Nineteenth Century Players, Owners, and Teams

Mike "King" Kelley
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Source: Library of Congress

Cap Anson

Source:  American Studies, University of Virginia

Charles Comiskey
St. Louis Browns
Source: Cycleback Museum

Clark Griffith
The Old Fox
Source: The Deadball Era

The 1885  American Association champion St. Louis Browns, with owner Chris von der Ahe (left inset) and player-manager Charlie Comiskey (right inset).

Source: Lelands.com

Produced in 1894, this print features a rendering of the Baltimore Orioles and New York Giants in action in the original Polo Grounds during the ‘94 Temple Cup. The top border depicts twenty individual portraits of baseball executives of the time, including Ned Hanlon, John Ward, Andrew Freedman, A.G. Mills, Harry Wright, Chris Von Der Ahe, A.G. Spalding, Frank Selee and John Brush. The bottom border depicts twenty-four individual portraits of stars of the National League including Hugh Duffy, Billy Nash, Cy Young, Wilbert Robinson, Charles Comiskey, Ed Delahanty, James Ryan, Cap Anson, Roger Connor, Amos Rusie and George Davis.

Source: Lelands.com

Polo Grounds, New York City, 1880s

Source: American Studies at the University of Virginia

"William Ewing, Captain of the New York Base-Ball Club," Harper’s Weekly, New York, November 9, 1889.
Source: Doc Lawson's 19th Century Base Ball Prints