Lot # 291: Early 1920s International League Baltimore Orioles Team Photograph with Lefty Grove

Category: Other

Starting Bid: $250.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "April 2014 Auction",
which ran from 3/31/2014 12:00 PM to
4/10/2014 11:30 PM



With Oriole Park as their historic backdrop, this early 1920s International League Baltimore Orioles team photograph features an instantly recognizable image of a young Robert (Lefty) Grove. The 1920s International League Baltimore Orioles steamrolled their unfortunate competitors en route to five successive trips to the Little World Series. Fresh from Western Maryland, Grove particularly shined combining a 108-36 ledger over his tenure with the club. The nearly 13x10 black-and-white photograph is expertly framed and matted to 18x15 and documents the deadly lineup of the Birds in clear detail. Charm City’s rising spires and ballpark advertisements including Boston Garter and Piedmont Cigarettes provide the setting for the clean and freshly pressed squad. The players are precisely represented including Grove who stands on the far right of the lineup. Despite moderate surface imperfections including minor scratching and peripheral wrinkling, this museum quality display still presents magnificently. The condition of the reverse is unknown.

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