Baseball Toaster: The Griddle : Library Of Congress Posts Baseball Photos

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Chicago Cubs	57	40	.588	C1
2	Philadelphia	53	45	.541	E1
3	Arizona	48	49	.495	W1
4	St. Louis	56	43	.566	C2
5	Milwaukee	54	43	.557	C3
6	New York Mets	52	46	.531	E2
7	Florida	51	46	.526	E3
8	Cincinnati	48	51	.4848	C4
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	47	50	.4845	W2
10T	Houston	46	51	.474	C5
10T	Atlanta	46	51	.474	E4
12	Pittsburgh	44	53	.454	C6
13	Colorado	42	57	.424	W3
14	San Francisco	40	57	.412	W4
15T	San Diego	37	61	.378	W5
15T	Washington	37	61	.378	E5

American League

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	59	38	.608	W1
2	Tampa Bay	57	39	.594	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	55	41	.573	C1
4	Boston	57	42	.576	E2
5	Minnesota	55	42	.567	C2
6	New York Yankees	52	45	.536	E3
7	Oakland	51	46	.526	W2
8	Texas	50	48	.51	W3
9	Detroit	48	49	.495	C3
10	Baltimore	47	49	.49	E4
11	Toronto	47	50	.485	E5
12	Kansas City	44	54	.449	C4
13	Cleveland	42	54	.438	C5
14	Seattle	38	59	.392	W4

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Comments

2008-01-17 11:46:19

1. Linkmeister

Now that's a public service to be proud of. Way to go, LOC!

2008-01-17 14:30:04

2. mehmattski

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2162714047/

This picture was presumably taken about 40 years before Bruce Sutter was even born. I've always been told he invented the pitch!

2008-01-17 18:01:36

3. Suffering Bruin

Some thoughts...

Is it me or do the stands seem way, way far away from home plate? In several of the photos, it seems home plate is 50 yards from the stands.

I always wondered why Bill James in his historical abstract marked Hal Chase as the ugliest player of the decade (actually, it was Susie James, Bill's wife). From the photo, he looks charismatic which probably helped him recruit others to his crooked ways.

Finally, Christy Mathewson had huge hands.

2008-01-17 20:31:07

4. 68elcamino427

That's a great action shot of Harl Maggart taking a swing. The front leg is firm, he is staying back, on balance, with good rotation. Good extension with the left hand, hitting the ball in front of the plate. This looks like a fair power swing. There are only a couple of other "action" shots in the collection. Given the rudimentary technology of photograpy in those days, I wonder if getting a good action shot was the result of more luck than skill. Thanks for sharing this.