Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 191

Item Information

Title:
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 191
Description:
Jake Daubert, a first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, stands with his left foot touching the edge of first base with his right foot extended outward in front of the base. He is holding a glove with a ball inside of it as an unidentified baserunner is standing with his left foot directly on the middle of first base.
Creator:
Mann, Leslie
Creator:
E.W. Goodrich (Tremont Temple, Boston)
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
Daubert, Jacob Ellsworth
Cincinnati Reds
Fielding Stance
Fielding--First base
Base Running
Link to Item:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Daubert is demonstrating the proper extension a first baseman should follow when fielding a baseball thrown to them by another infielder. Daubert extends his right foot outward and brings his glove out in front of the base, which allows him to field the baseball slightly quicker than if he did not extend his body and glove outward. The baserunner appears to be arriving at about the same time the baseball is here, which shows just how important it can be for the first baseman to extend outward because if he didn't extend outward then the baserunner most likely would have beaten the throw to first base. Daubert does a great job at only touching the base with the edge of his left foot, which ensures that he is not blocking the baserunners path to first base.
Jacob Ellsworth Daubert was born on April 17, 1884, in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. He started working in the coal mines when he was 11, and was very lucky to have been a talented baseball player because it allowed him to escape from a life of working in these mines, a job that killed one of his brothers. He played semi-professional baseball until 1910, when he was purchased by the Brooklyn Superbas. While playing in Brooklyn, the team experienced three different team names, being the Brooklyn Superbas, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Brooklyn Robins. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1919 over a contract dispute, and remained there until the end of his career. Daubert was an exceptional hitter, as he hit over .300 in 10 seasons, and won 2 batting titles. Daubert also won the MVP Award in 1913, though at the time it was known as the Chalmers Award. Along with his consistent hitting, Daubert was also an exceptional bunter, holding a record for having four sacrifice bunts in a single game. He also led the league twice in triples, and finished his career with 165 of them. Daubert was also one of the best first baseman fielders in his era, as he led the league three times in fielding percentage. Another very interesting fact about Daubert is that he was a very intelligent business man, meaning he didn't need to play baseball to make money, but chose to anyway. In 1924, Daubert was beaned by a pitch, and after the beaning, he experienced headaches and difficulty sleeping. It was eventually discovered that he had a hereditary condition involving his spleen, and Daubert tragically passed away that year at age 40. Though the condition was hereditary, many people believe the beaning may have had an effect on his eventual death. If Daubert had lived today, he probably would have been able to receive proper treatment and medicine and wouldn't have died from his condition. Daubert was not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, which is surprising because Daubert seemed to be one of the best players in his time period, and he excelled at every element of the game when he played.
Leslie Mann identifies the player in slide 185 as Daubert on page 38 of his manual titled the Fundamentals of Baseball, and this is the same player in slide 191.
Good condition;
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. "Jake Daubert." Society for American Baseball Research, [ https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3fca088a ]. Accessed 14 Feb. 2018. ___Internet Archive___. [http://web.archive.org/web/20180214184922/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3fca088a].
Identifier:
LANT-BSBL-191-03
191