Vintage Sports Pictures

The Mayflower van carrying the Colts’ equipment leaves Baltimore for Indianapolis in the middle of the night (1984)

The Mayflower van carrying the Colts’ equipment leaves Baltimore for Indianapolis in the middle of the night (1984)

War Admiral (right) and Seabiscuit (left) racing in the Pimlico Special (1938)

War Admiral (right) and Seabiscuit (left) racing in the Pimlico Special (1938)

Harold “Red” Grange (Undated)

Harold “Red” Grange (Undated)

15,000 watch the running of Paumonok Handicap at Jamaica track (1922)

15,000 watch the running of Paumonok Handicap at Jamaica track (1922)

Cincinnati Red Stockings (undated)

Cincinnati Red Stockings (undated)

English heavyweight champion Bombardier Billy Wells, left, sparring with Jim Coffey (1912)

English heavyweight champion Bombardier Billy Wells, left, sparring with Jim Coffey (1912)

New York Giants player safe at home plate in a World Series game against the Washington Senators (1924)

New York Giants player safe at home plate in a World Series game against the Washington Senators (1924)

Gary Carter (1986)

Gary Carter (1986)

Egyptian baseball team of American Protestant College (undated)

Egyptian baseball team of American Protestant College (undated)

Boxing aboard the U.S.S. New York (1899)

Boxing aboard the U.S.S. New York (1899)