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[2nd Game at Shibe Park, Philadelphia - 1913 World Series (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
[1st base grandstand at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 1913 World Series (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
Outside Shibe Park 10/8/13 (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
[Frank "Home Run" Baker, Philadelphia AL (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
[World Series 1913, 4th game, Shibe Park, Doc Crandall bats, Chief Bender pitching (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
[Fred Merkle, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
[Christy Mathewson (New York Giants) pitches as Larry McLean (New York Giants) catches in Game Two of the 1913 World Series at Shibe Park Philadelphia (baseball)] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
Gov. Tener & wife (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010
Shibe Park, 10/8/13 (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2010

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Gov. Tener & wife (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Wystan said:
1863-1946. A native of Ireland, Governor (1911-15) John K. Tener of Pennsylvania was deep into baseball. He had been a professional ball player for Chicago, and even while Governor he also served as President of baseball's National League. He is shown here with his wife, Harriet, whom he married in 1889. She died in 1935. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_Tener
Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
Wystan, Thanks for the additional information on Gov. Tener and his wife, and for providing the date from the side of the negative. It turns out this is one of those cases we find where the date on the negative is not the same as the date of the event shown. This is Gov. Tener and wife Harriet at Game 2 of the 1913 World Series between the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants, which took place on Oct. 8, 1913, rather than Oct. 9, 1913 as noted on the negative. (Game 2 took place at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, PA while Game 3 took place the next day at the Polo Grounds in Brooklyn, NY. This photo shows Shibe Park based on the seating and other related photographs.) We'll update the description with more detail when we work on this record.
Wystan said:
It appears to have been the case, frequently if not invariably, that Bain's crew would date the negatives on the day that prints were made to be sent to subscribers; in the case of breaking news, this often involved a one-day time lag.
Wystan said:
On November 19, a few weeks after the photo was taken, Governor Tener accepted appointment as President of baseball's National League. The appointment was ratified by a convention of National League team owners in New York City, December 9 and 10, 1913:
Wystan said:
Another Bain/LOC photo of Gov. Tener at the ballpark -- this time in 1914, at Ebbets Field:

[Fred Merkle, New York NL (baseball)] (LOC)

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Wystan said:
Fred Merkle of the New York Giants, also known as "Bonehead Merkle" for a grievous mistake that enabled the Chicago Cubs to win the National League pennant and the 1908 World Series (the last time the Cubs ever won it): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Merkle "Merkle's Boner": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkle's_Boner

Shibe Park, 10/8/13 (LOC)

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tball275 said:
Game two of the 1913 World Series played at Shibe Park on Oct. 8, 1913. New York def. Philadelphia, 3-0, in 10 innings. Christy Mathewson was the winning pitcher and New York tied the series 1-1. However, Philadelphia won the next three games to claim the championship.