American League President and founder Ban Johnson, in center, surrounded by the portraits of the league's eight teams in 1907.
Accession No.: 06_06_000183 Title: Teams of the American League Creator: Bobrick, M.A., Cleveland, Ohio Date: 1907 Format: photomechanical Description: Photographic montage with a portrait of American League President and Founder Ban Johnson, in center, surrounded by the individual portraits of the eight American League teams. Pictured are: New York Highlanders: Jimmy Williams, Hal Chase, Al Orth, Bill Hogg, Joe Doyle, Clark Griffith, Ira Thomas, Frank Delahanty (played for New York in 1906 and 1908 but for Cleveland in 1907), Lew Brockett, Jack Chesbro, George Moriarty, Wid Conroy, Deacon McGuire, Red Kleinow, Willie Keeler, Walter Clarkson, Kid Elberfeld, Danny Hoffman, Branch Rickey. Philadelphia Athletics: Harry Davis, Topsy Hartsel, Socks Seybold, Ossie Schreckengost, Jim Byrnes (member of 1906 team, did not play for Philadelphia in 1907, Bris Lord, Jimmy Dygert, Rube Waddell, Connie Mack, Chief Bender, Harry Armbruster (member of 1906 team, did not play for Philadelphia in 1907), Eddie Plank, Jack Coombs, Mike Powers, Danny Murphy, Monte Cross, John Knight, Burke, Rube Oldring. Detroit Tigers: Claude Rossman, Ed Seiver, Charley O'Leary, Bobby Lowe, Bill Coughlin, Ed Killian, Sam Crawford, Davy Jones, Hugh Jennings, Wild Bill Donovan, George Mullin, Germany Schaefer, Boss Schmidt, Matty McIntyre, Chris Lindsay (played for Detroit 1905-1906 but not in 1907), Fred Payne. Washington Nationals: Cy Falkenberg, Bob Ganley, Stanley, Mike Heydon, Lave Cross, Tony Smith, Charlie Jones, Joe Cantillon, Frank Kitson, Jake Stahl (Stahl played for Washington in 1906 but not in 1907), Dave Altizer, Rabbitt Nill, Casey Patten, John Warner, John Anderson, Charlie Hickman, Long Tom Hughes. Chicago White Sox: Nick Altrock, Jiggs Donahue, George Rohe, Frank Owen, Roy Patterson, Patsy Dougherty, Fielder Jones, Billy Sullivan, Ed Hahn, Frank Smith, Ed Walsh, Frank Isbell, Gus Dundon (played for Chicago from 1904-1906 but not in 1907), Doc White, Lee Tannehill, Ed McFarland, George Davis, Babe Towne (played in Chicago in 1906 but not 1907). Cleveland Naps: George Stovall, Nig Clarke, Bill Bernhard, Harry Bemis, Terry Turner, Nap Lajoie, Elmer Flick, Heinie Berger, Perring, Earle Moore, Jake Thielman, Harry Hinchman, Harry Bay, Bob Rhoads, Addie Joss, Pete O'Brien, Howard Wakefield, Bunk Congalton, Otto Hess, Bill Bradley. St. Louis Browns: Barney Pelty, George Stone, Ben Smith (played for St. Louis in 1906 but not in 1907), Jim Delahanty, Harry Niles, Fritz Buelow, Harry Howell, Jimmy McAleer, Jack O'Connor, Ollie Pickering, Jack Powell, Tubby Spencer, Tom Jones, Joe Yeager, Beany Jacobson, Ben Koehler (played for St. Louis in 1905-1906 but not in 1907), Charlie Hemphill, Roy Hartzell, Bobby Wallace, Fred Glade. Boston Americans: Jesse Tannehill, Cy Morgan (two identical portraits in array), Charlie Armbruster, Jimmie Collins, Cy Young, Chick Stahl (played for Boston from 1901-1906 but not in 1907), Lou Criger, Jack Hayden (played for Boston in 1906 but not 1907), Moose Grimshaw, Fred Parent, Joe Harris, Cy Morgan (two identical portraits in array), George Winters, Jimmy Barrett, Bill Dineen, Bucky Freeman, Hobe Ferris. BPL Collection: McGreevey Collection BPL Department: Print Subject: Baseball--History Baseball teams