Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No 4

Item Information

Title:
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No 4
Description:
Milt Stock, a second and third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, poses for a photo while holding a baseball bat. There are stands for the crowd behind him, but they are empty.
Creator:
Mann, Leslie
Date:
1922
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
Baseball
Baseball caps
Stock, Milton Joseph
St. Louis Cardinals
Batting
Batting Stance
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll10/id/7
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Rights status not evaluated.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Milt Stock, who isn't demonstrating a proper stance in the photo, seems more to be posing for the camera. The photo and Stock's position represent a picture pose as Stock is also smiling in the photo. The picture may have relevance to the idea of Picture Day in baseball, as many little leagues have a day set aside where their photographs are taken and the pictures can be bought. Usually, young kids go for Picture Day and their photos are bought by their parents, and the photos usually involve the players holding the bat smiling in a similar position to the one that Stock has in this photo. Overall, this image more represents photography in baseball, and doesn't appear to have much hidden meaning behind the history of baseball or how to play baseball correctly.
Milton Joseph Stock was born on July 11, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. Stock was a second and third baseman (primarily a third baseman) who played for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Brooklyn Robins. One of the most interesting facts about Stock is that he is the only player ever to record four or more hits in four straight games. In his last full season as a member of the Robins, Stock finished fifth in the league in hits with 202, and he seemed to be poised for a few more good seasons to come. However, during the 1926 preseason, Stock collided head first with Lou Gehrig. He tried to play that season, but only made it through 3 games before choosing to retire. After retiring, Stock briefly coached in the Major Leagues for the Dodgers, but made a crucial error in the last game of the season, a game the Dodgers had to win to advance to the playoffs. With the game tied at 1 and a player on first and second and no outs, the player at bat hit a single to center field, and despite having no outs and Jackie Robinson, one of the greatest baseball players ever, on deck, Stock waived the person on second home and he was thrown out. Because of this, the Phillies were able to intentionally walk Robinson and the next two players flew out. The Phillies won the game and Stock would never coach for the Dodgers again. Stock coached a couple more seasons for the Pirates before moving to the Minor Leagues.
I used facial recognition to identify the player in Slide 4 as Milt Stock.
Good condition;
This digital image is made from two separate digital scans; one scan of the lantern slide (reflective); one scan of the image (transparency); the two images were then combined in PhotoShop to create the final image.
Lantern slide from the Leslie Mann baseball instruction course, "The Fundamentals of Baseball"
"Milt Stock." Baseball Reference, [ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stockmi01.shtml ]. Accessed 24 Oct. 2017. ___Internet Archive___. [ http://web.archive.org/web/20171024174515/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stockmi01.shtml ]. Timmermann, Bob. "Taking Stock of Milt's Feet." The Griddle, 16 May 2007, https://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/663189.html. Accessed 24 Oct. 2017. ____Internet Archive___. [http://web.archive.org/web/20171024174758/https://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/663189.html ].
Identifier:
LANT-BSBL-004-03
004