The American League
The Early Years

by David Lee Poremba
Arcadia Publishing, 2000 | Buy the book

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The Camera Never Lies

THE CAMERA NEVER LIES | In late August 1909, Connie Mack brought his Philadelphia Athletics into town, trying to catch the league-leading Tigers. Here Ty Cobb slides hard into third base, spiking Frank Baker on the arm. The Athletics claimed that it was intentional and Ban Johnson considered a lifetime suspension for Cobb until Detroit News photographer Bill Kuenzel presented this photograph, which proved otheriwse. Cobb slid away from Baker, who is out of the base path.
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From The American League by David Lee Poremba.
Copyright © 2000 by David Lee Poremba. Excerpted with permission.