Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 5

Item Information

Title:
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 5
Description:
Joe Schultz, an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, practices his batting stance. Schultz is gazing forward with his feet spread about shoulder width length apart as he holds the bat in his hand preparing to step forward and swing the bat.
Creator:
Mann, Leslie
Date:
1920–1925
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
Baseball
Baseball caps
Baseballs
Schultz, Joseph Charles Sr
St. Louis Cardinals
Batting
Batting Stance
Link to Item:
https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll10/id/275
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Schultz is demonstrating a proper batting stance for batters to follow when preparing to hit a baseball thrown to them by the pitcher. Schultz has placed his feet so they are a little more than shoulder width apart. This is ideal because it balances Schultz's weight and allows him to complete a level swing. Schultz has also placed his left hand at the bottom of the bat and has placed his right hand directly above it, which represents the correct way for a batter to hold the bat when attempting to hit a baseball thrown to them by the pitcher. From this well-balanced position, Schultz could easily complete a leveled and controlled but still powerful swing, making it the best way for Schultz to stand in order to maximize his chances for success.
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.
I used facial recongition to identify the player in Slide 5 as Joe Schultz.
Fair condition;
There is one crack that runs 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"
Identifier:
LANT-BSBL-005-03
005