[Sports] [Baseball] [Philadelphia Athletics] Jennings, W. G. (photographer)
Original Photograph of the 1913 Philadelphia Athletics
American B.B.C. of Philadelphia, 1913. Two original joined silver prints. Together: 8 1/16 x 39 3/4 in. (205 x 1,010 mm); each print: 8 1/16 x 35 1/2 in. (205 x 902 mm); 8 1/16 x 4 ¼ in. (205 x 108 mm). Some tarnishing along top edge of image. In contemporary frame.The Philadelphia Athletics baseball club of 1913, winners of that year’s World Series, pose in a horizontal configuration on the outfield grass in front of the grand stand of their Shibe Park home stadium. The club’s manager (and part owner) Connie Mack (Cornelius McGillicuddy) stands at center in his customary dark suit and bowler hat with the clubs 24 players and at the extreme left the club’s “Mascot “ Vanzelt. Among the club members pictured are Baseball Hall of Fame members Home Run Baker, Chief Bender, Eddie Collins, and Eddie Plank; Stuffy McInnis, Jack Barry are also of note.