Historic Newspapers: Search Results

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 5, 1883

• Boxer John L. Sullivan plays baseball

Page 2 has much on: "Sporting" including: "Sullivan Attracts 5,000 People at the Baseball Park" with details of a

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 14, 1882  The full ftpg. is a political print by Thomas Nast: "The New Angelic Flying Machine". Inside has a fullpg. print showing: "The Rival Teams--Mr. Work's

OFFICIAL (Baseball) RECORD, New York, July 9, 1886

• Very rare baseball periodical

This is a volume two issue of a very rare & historically important baseball newspaper, the very first daily sports

THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 23, 1857

• Birth of organized baseball
• First convention of clubs

The back page has a report which could be considered the birth of organized baseball. And printed the day

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 23, 1889

• Great baseball prints - illustrations

Note: this is just a portion of the issue, 8 pages but including the mentioned centerfold.
This terrific

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 9, 1921 

• Lou Gehrig plays professional baseball as a 17-year-old...
• Four years before his New York Yankee debut
• Played under the name "Lou Lewis" for

PORTERS SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Dec. 27, 1856

• Earliest of baseball diagrams
• Pre-American Civil War era

This issue of this once popular sporting journal features one of the earliest baseball

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 6, 1885

• Chicago White Stockings w/ Cap Anson

Certainly the most notable print in this issue is the page 5 half page print captioned: "Illinois--The Chicago

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 25, 1940

• New York City Polo Grounds 1st night baseball game
• MLB baseball - New York Giants

This 32 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 12: "20,000 See Night

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1878

• "Blackville" baseball scene
• Famous Thomas Nast print

Perhaps the most notable print is the very nice full page illustration: "Baseball at Blackville -- The

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 22, 1885

• Illustrator Thure de Thulstrup
• Great baseball action engraving

Many nice prints in this issue, but certainly the prime piece is the terrific full page

THE NEWARK EVENING COURIER, New Jersey, Oct. 4, 1867

• First Colored Baseball Championship game
• All Negro players shortly after the Civil War
• Brooklyn Uniques vs. Philadelphia Excelsiors
• Prelude to

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Oct. 24, 1884

• 19th century African American baseball players

Page 8 has a rather detailed report headed: "Why Two Colored Nines Failed to Finish" which is a report on this

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 24, 1909

• MLB night baseball to begin in 1909 ?

The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "NIGHT BASEBALL IS NO A POSSIBILITY" with subheads and two related photos.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 17, 1885

• Chicago White Stockings - Sox

An issue with many nice prints, but perhaps the most sought after would be the nearly half page print of: "The Chicago

NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1870

• Historic "Telegraph" baseball game

Page 3 has: "Base-Ball The Championship Contest--Mutual vs. Atlantic--The Mutuals Win the Champion Pennant --Score 10 to 4". The

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept.  29, 1865

• Brooklyn Eckfords vs. New York Mutuals
• First documented fixed baseball game

The back page under "Out-Door Sports" "The National Game" has the summary and box score of

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 4, 1936

• Joe DiMaggio MLB debut
• New York Yankees
• Major league baseball MLB

This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading in the sport's section

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, dated July 31, 1865

• Post civil war baseball
• Early Coney Island
• Commencement at Franklin & Marshall College

The front page has: "The College Regatta" "Yale Wins again

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 4, 1936

• Joe DiMaggio's MLB debut
• New York Yankees - Yanks
• Major league baseball

Page 8 has a one column heading: "Di Maggio Lives Up to His Notices" with

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 31, 1951

• Ty Cobb and the integrity of MLB baseball & other sports
• Testifies to U.S. Congress re. organized crime & gambling

The top of page 19 has a two column

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, New York, Aug. 18, 1866  Inside has a nice one column print of baseball player: "G. A. Flagg, Cambridge B.B. Club, Cambridge, Mass." with a related article

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 29, 1934

• Gangster John Dillinger
• On the run in Chicago ?
• Sighted at baseball game ?
• Less than a month of killing

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 31, 1886  An inside page has a fascinating full page of text and illustrations on: "The Art Of Pitching In Baseball" written by noted baseball pioneer Henry

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York Nov.  25, 1865 

• Brooklyn Atlantics
• Baseball's 1st champions

Over half a page is taken up with portraits of the nine members of the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn with

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, July 7, 1933.

