Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, Letter L

Title:: Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, Letter L
Description:: This is a diagram showcasing the correct way to attempt to pick off a baserunner who has taken a lead off second base.
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
Pitching
Fielding
Link to Item:: https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16122coll10/id/294
Terms of Use:: Rights status not evaluated.
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Publisher:: Springfield College
Language:: English
Notes:: No;
In the diagram, Leslie Mann explains how usually, the person who is covering second base in an attempt to pick off a leading baserunner is the shortstop. This makes sense because when a baserunner leads off of second base, they end up positioned almost directly in front of the shortstop. Because of this, the shortstop can get a better perception of how to pick off the baserunner and where to stand compared to the second baseman. If the bases are loaded, then the second baseman should cover the base in an attempt to pick off a leading baserunner off second base. However, because the bases would be full, it is less likely that any play would be made on second base because the priority would be the baserunner on third base.
Good condition;
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 image 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-L-03
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