Sad to hear about the passing of acting legend Robert Redford. Before he was a member of the New York Knights, photographer Steve Schapiro captured Redford playing baseball in Central Park with his son and daughter.

The SABR Pictorial blog has a new article, "Which Game Did You See?" by @zinnbeck.bsky.social. It examines a photograph previously identified as the 1943 World Series and the step-by-step research used to determine that it is not from 1943 nor the World Series. sabrpictorial.com/2025/09/01/w...

New on the SABR Baseball Cards blog! Craig Brown of "Threads of Our Game" profiles one of the most obscure subjects in the Old Judge set. #CardSky sabrbaseballcards.blog/2025/09/01/i...

Many of us know about the Dressed to the Nines Hall of Fame site for Major League baseball uniforms and the Threads of Our Game site for 19th-century baseball uniforms. But did you know about From My Fan Box for Cuban Winter Baseball Uniforms? desdemipalcodefanatico.wordpress.com/uniformes/

Save the date! SABR will be heading to Cleveland, Ohio for our 54th annual convention on July 29-August 2, 2026, at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown hotel. sabr.org/latest/save-...

Johnny Vander Meer filming Grover Alexander and Tris Speaker at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY. Part of the SABR-Rucker photograph collection. sabr.org/sabr-rucker-...

Are you a fan of the #Athletics or the Los Angeles #Dodgers? The SABR-Rucker collection has 60 photographs from the 1974 World Series for viewing. Is Stanley Burrell, aka MC Hammer, in any of these photographs? See them all at sabr.org?s=1974+World...

Hot air balloon in Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, ca. 1890s @sabrpictorial.bsky.social @bballhist.bsky.social @johnthorn.bsky.social

I just want to hype the SABR Pictorial Committee blog as an excellent place to write about baseball photos. Maybe you figured out something cool about a photo or just want to share your appreciation of baseball photography. BLOG: sabrpictorial.com BlueSky: @sabrpictorial.bsky.social

The historic Dave Hoskins photo that wasn’t Let's face it. When it comes to photos, the Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays fans have it easy. A pic of the Babe pitching? No problem, take your pick! How about the Hammer hawking breakfast cereal? Sure, we've got that too! Or the Say Hey Kid…

Buddy Blattner played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1940s. He later would become a broadcaster for the StL Hawks, LA Angels, and the KC Royals. But do you know which Sports HOF he is in? Find out in his SABR Bio sabr.org/bioproj/pers...

How many baseballs can you hold? Jeff Banister shows us 7. Johnny Bench was famous for holding 7. Ernie Lombardi held 7 and didn't even use his schnozz. Then Jim Bibby showed up. Jim Bibby shows everyone he can hold 8 baseballs.

The latest find in the SABR-Rucker Archive collection. An advertisement for 1902-11 Sporting Life Cabinet Cards. It features Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, and Nap Lajoie. sabr.org/sabr-rucker-... #CardSky

If you have an Internet Archive account (it's FREE), you can view one of the best baseball photograph books. Baseball's Golden Age: The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon. archive.org/details/base...

🧵 Find digital copies of current and historical Media Guides, Yearbooks, and Spring Training Rosters and Schedules for all 30 Major League Baseball teams. #MLB

What a fun All-Star game that came down to a swing-off. If I were using this 1935 All-Star Game scorecard from the SABR-Rucker collection, how would I go about scoring the swing-off? Look at all those autographs! 👀

@sabrlandmarks.bsky.social Here is a marker for the Royal Poinciana Hotel, which I'm not sure qualifies as a baseball marker. In 1905, Rube Foster, Sol White, Pete Hill, and Charlie Grant played for the Royal Poinciana Hotel Baseball team. www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=96706

Who can help with a research find? We are looking for information about the original publication of this grossly pieced-together 1912 World Series collage. Forrest "Hick" Cady and Larry Gardner, from the upper left, and Hugh Bedient, middle right, are missing.

Would you like to learn about some of the baseball players who were photographed by Carl Horner? Visit hornerportraits.org The site is managed by Stephen V. Rice, who gave a presentation at SABR35 about the famous Boston photographer.

From Texas League integration to Satchel Paige to Korean baseball fandom, listen to highlights from ALL of the amazing research presentations we heard at #SABR53 in Dallas-Fort Worth: sabr.org/convention/s...

Listen to highlights from our #SABR53 Texas Rangers Hitters Panel with Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez, Elvis Andrus, and Tom Grieve: sabr.org/latest/sabr-...

The SABR Pictorial Blog is back and we have an article about a spectacular 19th-century photograph of the Chicago Cubs West Side Grounds.

Do you want to learn how to research baseball photographs This video presentation by Pictorial Committee Co-Chair Cary Smith will help you find small photographic details that can help determine the Who, Where, and When of a photograph. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BCr...

