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Memory Lane: MLB – in pictures

On the eve of the 2015 MLB regular season, we’ve had a rummage through the archives to check out the world of baseball from years gone by

Fri 3 Apr 2015 08.43 EDT Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 10.43 EDT

  • 1972

    Pancakes are the order of the day for Nolan Ryan as he faces a breakfast of 302 silver dollar pancakes, after becoming only the sixth pitcher in American League history to strike out more than 300 batters in a season

  • 1911

    A huge crowd in New York watches the score board during the final game of the World Series between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics. The game was played in Philadelphia and the Athletics won the game to take the series 4-2.

  • 1989

    Randy Johnson of the Montreal Expos photographing on the beach during spring training in West Palm Beach, Florida.

  • 1978

    Boston Red Sox Pitcher Bob Stanley in action.

  • 1971

    New York Mets’ Tug McGraw, left, helps Bud Harrelson out with his contract. Harrelson’s was reportedly worth about $45,000 and McGraw’s estimated at $28,000.

  • 1983

    The Mets’ Tom Seaver is surprised as the Reds’ Johnny Bench grabs and kisses him.

  • Circa 1989

    Ken Griffey Jr slides for home during a game.

  • 1910

    Crowds watching Shibe Park from neighbouring rooftops in Philadelphia.

  • 1963

    Yogi Berra playfully digs into a pot of spaghetti for photographers during a press luncheon where he was named the Yankees’ new manager.

  • 1989

    Pitcher Dave Stewart of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the San Francisco Giants in game three of World Series at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The Athletics swept the Giants aside to take the series 4-0.

  • 1955

    Two dapper chaps and one huge stogie are in the bleachers during a Milwaukee Braves game.

  • 1955

    Yankees second baseman Gerry Coleman examines a photograph of the play on which he fractured his collarbone as he lies in bed at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City.

  • 1980

    Pittsburgh Pirates manager Chuck Tanner, left, and plate umpire Jerry Crawford go nose to nose and mouth to mouth.

  • Circa 1869

    Candy Cummings, the reputed inventor of the curve ball and Rory McIlroy lookalike, right, poses with a Star Base Ball Club of Brooklyn team-mate in a borough studio in Brooklyn, New York City

  • 1981

    Former baseball player Jim Bouton lies on a bed in a Manhattan highrise apartment surrounded by copies of his book ‘Ball Four, Plus Ball Five: An Update, 1970-1980’.

  • 1985

    Thousands of people line downtown Kansas City to greet the World Champions Kansas City Royals with a ticker-tape parade. The Royals defeated the Cardinals in six games to capture the coveted baseball crown.

  • 1985

    Heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson lands a right on New York Mets pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden as Darryl Strawberry looks on and hopes it’s not his turn next.

  • 1985

    New York Yankees Ken Griffey Sr makes an unbelievable catch in the left-field corner of Yankee Stadium to rob Boston Red Sox’s Marty Barrett of a game-tying home run.
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