#throwbackbaseball

Duffy Lewis, Ed Burns, Dutch Leonard, Gavvy Cravath, Harry Hooper - Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies, 1915. By Baseball In color

A rare photo of Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio rub through drills during spring training.

Willie Mays signing an autograph for a kid, March 1955.

Specifically, this is the 1922 Georgetown baseball team. Apparently, this was the first sport played by GU students, with the first game played in 1866. Sadly, the team has pretty much never seen any big time success. Although the story goes that they were once called the Stonewalls and may have been the source for the Hoya Saxa cheer.

Babe Ruth New York Yankees (1929)

Babe Ruth unconscious after he ran into a wall at Griffith Stadium, while trying to catch a foul ball - Jul 5 1924. By Baseball In Color

The New York Highlanders (1903) Colorized by Don Stokes

Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood (October 25, 1889 – July 27, 1985) was a professional baseball player for 14 years. He played for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 to 1915, and for the Cleveland Indians from 1917 to 1922, where he was primarily an outfielder. Wood is one of only 13 pitchers to win 30 or more games in one season (going 34–5 in 1912) since 1900.