Fred Clarke Batting photograph

Date1925 or 1926

DescriptionA black-and-white full-length action photograph of Fred Clarke batting. Clarke, shown in profile, wears a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform. Captured mid-swing, Clarke stands with his feet apart and knees bent. Placing left hand over right on the grip of the bat, Clarke holds the bat chest height in front of his body, parallel to the ground. Clarke looks forward, in the direction of the oncoming ball. Taken on the field, a fellow player and a partially occupied stadium can be seen in the background. The close cropping indicates that this image was extracted from a larger, more complete photograph. Stamped on the reverse (not shown), in green ink, is the date, "FEB 13 1959." Based on the specific design of the uniform worn by Clarke, this image was captured during 1925 or 1926. These two years, during which Clarke returned to Pittsburgh as assistant manager, the team wore two-color socks and patches with a stylized letter 'P' on the right and left sleeve of their jersey. The circle seen below the bat is not original to the photograph and is the image of a thumbtack that was present on the original.

Object numberB-1959-0037-02

Subject Clarke, Fred, 1872-1960

Subject Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials

Dimensions6.5 x 9.5 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Public Access NotePlease note that not all works are on view at all times - their availability is subject to change per the discretion of the Museum staff. Only a portion of NBHFM's collection is currently online and the information presented here is subject to updates and additions based on research and imaging activities. The images, titles, and descriptions are products of their time. If you have corrections or additional information about this object, please email research@baseballhall.org to help improve our records. This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of an image contrary to or in addition to the information in our records. For more information or access to a high resolution reproduction (some fees may apply), contact: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.