Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 253

Item Information

Title:
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 253
Description:
Joe Schultz, a third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, stands unbalanced in the infield at Sportsman Park in St. Louis, Missouri while holding a baseball in his throwing hand.
Creator:
Mann, Leslie
Creator:
Erker Bros. Optical Co., St. Louis Mo.,
Date:
1920–1925
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
Baseball
Baseball caps
Baseball fields
Stock, Milton Joseph
St. Louis Cardinals
Fielding--Third base
Sportsman Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll10/id/169
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
In most scenarios, the fielder should attempt to field the ball with their glove and then remove the baseball from the glove with their throwing hand and throw it to the base. However, that doesn't always happen. In this instance, the batter has bunted the baseball down the third base line. The baserunner is attempting to reach first base successfully by placing a perfect bunt down the third base line. In order for Schultz to have the best chance possible at throwing the runner out, Schultz has fielded the baseball with his non-throwing hand. Schultz was forced to run over to the baseball and won’t have time to field the baseball properly and then remove the baseball from his glove and throw it to first base. Because of this, Stock has fielded the baseball with his bare hand and has immediately begun the process of throwing the baseball to first base. Fielding the baseball bare handed should only be done in instances where it is appropriate, like this situation. If the ball is bunted, then the ball rolls at a slower pace towards the fielders, forcing them to run in towards the ball. However, if the ball is bunted, then the acceleration of the baseball is slower which allows the fielder to grab the baseball with their bare hand.
Joe Schultz was born June 24, 1893, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He played for seven of the eight times in the National League over the course of his career, with his longest stint being with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1919 to 1924. Schultz numbers are relatively average, making it appear that he was a solid role player who bounced around between multiple teams over the course of his career. There is very little information about the life of Schultz, and a lot of information about his more famous son who was also named Joe Schultz. He would also become a baseball player like his father, but would become a very successful coach in the Major Leagues after retiring.
Leslie Mann uses Schultz in many of his slides relating to third baseman, making it appear that the person pictured above is Schultz.
Terrible condition;
There are many cracks located all over the lantern slide.
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"
Identifier:
LANT-BSBL-253-03
253