Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 248

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Title:
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 248
Description:
Al Nixon, an outfielder for the Boston Braves, acts as a baserunner leading off of second base while Doc Lavan, a shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals, stands directly behind him with a majority of his body being blocked by Nixon who stands in front of him. Nixon stares forward looking at the pitcher.
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
Baseball fields
Nixon, Albert Richard
Lavan, John Leonard
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Base Running
Leading
Fielding--Short Stop
Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Nixon has done a great job at obstructing communication between the shortstop and the pitcher as he has positioned himself in between the two players. The shortstop isn't able to see the pitcher because of Nixon's location, which would make it more difficult for the baserunner to be thrown out from leading. When attempting to pick off a baserunner, the pitcher makes communication with the fielder rather than the baserunner because the person that the pitcher has to throw the baseball too is the fielder rather than the baserunner. Because of this, Nixon's position is beneficial for him and his ability to be a successful baserunner since the shortstop cannot make eye contact with the pitcher from this position. Lavan could decide to move to a different position on the field, but that would leave him off center for when the pitcher actually threw the baseball, meaning that if Lavan moved and the hitter hit the ball, he may not be positioned properly to field it. Because of this, Nixon has done a great job of positioning himself perfectly blocking the view of the pitcher to the short stop.
Albert Richard Nixon was born April 11, 1886, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Nixon played for the Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his career. John Leonard "Doc" Lavan was born October 28, 1890, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lavan played for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his career. One interesting fact is that both Nixon and Lavan finished their baseball career with only 7 home runs hit.
At the beginning of his fundamentals book, Leslie Mann lists all of the players that appear in his lantern slides. One player he lists is Al Nixon, whose image on the Baseball Reference site matches the person on this lantern slide. Mann also names Doc Lavan as a player, and the player in this image is a shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals, which is the position Lavan played. The two shortstops Mann included from the Cardinals were Specs Toporcer and Lavan, and Toporcer wore glasses and clearly isn't the player pictured, meaning that the player would be Lavan.
Fair condition;
There is a small crack located on the left side 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 (transparency); the two images were then combined in Photoshop to create the final image.This digital image
Lantern slide from the Leslie Mann baseball instruction course, "The Fundamentals of Baseball"
"Doc Lavan." Baseball Reference, www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lavando01.shtml]. Accessed 21 June 2018. ___Internet Archive___. [ http://web.archive.org/web/20180621123239/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lavando01.shtml ]. "Al Nixon." Baseball Reference, www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nixonal01.shtml]. Accessed 21 June 2018. ___Internet Archive___. [http://web.archive.org/web/20180621123409/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nixonal01.shtml].
Identifier:
LANT-BSBL-248-03
248