Ty Cobb Stealing a Base photograph

Date1927 June 18

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Ty Cobb as a Philadelphia Athletics player steals home against the Boston Red Sox on June 18, 1927 (date was provided with donation). The image caption on the reverse (not shown) reads, "Action and How!-Rarely does the camera register more speedy action than it did in a recent game between the Athletics and Red Sox at Boston when Ty Cobb stole home. Camera caught both Ty and Hartley, Boston catcher, in the air. Hartley has the ball but Cobb was too quick for him." Several unidentified players and an unidentified umpire are also in the shot.

Object numberBL-1946-00550-021

Subject Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961

Subject Hartley, Grover, 1888-1964

Subject Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)

Subject Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 012 Hall of Famers photographic materials

Dimensions11.25 x 6.5 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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