It’s a kids’ game! Check out this photo of a young Babe Ruth from the Hall of Fame archive. #throwbackthursday
Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn! #throwbackthursday
The World Series Comes to Candlestick
In this photo, New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle and San Francisco Giants center fielder Willie Mays chat before Game 1 of the 1962 World Series. It was the first World Series game ever played at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
The Yankees won the game 6-2 and the series 4-games-to-3. “The Mick” was hitless in Game 1 in four at bats, while the “Say Hey Kid” went 3-for-4. It was the last time the two would meet in the World Series, and the last time Mantle was on a World Series winner. Mantle would end his career with 18 World Series homers. Mays, who never hit a World Series home run, played in one more World Series for the NY Mets in 1973.
It would be 15 years until the Yankees would win another World Series. The Giants would not capture a World Series for San Francisco until 2010.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum features a collection of nearly 500,000 photographs like this one. Reproductions are available for purchase. To purchase a reprint of this photograph or others from the Photo Archive collections, please call (607) 547-0375 or fill out a reproduction request form (Right click and save as). Hall of Fame members receive a 10-percent discount.
Diamondbacks executive Roland Hemond will be part of a roundtable talk at the Museum this morning at 10 to celebrate the opening of Diamond Mines. Tickets are free!
Hall of Famer Pat Gillick (right) helps cut the ribbon at the opening of Diamond Mines on Friday in Cooperstown.
Check out the small mitt that five-time Gold Glove Award-winning 2B Joe Morgan used with the Reds. #throwbackthursday
Ted Williams used this bat vs. Satchel Paige of the Browns in 1951. Ted struck out, then slammed the bag into a railing (it’s dented under the word “slugger”). Paige later signed the bat.
Several teams could have used a cap like this during the recent cold spell in MLB cities. It was worn by Tampa’s Joe Maddon in the 2008 World Series. #throwbackthursday
Something Old, Something New
On Opening Day, 1991, the Chicago White Sox opened not only the season, but their brand new home. Dubbed at the time “New” Comiskey Park, it has since been renamed, and now goes by the moniker U.S. Cellular Field. On the field that day, the White Sox were trounced by the Detroit Tigers, 16-0. While the game was being played on the field, old Comiskey Park was being demolished just next door.
This photo was taken from the upper deck ramp in left field of “New” Comiskey Park. A unique look at the partially torn down old ballpark, you can see a nearly demolished section of right field stands with the centerfield score board still intact. If you take a closer look into the background, you can see downtown Chicago, specifically the world famous Sears (Willis) Tower in the background. In its 81 year history, the old ballpark played host to the first ever All-Star Game (in 1933) and three World Series (1917, 1919 and 1959).
Although the Sox suffered an awful drubbing at the hands of the Tigers that day, they still finished the season with 87 wins, good enough for second place in the American League West.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum features a collection of nearly 500,000 photographs like this one. Reproductions are available for purchase. To purchase a reprint of this photograph or others from the Photo Archive collections, please call (607) 547-0375 or fill out a reproduction request form (Right click and save as). Hall of Fame members receive a 10-percent discount.
