to see my Orioles.











me and Brooks


Brooks (the original) and my son, Brooks Robinson Andrews a couple of decades back



Finally... Jim Palmer (the Original) with my wife and I, and our twins, Brooks Robinson and James Palmer Andrews

[Exhibitman]

Those are sweet pics, Bob. I bet the players were surprised at the names of your kids.

Got this one recently:

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Those are sweet pics, Bob. I bet the players were surprised at the names of your kids.

Got this one recently:

Wow. Awesome Campy piece, Adam.

[baseballart]

Two women players, dressed in the Calgary uniforms of the Western Canada League. I haven't yet found if they played on a women's team, or were just dressing in the uniforms.

[Lucas00]

Originally Posted by baseballart

Two women players, dressed in the Calgary uniforms of the Western Canada League. I haven't yet found if they played on a women's team, or were just dressing in the uniforms.

I don't see your photo! Would love to though.

[calangels66]

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[calangels66]

1966. Angels players entering field through the stands.

[calangels66]

Camera Day at the Big A!

[mossy56]

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[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by aronbenabe

Looks like a late-1950s pre All Star Game TV show.


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Ted is the only one out of uniform.....lookin' good. But, wonder why? Co-host? Just noticed another out of uniform (obscured on the left).........

[JollyElm]

You have a baby faced Mike McCormick there in a New York Giants jersey. He was a late season call up in 1956. With Don Larsen (1956 WS pefect game) included, too, I imagine it was either an after-season shot from 1956 or possibly from some time in 1957. Billy Pierce was pitcher of the year for both of those seasons, and Kell was an Oriole in 1956 and 1957. Harry Simpson was moved to the Yanks during the '57 season. Perhaps with Maz (called up in mid 1956), Newk (1956 MVP and Cy Young Award winner) and the others, there is some nugget of truth that will give an exact year? If that's Herb Score next to the Mick (Triple Crown in 1956), he was ROY in 1955 and led the league in strikeouts for both the 1955 and 1956 seasons, and was an all star during both of those campaigns.

[btcarfagno]

It may also have correlation with the Broadway show Damn Yankees which ran from May of 1955 to May of 1957. Note the action happening with the person in the Washington Senators uniform. That was the team in Damn Yankees.

Edit: Come to think of it, the guy in the Senators uniform looks an awful lot like Tab Hunter, who starred in the 1958 movie version of Damn Yankees...

[ramram]

Some Negro League snapshots.

Rob M

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[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ramram

Some Negro League snapshots.

Rob M

Those are actually incredible, Rob. Do you know what year? And I believe that is Buck in that shot.

[Chris Counts]

The photo appears to be from 1957, but it's a bit of a puzzle. The Cardinals jersey Musial is wearing came out in '57, but Ernie Banks is wearing the Cubs cap from 1956. If it's from an all-star game, it would be from 1956, because that's when Harry Simpson played in one. The fact that Don Larsen is there suggests the photo was taken after the 1956 World Series, when he pitched his perfect game. I'm guessing it's from spring of 1957, and the Cubs hadn't yet introduced the one-year cap with white stripes on it.

Originally Posted by aronbenabe

Looks like a late-1950s pre All Star Game TV show.


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[Dennis K]

Found this photo at a flea market, Curt Simmons on the right

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[dklauf]

With a family member. I still have the autographs he is holding.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by dklauf

With a family member. I still have the autographs he is holding.

That's fantastic. Quite a first post!

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by dklauf

With a family member. I still have the autographs he is holding.

Wow, dklauf hits a grandslam on his first pitch...

[milkit1]

Mordecai Brown and Jimmy Lavender in spring training for 1916.
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[Baseballcrazy62]

Those are fantastic photos and thank you for sharing them.

[TCMA]

Couple snapshot negs I have:




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[TCMA]

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[GoCubsGo32]

Originally Posted by TCMA

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Andrew,

Saw your neg and thought it looked familiar. One of the original prints of that snapshot was sold at HA. Pretty cool to see the neg for it. Thanks for sharing!

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball/c...umbnail-071515

[Jcfowler6]

Great thread. Here’s a few. Not sure of everyone but I know Tommy Leach, Ed Abbaticcio, Sam Leever, and Howie Camnitz, Left Liefield and Jim Kane are in there.

1908 Pirates


Honus Wagner August 20, 1934


Robert Byrne


Lonnie Frey


Left Liefield


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[TCMA]

Thanks for that link! Awhile back someone alerted me to the fact that it sold on eBay. Interesting it found its way to Heritage.


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[Scott Garner]

Thanks to fellow net54 board member Gary Scamehorn, I was just able to add this great vintage snapshot of no-hit pitcher "Bullet" Joe Bush clowning around during Spring Training with the Red Sox in 1919.

Love it!

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Thanks to fellow net54 board member Gary Scamehorn, I was just able to add this great vintage snapshot of no-hit pitcher "Bullet" Joe Bush clowning around during Spring Training with the Red Sox in 1919.



Love it!

That's an awesome snap. Love the ones showing the less professional and more human side the most

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[GoCubsGo32]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Thanks to fellow net54 board member Gary Scamehorn, I was just able to add this great vintage snapshot of no-hit pitcher "Bullet" Joe Bush clowning around during Spring Training with the Red Sox in 1919.

Love it!

Glad to see it made it to your safely. Happy to help Scott!

[Chris Counts]

Here's Satchel Paige with the Miami Marlins in 1958 ...

[Lordstan]

A few more Lou...and one of some other guy









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[Lordstan]

a couple new snapshots for me. Lou of course and some other guy