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OLD TIMERS PHOTOGRAPHS
Following their playing days, many great ballplayers would return to the ballpark to the delight of fans and players alike. Eventually, the leagues ritualized these appearances into Old Timers Days. This lot contains twenty-three photographs of well known players appearing after their playing careers including Ruth, Rusie, Bresnahan, Speaker, Wagner, Cobb, Collins, Baker, Vance, Crawford, Nichols, George Wright, Anson, Evers, McGinnity, Chesbro, Ginger Beaumont and Murtrie (illustrated). (23)
Following their playing days, many great ballplayers would return to the ballpark to the delight of fans and players alike. Eventually, the leagues ritualized these appearances into Old Timers Days. This lot contains twenty-three photographs of well known players appearing after their playing careers including Ruth, Rusie, Bresnahan, Speaker, Wagner, Cobb, Collins, Baker, Vance, Crawford, Nichols, George Wright, Anson, Evers, McGinnity, Chesbro, Ginger Beaumont and Murtrie (illustrated). (23)