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A Ladies' Baseball Match, in "Once a Week," August 12, 1890. #WomensHistoryMonth

For #NationalCartoonistsDay, here is baseball's first cartoon: "A Comprehensive View of Base Ball," 1859; by William T. Crane (1832-1865).

Happy St. Patrick's Day! The New York Mutuals were one of eight charter franchises in MLB in 1876.

Apart from Queen Victoria, Jenny Lind was the most famous woman in the world. #InternationalWomensDay2022

Early magazine views of women's baseball games were chaste and serene, unlike the cigarette-card depictions. Below, "Ladies' Baseball Match" from Once a Week, August 12, 1890; and 1886 Allen & Ginter Black Stocking Nine. #WomensHistoryMonth

Alexander Cartwright's home in Honolulu in 1854. Lithograph detail from View of Honolulu, from the Catholic church, No. 5; by Paul Emmert. The gent in the foreground may be presumed to be Alex.

Illustrator W. W. Denslow designed the original Wizard of Oz for the stage and illustrated the 1900 book. But he did a bit of baseball, too.

The Star Spangled Banner: in baseball it goes back, back, back. https://t.co/wsfyBSdZaE