Displayed is a rare 1902 Philadelphia Ball Park original cabinet photograph, 3.75x4.75", of the home ballpark of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887-1938. The ballpark, originally called Philadelphia Ball Park, burned down in 1894, and it was rebuilt in the 1894-95 off-season as the first baseball stadium to be primarily constructed of brick and steel, in order to prevent future fires. The new stadium sat 18,800 spectators. William Baker ran the Phillies from 1913-30, and in 1923, the ballpark began to be commonly called Baker Bowl. The field was only 280 feet to right field, and the right field wall was 60 feet high, mostly covered in tin. When the lively ball began to be used in the early 1920s, frequent shots to right field made a distinctive sound as they rattled against the tin. The Phillies won the NL pennant in 1915, and National League Park was a host to the '15 Series, won by the Boston Red Sox, 4-1 in games. Baker Bowl was also the home to the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, from 1933-35. The photograph measures 4x5", and it shows the Phillies ballpark from a camera placement along the right side of home plate. The photo was taken on Labor Day, Sept. 1, 1902, during either the first or second game of a double-header against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs' double play trio of shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers and first baseman Frank Chance played in each game of the double-header in which the Phils won the first game by an 11-3 score and the Cubs won the second game, by a 6-1 margin. The photograph exhibits some very light fading and there is minor paper loss in the lower right corner. Early photographs of Philadelphia Ball Park - subsequently called National League Park in 1913 and informally Baker Bowl in 1923 - are very rare, and the offered original photograph makes a great remembrance of the Phillies' long-time home.

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