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Originally Posted by zappa1
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That's a photo from the August 30, 1908 game between the Cubs and Giants. The Cubs won 2-1 in front of a big Sunday crowd. The winning pitcher was Jack Pfiester. It's difficult to tell from the photo, but it appears that the pitcher is left-handed, which means that it's Pfiester rather than Doc Crandall, the pitcher for the Giants. Also, the uniforms of the players in the field appear lighter than the uniform of the batter, which likewise suggests that this is a photo of a Giants' player at bat. The Giants had five (!) lefties in their lineup that day (Fred Tenney, Larry Doyle, Al Bridwell, Cy Seymour, and "Turkey" Mike Donlin), so the batter can't be identified from just that bit of information.
The photo clearly shows the players' and coaches' lines (that might very well be John McGraw in the third base coach's box), and also the catcher's lines extending beyond home plate from the base lines.