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[New York Giants Opening Day line-up at the Polo Grounds [New York]. Left to right: Fred Snodgrass, Tillie Shafer, George Burns, Larry Doyle, Red Murray, Fred Merkle, Buck Herzog, Chief Meyers (baseball)] (LOC)

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  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    Fred Merkle was famous for his "boner." Merkle's Boner was when he neglected to touch second base in the last game of 1908, and thus the Giants lost to the Cubs, had to play a playoff game and the Cubs won and then won the World Series....and THAT was the last time the Cubs won the World Series. Had it not been for Merkle's Boner, the Cubs would not have gone to the Series in 1908. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Merkle
  • Tacit Cake said:
    fabulous picture.
  • Mark in NOVA said:
    This is from April 10, 1913 according to the picture.
  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    Merkle was playing in 1913. He played quite a few years in the majors. I was just talking about his boner in 1908.
  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    Chief Meyers was a very good catcher, one of the best of his time. He lived a long life, I think he was nearly 90 when he died.

Mayor Mitchel & [Christy] Mathewson (LOC)

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Yankees [drilling], 4/11/17 (LOC)

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  • Richard Norton said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_New_York_Yankees_season Yankees Fall Before Red Sox and Robins Yield To Phillies In Season's First Games; Red Sox Landslide Buries Yanks, 10-3 Donovan's Soldiers Do Military Stunts For 16,000 Fans, But Their Baseball Is Poor. Gen. Wood Reviews Drill Also Tosses Out The Ball That Sets New York's 1917 Baseball Year Moving. Caldwell Hit Hard. Brush Stadium Welcomes Spring. Red Sox Get Runs Early. Barry's Error Aids Yanks. An army of 16,000 fans, under Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, U.S.A., led the baseball season of 1917 out of the moth-bailed period up at the Polo Grounds yesterday. Coming from its Winter slumber, the aforesaid season ... (New York Times on April 12, 1917) query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9902E7DD153AE433A...
  • Art Siegel said:
    April 11, 1917 was the Yankees Opening Day at the Polo Grounds. www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/schedule.php?y=1917&am...
  • Art Siegel said:
    Military drills on opening day, 1917 at the Polo Grounds.
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    Sgt. Gibson drilling Yankees, 1917 (LOC)
  • Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks to both of you for this information. We'll add some of it to the records for these photos the next time we update.