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[Jeff Tesreau & Christy Mathewson, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Richard Norton said:
    Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in what is known as the dead-ball era; and in 1936 was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Mathewson
  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    What I think is amazing is that he won 373 games in just 17 seasons, still tied for the most lifetimes wins in the NL with Grover Alexander. During WWI, he was accidentally gassed with mustard gas and damaged his lungs, leaving him open to TB. He never was the same after that.
  • Art Siegel said:
    Though the date on the negative is February, 1914, there was of course no baseball being played then. Based on this photo titled "World Series" it is likely from the preceding October's World Series in New York:
    Polo Grounds - World Series (LOC)

    The 1914 notation should be changed as a result.
  • Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
    artolog, Thanks for your comment. I agree this photo is likely from the previous World Series, based on the other photo you linked. We can make a note to that effect, but will retain the date of the negative as well, since that offers information about the use of the photograph. Mathewson was in the news in February and March of 1914 as he was deciding between continuing with New York or taking a job with the Federal League.

[Christy Mathewson, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC)

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  • frankshapiro said:
    Christy Mathewson has been my favorite baseball player ever since I read a biography of him when I was a teenager. I love that you have a picture of him on flickr.
  • Purring Increase said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Athletes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

[Christy Mathewson, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Art Siegel said:
    I don't know why someone tagged this Ebbetts Field. From the date on the photo, this would be from the homestand being played by the Giants at the Polo Grounds against Brooklyn. Mathewson started the May 4th, 1914 game. www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1914/VNY101914.htm
  • TVL1970 said:
    Art Siegel This is Ebbets Field, the dates on the photographic glass negatives do not necessarily correspond to the date the photos were actually taken. Compare the fence along the 3rd base side field level seats, the dugout (and the unique cutout at its bottom), and the open area behind the first deck of seats, to other photos of Ebbets Field in the Bain photostream, among others, and you will see that this is the recently opened Ebbets Field.
  • Art Siegel said:
    Aha, I see that. Must have been from an earlier Giants-Dodgers game in Brooklyn.