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"Smokey" Joe Wood. Boston Red Sox, 1915

Final score:

25points

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The Stars Of The Chicago White Sox In Their Championship Year Of 1917

Final score:

24points

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Alva "Rip" Williams. Washington Nationals, 1912

Final score:

21points

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Branch Rickey. St. Louis Browns, 1914. Rickey Was No Great Player, But He Lives In Baseball History For His Work In Breaking The Segregation Of The Major Leagues, When He Signed Jackie Robinson To The Dodgers In 1947

Branch Rickey. St. Louis Browns, 1914. Rickey Was No Great Player, But He Lives In Baseball History For His Work In Breaking The Segregation Of The Major Leagues, When He Signed Jackie Robinson To The Dodgers In 1947

Final score:

19points

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Trio Of Brooklyn Robins At Braves Field, Boston, 1916

Final score:

19points

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Grover Cleveland Alexander. Philadelphia Phillies, 1914

Final score:

18points

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The First Champions Of The New American League. Chicago White Sox, With Owner Charles Comiskey, 1901

Final score:

18points

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Ria Hyams 7 years ago

You are very talented

5points

Daria Lynn 7 years ago

So fantastic! These are all stunning, thank you!!

2points

Wombat34 7 years ago

I like this one best so far. Great contrast between the uniforms and the boss' suit.

2points

Chris Whitehouse 7 years ago

I especially like all the tiny little flowers that they are sitting on.

1point

Tom Nimen 7 years ago

These are all spectacular.

2points

"Chief" Meyers. Brooklyn, 1916

Final score:

17points

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Billy Sullivan. Chicago White Sox, 1911

Final score:

16points

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#11

Honus Wagner. Pittsburgh Pirates, 1917

Final score:

14points

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#12

Jim Thorpe. New York Giants, 1913, One Year After Winning The Decathlon And Pentathlon Gold Medals In The Stockholm Olympics

Final score:

13points

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#13

Babe Ruth. Boston Red Sox, 1919

Final score:

13points

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#14

John "Shano" Collins. Chicago White Sox, 1917

Final score:

12points

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#15

Johnny Evers. Chicago Cubs, 1913

Final score:

11points

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#16

Connie Mack. Manager Philadelphia Athletics, 1913

Final score:

10points

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"Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Cleveland Naps, 1911

Final score:

9points

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#18

Hippo Vaughn. Chicago Cubs, 1914

Final score:

9points

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#19

"Rube" Foster. Boston Red Sox, 1914

Final score:

9points

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#20

Eddie Collins. Philadelphia Athletics, 1910

Final score:

8points

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#21

New York Giants Manager John Mcgraw With Chicago Cubs Star Johnny Evers, 1912

Final score:

8points

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Amos Strunk. Philadelphia Athletics, 1914

Final score:

7points

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#23

Pitching Great Christy Mathewson At His Last Appearance As A Player With The Cincinnati Reds, 1916

Final score:

7points

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#24

Casey Stengel. Brooklyn, 1915

Final score:

6points

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Miller Huggins. St. Louis Cardinals, 1911

Final score:

5points

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Mission: To boldly restore and colorize where no man (or woman) has restored or colorized before. Because look how cool it looks!

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Mission: To boldly restore and colorize where no man (or woman) has restored or colorized before. Because look how cool it looks!

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Jeroen van Rossum 7 years ago

I have seen a lot of old photo restore jobs but I have never seen it done this good!

8points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

Thanks Jeroen!

2points

Andrew Cas 7 years ago

Nice work amazing recreation it definitely brings the photo back to life but I can't believe they had to try play in those cloths I'm rofl at this

6points

michael turner 7 years ago

Fantastic work! I'm amazed at the quality of these!

6points

Matthew Leonard Sorci 7 years ago

Wow that is amazing

4points

Randy Cole 7 years ago

Great work!

4points

Robert Long 7 years ago

Amazing photos!

4points

Todd Bristow 7 years ago

I think it's great!

4points

Peak25500 7 years ago

Amazing! It makes the past look so present :-)

3points

Brooklyn McDonald 7 years ago

Love love love love this

3points

Diana Di Giacopo-Robinson 7 years ago

Players come to life, blood running through their veins again. Not a baseball enthusiast, but would hang every pic on my wall! Amazing work!

3points

Aaaa Bbbb 7 years ago

Wow! The original pics were great, but the restored look like stills from a well-done period piece movie! I hope you can turn this hobby into a money maker, maybe branching out into other aspects of history or putting some pop in old family photos?

3points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

Oh, I actually started with family photos and some historic cityscapes. But my passion is baseball.

3points

Scott Rasmussen 7 years ago

Phenomenal job ! I would never have thought I would approve of this, but you proved me very wrong.. amazing!

3points

Parmeisan 7 years ago

These are really cool. I'm curious: do you do research to figure out what colours unimportant details might have been (common fashions at the time, what flower might have been growing in that spot, etc) or do you go with what looks best?

3points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

Yes, I do lots and lots of research on all aspects. And as for the flowers...yes! For that White Sox team photo I looked up the color of that ground cover in Arizona where they were having their spring training. If I can't find anything, I will go with what looks best, but I strive for accuracy above all.

4points

Marco Vacca 7 years ago

wooooowww super wow!!! Great job!

2points

Wombat34 7 years ago

These are great. Pictures are so much more relatable in colour, particularly when it's done as well as these.

2points

Becky Murphy 7 years ago

One word: AMAZING.

2points

Danika Strong 7 years ago

great article on jim thorpe http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-are-jim-thorpes-olympic-records-still-not-recognized-130986336/

2points

Jane Stanley 7 years ago

Wonderful work!!

