1911 World Series
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The 1911 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1911 season. The eighth edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion Philadelphia Athletics a
John McGraw and Christy Mathewson during the 1911 World Series
The head of the line: early risers at 9 am at the Shibe Park box office at 21st and Lehigh...
...and the tail: the less punctual fans line up down Lehigh, beyond the end of the grandstand
Frank Baker in 1913
Chief Meyers
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John Tortes "Chief" Meyers was an American Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1909 to 1917. He played on the early Giants teams under manage
Meyers in 1910
Domino Disc, issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Co.
Meyers, circa 1951