• 1st All-Star Game (historic)
• Major league baseball MLB
• Babe Ruth shines

This 22 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 14: "Babe

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, October 10, 1958

• 1958 World Series of baseball
• New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Braves
• Final game - Yankees champions

This 10 page newspaper has a two column

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, April 14, 1914

• Federal League of Base Ball Clubs
• Very 1st game under this new league

In the sport's section (page 10) under "Federal League" is a small heading:

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 1, 1964

• Longest baseball game ever played
• New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
• MLB baseball - Shea Stadium

This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 31, 1909

• First attempt to fly across the English Channel
• Early airplane - aviation
• Baseball

The front page has two half page photos: "The First Attempt to Fly

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, February 7, 1958  This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 11: "Bosox William Inks Top Player Contract" with a two column photo of Ted William

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874

• Early baseball team print

Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would be the great full page captioned:

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 19, 1914

• Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct
• Baseball interest
• Automobile interest
• Early aviation

The front page has construction scenes of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct,

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1890  The standard portion of this issue (the first 8 images) has some nice prints which include a full ftpg: "Working A Hotchkiss Gun", a nice full page: "Tarpon

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, June 19, 1989  The front page photo of this issue shows "150 Years of Baseball - A fond, reflective look at the game that grew into a national pastime."
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 25, 1874  Although this issue includes many very nice & displayable prints, by far the most desirable would be the great full page captioned: "International Base-Ball

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 12, 1874

• Famous Winslow Homer print

Although there are many very nice prints within, the most desired is the full page print by Winslow Homer:

HARPER'S  WEEKLY, Nov. 3, 1866 Very nice full ftpg. shows a Black man & his grandchild: 'Uncle Tom & His Grandchild'. Nice fullpg. has 2 scenes of: 'View of the City & Harbor of Quebec', one after

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1999

• Pete Rose inducted into all-century team
• Bud Selig drops MLB baseball ban for 1 day

The top of the front page has a photo showing Pete Rose at Game 2 of the 1999

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 31, 1886  An inside page has a fascinating full page of text and illustrations on: "The Art Of Pitching In Baseball" written by noted baseball pioneer Henry

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933

• "One of the greatest games in the history of baseball"
• New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals
• Carl Hubbard vs. Tex Carleton

The sport's section (page 7) has a banner

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, California, June 23, 1939

• Lou Gehrig's baseball career ending
• Infantile Paralysis diagnosis

Page 21 has various baseball reports but the most notables are one with a two

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 15, 1874   Formatted very much like Harper's Weekly with many nice prints, the prime feature of this issue is the very nice full page print titled: "The

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 19, 1914

• Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct
• Baseball interest
• Automobile interest
• Early aviation

The front page has construction scenes of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct,

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, July 21, 1982

• Shortstop Luke Appling
• Chicago White Sox baseball
• Cracker Jack Old Timers game
• Famous home run at 75 years old

Page 105 has a heading: "A crackerjack all-star game"

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Aug. 15, 1874   Formatted very much like Harper's Weekly with many nice prints, the prime feature of this issue is the very nice full page print titled: "The

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., July 23, 1926

• Babe Ruth catches baseball from airplane
• New York Yankees - major league baseball

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "RUTH PERFORMS NEW BALL

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 26, 1909

• Cork Centered baseball patent
• End of the "Dead-Ball" era

The front page has two graphics relating the huge size of the "Zeppelin II" with a related

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 16, 1938  The color cover has an illustration of an older man (grandfather?) swinging a baseball bat with a young boy (grandson?) playing catcher. Also present is

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 27, 1878  The full front page is a Thomas Nast print: "It is Ever Thus with Arbitrators." Inside has a full page of: "Baseball at Blackville-The "White Stockings"