2points

Asher Zeiger 7 years ago

These are absolutely fantastic, but I have one question/comment - Picture #5 of Alva "Rip" Williams. Shouldn't that be of Washington SENATORS?

2points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

They were called both the "Nationals" and the "Senators" in the old days. Many teams were called "Americans" or "Nationals" depending on their league. "Chicago Nationals" for instance, before the "Cubs" nickname stuck.

2points

Sarah Dewberry 7 years ago

The photos are amazing!!

2points

Michael Smith 7 years ago

Nice. I'm wondering what Shoeless Joe is doing with the Tools of Ignorance, though.

2points

Man Cave (Post author) 7 years ago

Just having fun.

1point

Joe Ahearn 7 years ago

Awesome!! More!!

2points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

I have many, many more, but limited this bunch to those 100 years old or older. (Except for the Babe Ruth at 98)

1point

Monica Jfk 7 years ago

BEAUTIFUL WORK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BLUE EYES

1point

Cody Eriksen 7 years ago

As humans have evolved from working mostly outdoors, and traveling without a roof over our heads (horseback), to working inside to where the sun isn't beating down on you, turning your skin into leather. It's amazing to see how old a lot of these guys look for their respective young ages... Or am I way off and these guys were in their mid to late 30's playing ball? C**p, then I kinda answered my own question, Baseball was invented like 20 years before some of these pictures were taken. Good 'ol Abner...Doubleday...Civil War guy.. invented baseball...google it.

1point

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

No, the Abner Doubleday story is a myth. "Base Ball" was originally an English game, cousin to cricket and rounders. After reaching America it further evolved into what we see today.

2points

Marc Weiss 5 years ago

These are amazing colorizations. I've been colorizing baseball photos in Photoshop for close to a decade and after seeing your work I need to quit right now or get a tutorial from you. The facial tones that you get is simply amazing.

0points

Jerry Padgett 5 years ago

Excellent!

0points

Dean Gleason 5 years ago

Oh my great...............

0points

Neeraj Kumar 7 years ago

Hello Brother I want to see how you edit these video. Have you created any video in this project.

0points

Chris Whitehouse 7 years ago

Not yet, but I'm working on a project now. Although I won't be giving away all my secrets!

0points

Pi... 7 years ago

Beautiful work, no doubt. But black and white pictures hold a timeless magic of their own... Like time machines...

0points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

Yes they do. And luckily, they still exist! But I think it is pretty nice to see them as a photographer would have taken them if the technology was available. (I never color artistic black and white photos that were meant to be taken that way)

3points

Trevin Wilson 7 years ago

I think that your "Rube" Foster image is miss labeled. Pretty sure that is "Rube" Waddle, he never played for the Red Sox so not sure what team that is. Foster played in the Negro Leagues and is not white for sure.

0points

Gary Clodfelder 7 years ago

There was a "white" Rube Foster who DID pitch for the Red Sox

3points

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Jeroen van Rossum 7 years ago

I have seen a lot of old photo restore jobs but I have never seen it done this good!

8points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

Thanks Jeroen!

2points

Andrew Cas 7 years ago

Nice work amazing recreation it definitely brings the photo back to life but I can't believe they had to try play in those cloths I'm rofl at this

6points

michael turner 7 years ago

Fantastic work! I'm amazed at the quality of these!

6points

Matthew Leonard Sorci 7 years ago

Wow that is amazing

4points

Randy Cole 7 years ago

Great work!

4points

Robert Long 7 years ago

Amazing photos!

4points

Todd Bristow 7 years ago

I think it's great!

4points

Peak25500 7 years ago

Amazing! It makes the past look so present :-)

3points

Brooklyn McDonald 7 years ago

Love love love love this

3points

Diana Di Giacopo-Robinson 7 years ago

Players come to life, blood running through their veins again. Not a baseball enthusiast, but would hang every pic on my wall! Amazing work!

3points

Aaaa Bbbb 7 years ago

3points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

Oh, I actually started with family photos and some historic cityscapes. But my passion is baseball.

3points

Scott Rasmussen 7 years ago

Phenomenal job ! I would never have thought I would approve of this, but you proved me very wrong.. amazing!

3points

Parmeisan 7 years ago

3points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

4points

Marco Vacca 7 years ago

wooooowww super wow!!! Great job!

2points

Wombat34 7 years ago

These are great. Pictures are so much more relatable in colour, particularly when it's done as well as these.

2points

Becky Murphy 7 years ago

One word: AMAZING.

2points

Danika Strong 7 years ago

great article on jim thorpe http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-are-jim-thorpes-olympic-records-still-not-recognized-130986336/

2points

Jane Stanley 7 years ago

Wonderful work!!

2points

Asher Zeiger 7 years ago

These are absolutely fantastic, but I have one question/comment - Picture #5 of Alva "Rip" Williams. Shouldn't that be of Washington SENATORS?

2points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

2points

Sarah Dewberry 7 years ago

The photos are amazing!!

2points

Michael Smith 7 years ago

Nice. I'm wondering what Shoeless Joe is doing with the Tools of Ignorance, though.

2points

Man Cave (Post author) 7 years ago

Just having fun.

1point

Joe Ahearn 7 years ago

Awesome!! More!!

2points

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

I have many, many more, but limited this bunch to those 100 years old or older. (Except for the Babe Ruth at 98)

1point

Monica Jfk 7 years ago

BEAUTIFUL WORK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BLUE EYES

1point

Cody Eriksen 7 years ago

1point

Mancave Pictures (Post author) 7 years ago

No, the Abner Doubleday story is a myth. "Base Ball" was originally an English game, cousin to cricket and rounders. After reaching America it further evolved into what we see today.

2points