Photo Album: 16 Totally Awkward Historical Baseball Cards

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Serious Stare

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Intense, Ben Sanders. Intense.

Jungle Games

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The Quaker's Deacon McGuire has gusto, and is apparently playing baseball in a rainforest.

Hey, Batter Batter

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But even Deacon McGuire can't sell the idea that this ball is moving.

Brooklyn Dodger

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George Pinkney played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1888. Apparently the studio lacked a baseball field backdrop.

Batter Up

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George Pinkney, making studio baseball photos look convincing. Nice hit, George!

Stephanie Pappas
Stephanie Pappas
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Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.