This is the first of what I hope will be a series of posts highlighting historic images from baseball's past. Every so often, I come across a photo that I find interesting or intriguing, so I figured this would be a good opportunity to share some of them. All of the photos that I post are either in the public domain, or are reproduced under non-commercial licenses.
This particular photo is the team photo from the 1901 Boston Americans (later known as the Red Sox). It was the first year of the team's storied existence. They were established to compete with the extraordinarily successful National League Boston Beaneaters team, and almost immediately they became a fan favorite in Boston. Much of this had to do with the team's talent - Cy Young (third from left in the middle row) went 33-10 to win the Pitching Triple Crown, first baseman Buck Freeman (middle, top row) finished second in the league with 12 home runs, and third baseman/manager/future Hall of Famer Jimmy Collins (middle, front row, with arms crossed), recruited from the Beaneaters, would have an excellent season as well.
The names of all of the players in the photo:
Top row, Left to right: Kit McKenna, Buck Freeman,Charlie Hemphill. Second row: Fred Parent, George Cuppy, Cy Young, Abrose Kane, Tommy Dowd, Chick Stahl. Third row, seated: Hobe Ferris, Lou Criger, catcher, Jimmie Collins, Ossie Schreckengost, Fred Mitchell. Front: Larry McLean, first baseman.
Photo courtesy of Boston Public Library
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