Start: 3/18/2025 12:00 AM EST End: 4/5/2025 9:00 PM EST
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Category: Baseball Photographs
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Collection of four beautiful action photos taken at Philadelphia Athletics spring training in 1910. Each photo measures just shy of 5" x 7" and is printed on the lightweight photographic paper of the era. The photos have notations on the reverse which helps identify the players and also help us identify the approximate dates of the photo as being some time before March 30 of 1910. Included in the collection are: 1) Cy Morgan and Paddy Livingston: sharp attractive photo depicting Morgan arriving at first base stadium grandstand in the background. Handwritten notations on the photo reverse indicate that the photo was taken as Morgan arrived at first after a base hit in a "practice game." 2) Ben Egan: Identified by the notations on the reverse and the catcher's gear he is wearing Egan's image is sharp and crisp set against the grandstand backdrop. Egan was with the Athletics during Spring Training of 1910 but was sold to Baltimore under the condition that Philadelphia could have him back when he matured. He returned to the Athletics in 1912. 3) Earle Mack: Connie Mack's young son just 20 years old in 1910 made his debut on October 5 of that season but most certainly worked out with the Athletics that spring before debuting with the Utica Utes that season. Mack played just five major league games all between 1910 and 1914 all with the Athletics. 4) Wilbur Goode: Identified solely by the writing on the reverse Good was traded to the Athletics by Cleveland in December of 1909 and sold to the Baltimore Orioles on March 10 1910. Good wound up with the Boston Braves that season where he hit .337 in 99 plate appearances. In the photo he is playing first base accepting a throw as an unnamed player slides into first. That unnamed player gives us our final clue as to when these photos were taken as he is wearing a uniform with the word "Atlanta" written across the chest. The Philadelphia Athletics between 1901 and 1912 chose a different location for spring training each season. The only year they trained in Atlanta was 1910 and the opposing player is wearing the uniform of the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association. Four tremendous vintage photos depicting members of the team that was preparing for what would ultimately become a World Championship season.