Iconic Baseball Photos of the 20th Century

[Iwantmorecards77]

He certainly did, Scott! He was insistent that the Giants weren't stealing signals, but...

He always claimed that he was the photographer of that photo. Not that anyone didn't believe him, but I think perhaps he felt that he needed to prove it. Eventually, the author of Echoing Green helped him out. A (circa) 1952-53 Sylvania Flash Bulbs brochure turned up with this photo, crediting my grandfather.

Then, after the passing of a relative in NYC, while cleaning out her apartment - the original photo and the negatives were found. My grandfather was so excited. He passed away shortly thereafter.

[Sierra79]

Originally Posted by Iwantmorecards77

He certainly did, Scott! He was insistent that the Giants weren't stealing signals, but...

He always claimed that he was the photographer of that photo. Not that anyone didn't believe him, but I think perhaps he felt that he needed to prove it. Eventually, the author of Echoing Green helped him out. A (circa) 1952-53 Sylvania Flash Bulbs brochure turned up with this photo, crediting my grandfather.

Then, after the passing of a relative in NYC, while cleaning out her apartment - the original photo and the negatives were found. My grandfather was so excited. He passed away shortly thereafter.

Really glad to hear that he was able to get credited for it and find the photo and negatives while he was alive. A lot of people could claim they were there when that happened, but to be able to be the one to capture one of the most events in baseball history is off the charts. I'll never look at that photo again without thinking about the story you just shared. Thanks for posting that!

[brob28]

This one's got to be on the list.

[Sierra79]

Originally Posted by brob28

This one's got to be on the list.

I can't believe I forgot about that one. Definitely one of the biggest baseball photos of all time!

[The-Cardfather]

Jesse Orosco - Mets win the final game of the 1986 World Series.

[Bigdaddy]

Some of my favs and classic photos:

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by The Cardfather

Jesse Orosco - Mets win the final game of the 1986 World Series.

I'd argue that Buckner's photo is more "iconic" than Orosco's ...

[tiger8mush]

this one comes to mind for me

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

this one comes to mind for me

That one wasn't even the biggest Baseball feat of that day!

[The-Cardfather]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

I'd argue that Buckner's photo is more "iconic" than Orosco's ...

I have to stand my ground on this one. In the title of the thread was "Iconic Baseball PHOTOS" (not videos). The video of the Bucker blunder is quite iconic (just as many others are, including Brett charging out of the dugout during the "pine tar incident"). But as far as a still photo goes, Jesse (on his knees, with his fists clenched and his arms raised high) has the Buckner photo beat. (Heck, it even made the front page of the NY Daily News.)

IMHO.