A baseball game on Andrus Field at Wesleyan University in 1874. The same field, but renamed Corwin Stadium.

The 1895 New York Giants Baseball Team.

New find in the SABR-Rucker collection. Hugh Duffy informs Joe Ferrin that he has been released by the Portland, ME, team on hotel stationery. The Fall River Daily reported the release the next day. Ferrin’s Sporting New Player Contract Card shows him with multiple teams in 1913.

Oh Boy! My project got a little bit easier and less stressful after finding this two-page spread from Frank Leslie's Weekly.

We recently discovered images of a full 1947 Die Cut Menko (JDM 1) Baseball Card set in the SABR-Rucker collection. Includes: Takeshi Doigaki Taju Hitokoto Tetsuharu Kawakami Hiroyoshi Komatsubara Hiroshi Oshita and Hideo Shimizu Who wants to help add descriptions and tags? sabr.org?s=1947+Die+C...

Did you ever wonder what baseball writers before 1900 looked like? I did.

Learned there are two versions of the 1877 Boston Red Stockings trade card. The rarely seen one has Harry Wright in the second row in the middle. The more commonly seen one in the History of the Boston Base Ball Club book has Jack Manning in the bottom right. Find both in the SABR-Rucker Collection.

It is said that Branch Rickey's (top left) mission to integrate baseball started in 1903 as the baseball coach at Wesleyan University, when his student Charles Thomas (center) was seen trying to scratch away his skin after being denied a hotel room based on his color.

Two Baseball Hall of Fame legends. Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda. The photograph is part of the @clementemuseum.bsky.social online exhibit, Roberto Clemente: 1960's Creating a Legacy. clementemuseum.com/1960s/

In the early days of photography, it was important for the subject to stand still so the photograph would not come out blurry. Notice the stand behind Tim Murnane on this 1874 cabinet card. He was able to lean on it to help him stay still.

A call has gone out to the SABR Pictorial Committee for help. Let's answer the call and help solve the mystery.

The 1916 edition of the Spalding's Base Ball Guide has a special section of former player portraits on pages 40-43. It is a great way to learn the faces of the old-time players.

We have not played this game in some time, so here we go! How many of the 12 players can you name who are pictured on the @baseball-reference.com home page?

Hey @sabrpictorial.bsky.social, think we can figure out if this is Game 1 or 2 based on the photo?

The schedule for the SABR53 convention in Dallas-Fort Worth is out. The Pictorial Committee meeting will be on Saturday at 1:00 PM. We hope to see you there. View the full schedule at sabr.org/convention/s...

On April 11, 1950, the Dallas Eagles opened the Texas League Season vs. the Tulsa Oilers. Eagles manager Charlie Grimm brought in 7 HOFers. Dizzy Dean, Mickey Cochrane, Charlie Gehringer, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb, Grimm, Duffy Lewis, Home Run Baker, and Travis Jackson for an old-timers game.

#SABR53 confirmed session from Stephen V. Rice: “The Baseball Portraits of Carl J. Horner, 1902-1909”

You knew you were officially an American League manager once you got the Connie Mack handshake. 1) Bucky Harris 2) Jimmy Dykes 3) Joe McCarthy 4) Walter Johnson

The average American has three friends.

The @sabrbbcards.bsky.social Committee has done a lot of work matching baseball card images to the original photograph. This photo of John McGraw from the SABR-Rucker collection appeared on his E93 and E98 Caramel cards. Can you find more matches in the collection? sabr.org/rucker-archive

This ticket in the SABR-Rucker Archives Collection holds an interesting story behind it. What do you do when a team no shows and the number of fans asking for a refund exceeds the number of tickets sold? Read the full story in the Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. sabr.org/rucker-archive

The #NewYorkPublicLibrary has digital copies of The Illustrated Sporting News from May 1903 to May 1906. They cover all types of sports like baseball, tennis, golf, horse racing, boating, hunting, cricket, college sports, track and field, & entertainment. digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/...

Now that is a top hat! An 1888 unknown baseball team. University of Minnesota Archives collection (una103781)

I know we have some Allen & Ginter fans out there. The SABR-Rucker Archive Collection now has an 1888 second edition of Game Birds of America. See all the birds at --> sabr.org?s=Game+Birds... #AllenAndGinter

Overnight research! Who is C.L. Hall? What is his first name? Attended Cornell University, 1881-85. He signed with the Detroit Wolverines in May 1886. He played in 2 exhibition games with the team and never appeared in a regular season game. Answer: Charles Lee Hall, 5'10" 165 lbs from Canisteo, NY

The New York Public Library has these four cabinet cards in the A.G. Spalding Baseball Collection. They are marked as unknown player. Can you help them identify the player?

Cap Anson and the 1888 Chicago White Stockings.