Baseball in the Armed Forces

[Salvage Sailor]

On 5/6/2023 at 12:34 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

James "Lefty" York, Starting Pitcher, 1st Infantry Regiment Schofield Barracks. T.H. 1914

 

-->> Lefty York - Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia

 

 

1st US Infantry Company F Baseball Team, Leilehua (Schofield Barracks), T.H. 1914

Lefty York, Starting Pitcher

 

[Salvage Sailor]

Marine Barracks Detachment Pearl Harbor 1925

Baseball Field & Bleachers

 

Left - Oil Tank Farm                                                   Center - Naval Radio Station                         Right - Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

 

USMC Marine Barracks Band to the left, Navy (visitor) above, Marines (home) below

 

 

 

Marine Barracks Baseball Team playing away against Navy with the Band above, 1925

 

 

 

Batters or possibly the pitchers (note the bats on the ground)

 

Catcher watching intently with his gear below

 

The Coaches (because Rally likes socks)

[Salvage Sailor]

11th Quartermaster Regiment

Schofield Barracks, T.H.

Hawaiian Division

 

Pitcher

 

Catcher

[67Rally]

8 minutes ago, Salvage Sailor said:

11th Quartermaster Regiment

Schofield Barracks, T.H.

Hawaiian Division

 

Pitcher

 

Catcher

Salvage Sailor,

You have a crap-ton of Schofield-based baseball/softball photos (this last one from the 11th Quartermaster Regiment shows two players from their softball team). What is your interest and motivation for this post?

[Salvage Sailor]

Simply to share what's been squirreled away in dusty albums and trunks for the past century

[67Rally]

7 minutes ago, Salvage Sailor said:

Simply to share what's been squirreled away in dusty albums and trunks for the past century

That must be some nut stockpile!

[Salvage Sailor]

I've only been posting the baseball & softball archive.  I also have football, basketball, shooting competitions, track & field, gymnastics, boxing, polo & the Horse Shows too, all Hawaii related.

[67Rally]

4 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

I've only been posting the baseball & softball archive.  I also have football, basketball, shooting competitions, track & field, gymnastics, boxing, polo & the Horse Shows too, all Hawaii related.

I have some football and basketball. I may have a boxing piece somewhere in the mix that accompanied the gold I was seeking.

 

Interesting that the larger portion of my collection is Hawaii focused.

[patches]

 

The Cruiser USS Washington's team in 1911, when would they practice and play when aboard LOL. Washington by the way would be renamed Seattle, so Washington could be used for a new Battleship, USS Washington BB 47, Battleships using State names as you know, this BB however was stopped in production because of the Washington Naval Treaty, in 1922 and ultimately sunk as a Target Ship in 1924.

[Garandy]

H&B Louisville Slugger U. S. Softball picked up on Cape Cod for $25.00!

[67Rally]

On 8/26/2023 at 10:27 PM, patches said:

 

The Cruiser USS Washington's team in 1911, when would they practice and play when aboard LOL. Washington by the way would be renamed Seattle, so Washington could be used for a new Battleship, USS Washington BB 47, Battleships using State names as you know, this BB however was stopped in production because of the Washington Naval Treaty, in 1922 and ultimately sunk as a Target Ship in 1924.

That's a great photo! How did you land this? I know that the glass plate negative is in the National Archives, so I am assuming this is a vintage print in your collection?

 

[67Rally]

4 hours ago, Garandy said:

H&B Louisville Slugger U. S. Softball picked up on Cape Cod for $25.00!

 

That's a nice softball stick! You can breathe some new life into it and slow the decaying process with a gentle cleaning with Goo Gone followed by a few coats of linseed oil. She'll look great and retain the age and use but won't look so dried out.

 

[patches]

3 hours ago, 67Rally said:

That's a great photo! How did you land this? I know that the glass plate negative is in the National Archives, so I am assuming this is a vintage print in your collection?

 

An Online Find

[Garandy]

I will do just that! Thx 

[67Rally]

9 hours ago, patches said:

An Online Find

Ah. Got it.

I have this vintage photo from the USS Washington baseball team.

[67Rally]

6 hours ago, Garandy said:

I will do just that! Thx 

Here is a bat that was in similar condition that I refreshed.

 

[Garandy]

[67Rally]

9 minutes ago, Garandy said:

You found two more and a softball, to boot?

[Garandy]

I had the USN just came back from the Cape with the US bat 

[67Rally]

25 minutes ago, Garandy said:

I had the USN just came back from the Cape with the US bat 

 

 

Nice pickup! Better watch out, the baseball equipment pursuit becomes addictive.

[Garandy]

I’m into diversity 

[67Rally]

This WWI 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment flannel joined the lineup.

[67Rally]

This 1915 photo (the Brown Brothers stamp dates to that year) of gobs playing baseball in their whites is such a treasure. I suspect this was taken in Panama.

[67Rally]

I landed part of a scrapbook break that has a number of photos. The name of the veteran is not known (yet) but he captured a LOT of military baseball. Many of the photos are press/public relations pieces with a handful of snapshots from Florida.  This one of the "A. P. Bombers" is an absolute gem!