Baseball player, Bob Wicker, standing in a pitching stance in foul area, West Side Grounds

SDN-001228

Title: Baseball player, Bob Wicker, standing in a pitching stance in foul area, West Side Grounds Description: Full-length portrait of Bob (Robert Kitredge) Wicker, pitcher. In 1903, Wicker pitched one game for the St. Louis Cardinals and 32 games for the Chicago Cubs. He is standing in a pitching stance in foul area in front of a grandstand at West Side Grounds. West Side Grounds was located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street, in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Date Depicted: 1903 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 5 x 7 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: SDN-001228, Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago History Museum Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Catalog Record ID: 94321 Max Pixels - Width: 634 Max Pixels - Height: 458 Help improve this content