HOF Snapshot Photos.Lets see them!

[aelefson]

I am amazed at all of the photos in this thread. I especially love the Ruth on the Red Sox snapshots that were posted. Below are a few of my favorites from my collection.

Alan

[seattlerainiers]

Here are a few.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by seattlerainiers

Here are a few.

SWEEET! I love the Sandy Koufax and Roger Maris.

[39special]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

SWEEET! I love the Sandy Koufax and Roger Maris.

+1. I love that shot of Maris!

[slidekellyslide]

Nellie Fox in 1948 with the Lincoln Athletics.

[koufax1fan]

Originally Posted by seattlerainiers

Here are a few.

Great Sandy Koufax!!
Phil

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by aelefson

I am amazed at all of the photos in this thread. I especially love the Ruth on the Red Sox snapshots that were posted. Below are a few of my favorites from my collection.

Alan

Awesome Alan!

[JollyElm]

As a funny, insightful aside that came to mind while enjoying the heck out of this thread…

Q: How can you tell Sandy Koufax is Jewish?

A: Because he's signing autographs with his left hand.

When you look at the tremendous lefties from the old days, like Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Whitey Ford and others, they were (literally) forced to use their right hands when writing. Catholic schools in the eastern United States were especially notorious for this practice as the left hand was considered sinister (in Latin, 'sinister' is defined as "on the left-hand side"). So when you see photographs of these players giving their autographs to fans, it's amazing seeing them using their right hands. I was especially taken by the photo of Whitey Ford. He, like me, is from Astoria, Queens. My southpaw sister was also forced to use her right hand by the nuns there. Chilling.

I'm sure this fact isn't news to most people around these parts, but it's worth mentioning.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

As a funny, insightful aside that came to mind while enjoying the heck out of this thread…

Q: How can you tell Sandy Koufax is Jewish?

A: Because he's signing autographs with his left hand.

When you look at the tremendous lefties from the old days, like Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Whitey Ford and others, they were (literally) forced to use their right hands when writing. Catholic schools in the eastern United States were especially notorious for this practice as the left hand was considered sinister (in Latin, 'sinister' is defined as "on the left-hand side"). So when you see photographs of these players giving their autographs to fans, it's amazing seeing them using their right hands. I was especially taken by the photo of Whitey Ford. He, like me, is from Astoria, Queens. My southpaw sister was also forced to use her right hand by the nuns there. Chilling.

I'm sure this fact isn't news to most people around these parts, but it's worth mentioning.

My father, a natural southpaw (and a Jew), was, in the mid nineteen twenties, forced to write with his right hand by the secular school teachers in his Bronx public school.

[GoCubsGo32]

Al Kaline June 18, 1960 Father & Son Game
Maybe Al Kaline son?

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Lefty Gomez 1939 Yankees Stadium


Bill Dickey 1939 Yankees Stadium


Duke Snider Photo from the Snider Estate

Walt Alston

Johnny Mize 1951

Billy Williams 1971?

Signing autographs like a pro...no looking!lol

Ernie Banks

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It's been awhile since I updated this....

Joe D

Lou Gehrig


Lefty Gomez


Earle Combs


Joe McCarthy



Tony Lazzeri


Billy Dickey

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Tris Speaker

Al Simmons

Grover Cleveland Alexander