Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 133

Item Information

Title:
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 133
Description:
Ivey Wingo, a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, places his hands in the air while gazing upward into the air in order to catch a fly ball that was hit over his head at Crosley Field in Cinncinnati, Ohio. Wingo doesn't remove his face mask from his head, rather he leaves it on.
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
Baseballs
Wingo, Ivey Brown
Cincinnati Reds
Catching
Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
Link to Item:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Wingo demonstrates the improper way for a catcher to field a fly ball hit above him as he doesn't remove his face mask from his head. The face mask that Wingo wears can obstruct his view, which can create issues and errors. If Wingo isn't able to tell where the fly ball is because his face mask is in the way, then he probably won't be able to catch it. Removing the face mask from his head makes it easier for Wingo to judge exactly where the baseball is and make a clean catch on the ball. Wingo should remove the facemask not only on fly balls, but also on ground balls hit near him. For example, if a player bunts, Wingo should remove his face mask immediately, field the baseball, and then throw the baseball to first base. This allows Wingo to gain a better understanding of everything on the field, including the location of the baseball and the location of the first baseman.
Ivey Wingo was born on July 8, 1890, in Gainesville, Georgia. Wingo was a catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. He was a member of a Norcross team in Georgia along with his brother and the Carlyle brothers, and all four of them would eventually make it to the Major Leagues. He was purchased by the Cardinals at the end of the 1910 season, and became the starter by the 1912 season. In 1914, Wingo hit .300 for the only time in his career. He was signed to a huge contract by the Reds in 1915, as the MLB was competing with the Federal League and was trying to ensure that some of their top players didn't leave the league. When the Federal League fell apart in 1915, the Reds tried to get out of their contract with Wingo and trade him, but the fans wanted the Reds to keep Wingo, and he was kept. He was an essential part of the 1919 World Series championship win for the Reds, hitting .571 in the series. Wingo attempted to be a coach and a manager after he retired in 1926, but was met with little success. Upon retiring, Wingo had set the record for the highest amount of games caught by a catcher over the course of their career. This most likely occurred because Wingo was considered an offensive catcher. The more games he played would therefore be better for a team than playing a defensive catcher who wouldn't be as successful offensively. Wingo, however, also holds the record for the most errors by a catcher both in a season and in a career post 1900. One interesting fact about Wingo is that there is some controversy about how to spell his name. Most sources list his name as being spelt Ivy, but the Total Baseball Encyclopedia spells it Ivey.
Leslie Mann identifies the player in Slide 133 as Ivey Wingo on page 30 of his manual titled the Fundamentals of Baseball.
Poor condition;
There are a few noticeable cracks that run along the center of the image.
This digital image is made from two separate digital scans; one scan of the lantern slide (reflective); one scan of the image (transparecy); 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"
Sandoval, Jim. "Ivey Wingo." Society for American Baseball Research, [ https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bac1fa27]. Accessed 22 May 2018. ___Internet Archive___. [http://web.archive.org/web/20180522185926/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bac1fa27].
Identifier:
LANT-BSBL-133-03
133