Ty Cobb Sliding Into Home Plate photograph

Date1908 October 12

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Ty Cobb in a road Detroit Tigers uniform sliding into home plate at a sideways angle during game 3 of the 1908 World Series at West Side Park on October 12, 1908. In the background Chicago Cubs catcher Johnny Kling and umpire Hank O'Day watch. The photograph was taken from a low angle by a photographer who was crouching like the photographers seen in the background.

Object numberBL-1995-06232-030

Subject O'Day, Hank, 1859-1935

Subject Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961

Subject Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)

Subject Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)

Subject Kling, Johnny, 1875-1947

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 021 George Burke photographic materials

Dimensions8 x 10 in.

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