The story of baseball in 100 photographs

Introduction: Being there / by Kostya Kennedy

1869 to 1919: Beginnings

The originals, 1869

Beginning of the world, 1903

Good Christy, 1906

A master stroke, 1908

The pitcher, the namesake, 1908

The boner at Coogan's Bluff, 1908

Most valuable, 1909

A primal force, 1910

A half century of class, 1913

Fast and easy, 1916

1920 to 1947: From Ruth to Robinson

Say it ain't so, Joe, 1920

Hot dogs here!, 1920

Tuning in, 1920

The first commissioner, 1922

The Babe, 1926

The midsummer classic, 1933

The catcher was a spy, 1933

Bright idea, 1935

Elite, under any conditions, 1936

What a gas, 1937

The one percent, 1939

Luckiest man, 1939

Beaned, 1940

Joltin' Joe, 1941

Baseball and the war, 1942

The splendid splinter, 1947

Taking it to the streets, 1947

1948 to 1968: The golden years

A time to shine, 1948

A pitcher for the ages, 1948

A Sunday lark, 1951

Surviving Thomson's shot 1951,

The catch, 1954

Mr. Cub, Mr. Sunshine, 1955

The path of a pioneer, 1955

Presidential strikes, 1956

Maz's magic moment,1960

The road to 61

A mighty Casey, 1963

The man, 1963

Pure greatness, 1963

Storyteller, 1964

Political hardball, 1964

Game-changer, 1964

Inside baseball, 1956

Mickey, late in the game, 1965

An awful outburst, 1965

Coming to town, 1966

Spring awakenings, 1967

Crowd pleaser, 1967

1969 to 1993: Expanding influence

The Labor revolution, 1970

The hustler, 1970

A model for everyone, 1970

Move over, Babe, 1974

Tangling up with blue, 1974

Mr. October, 1974

Game six, 1975

Rare bird, 1977

The story of Oh, 1977

A man and his elbow, 1978

Kicking butts, 1980

Fernandomania, 1981

Pure heat, 1983

Slow ride, 1983

Too good to be true, 1985

No sweeter stroke, 1985

The wizard, 1985

The art of the craft, 1986

Within the wall, 1987

Generation to generation, 1989

Quaking, 1989

Undaunted, 1991

A sticky situation, 1991

See Rickey run, 1992

King George, 1993

The arms of Atlanta, 1993

Northern exposure, 1993

1994 to 2018: Wildness

Jordan on the farm, 1994

Forsaking the faithful, 1994

Waiting for show time, 1995

Height of success, 1995

Phans delight, 1995

Iron man, 1995

The magic of the movies, 1997

As good as it gets, 2000

Every breath he takes, 2003

A homeland of dreams, 2003

Reaching out, touching you, 2003

Tainted time, 2005

The song before the game, 2005

The Yankee way, 2006

The Jackie in everyone, 2007

Going, Going, gone*, 2007

Leading by numbers

Minor pleasures, 2012

As it is written, 2012

A girl among boys, 2014

energy, unbounded, 2015

The weight is lifted

Good pitch, good hit.