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50+ Vintage Photos Of Crazy Baseball Fans From The Past

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Before the live streaming, you could not watch a baseball match if you didn’t have a ticket or somehow access to the stadium. There were polygraph machines that were used to transmit details of a baseball game in the 20th century.  A telegraph operator transmitted the details of the baseball game to the two people operating the Playograph. In some matches, when the stadiums get overcrowded, the fans were allowed to sit everywhere, including the outfield. As you can see in this list below, complied by bygonely people even climb the backstop screen. If this situation seen here happened now, the climber would be arrested and barred from the stadium for life.

#1 University of Pittsburgh students cheer wildly from atop the Cathedral of Learning, where the Pittsburgh Pirates are playing the Yankees, 1960

University of Pittsburgh students cheer wildly from atop the Cathedral of Learning, where the Pittsburgh Pirates are playing the Yankees, 1960

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#2 Fans at the opening day of baseball, Milwaukee, 1957

Fans at the opening day of baseball, Milwaukee, 1957

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#3 Baseball fans congregate outside the New York Herald Building during the 1911 World Series

Baseball fans congregate outside the New York Herald Building during the 1911 World Series

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#4 A multitude of humanity stands outside the New York Herald Building watching the Play-O-Graph

A multitude of humanity stands outside the New York Herald Building watching the Play-O-Graph

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#5 Fans scaling the wall at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, 1903 World Series

Fans scaling the wall at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, 1903 World Series

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#6 An Ansel Adams photo of baseball at Manazar Relocation Center in 1943

An Ansel Adams photo of baseball at Manazar Relocation Center in 1943

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#7 Belgian fans watching a game against Holland from the trees in 1913

Belgian fans watching a game against Holland from the trees in 1913

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#9 Boston’s New Fenway Park overcrowded, some fans are sitting in the outfield, 1934

Boston's New Fenway Park overcrowded, some fans are sitting in the outfield, 1934

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#10 Fans lined up for tickets in Fenway Park, Boston, 1946

Fans lined up for tickets in Fenway Park, Boston, 1946

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#11 Crazy baseball fans climbing on the backstop screen in Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 1947

Crazy baseball fans climbing on the backstop screen in Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 1947

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#12 Baseball fans paying full attention in the game, 1940s

Baseball fans paying full attention in the game, 1940s

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#13 President William Howard Taft throws out the ceremonial first pitch at opening day, 1911

President William Howard Taft throws out the ceremonial first pitch at opening day, 1911

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#14 President Woodrow Wilson with his wife Edith at opening day , 1916

President Woodrow Wilson with his wife Edith at opening day , 1916

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#15 Yankee Stadium overcrowded with people wearing hat, 1926

Yankee Stadium overcrowded with people wearing hat, 1926

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#16 The Royal Rooters seated in their special section in foul ground at the Huntington Avenue, 1903

The Royal Rooters seated in their special section in foul ground at the Huntington Avenue, 1903

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#17 Fans outside the Huntington Avenue Grounds, 1903 World Series

Fans outside the Huntington Avenue Grounds, 1903 World Series

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#18 Young fans climb pole next to Huntington Avenue Grounds, 1903 World Series

Young fans climb pole next to Huntington Avenue Grounds, 1903 World Series

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#19 A “chorus girl” singing at a baseball game in 1912

A "chorus girl" singing at a baseball game in 1912

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#21 Fans following a 1911 World Series game on a “playograph” in NYC

Fans following a 1911 World Series game on a "playograph" in NYC

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#22 Jackie Robinson, foreground, and the Brooklyn Dodgers at spring training in March of 1947 in Havana, Cuba

Jackie Robinson, foreground, and the Brooklyn Dodgers at spring training in March of 1947 in Havana, Cuba

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#23 A long line forms for World Series tickets at Yankee Stadium circa 1940s in New York City.

A long line forms for World Series tickets at Yankee Stadium circa 1940s in New York City.

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#24 Spectators cheer at Sportsman’s Park during Game Six of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, 1946

Spectators cheer at Sportsman's Park during Game Six of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, 1946

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#25 Carlos Colas, on the shoulders of the fans, celebrates an important but unknown Latin American baseball tournament around 1940

Carlos Colas, on the shoulders of the fans, celebrates an important but unknown Latin American baseball tournament around 1940

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#26 Baseball fans climb the netting to retrieve a foul ball, causing a stoppage of play in a game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians at Shibe

Baseball fans climb the netting to retrieve a foul ball, causing a stoppage of play in a game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians at Shibe

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#27 Teammates and fans applaud and reach out the shake the hand of American baseball player Willie Mays of the New York Giants after a home run in the 1950s

Teammates and fans applaud and reach out the shake the hand of American baseball player Willie Mays of the New York Giants after a home run in the 1950s

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#29 Hats everywhere: Huge crowd outside Braves Field to see the Red Sox and Phillies in the 1915 World Series

Hats everywhere: Huge crowd outside Braves Field to see the Red Sox and Phillies in the 1915 World Series

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#30 Cop joins baseball peekers at the fence in Massachusetts, 1930

Cop joins baseball peekers at the fence in Massachusetts, 1930

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#31 Listening to a Dodgers-Giants ballgame on the radio, Brooklyn, New York 1946.

Listening to a Dodgers-Giants ballgame on the radio, Brooklyn, New York 1946.

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#32 Crowd watching a baseball scoreboard set up on the street during an important game, NYC 1924

Crowd watching a baseball scoreboard set up on the street during an important game, NYC 1924

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#33 Spectators at Pittsburgh Detroit Baseball Game Oct 1909

Spectators at Pittsburgh Detroit Baseball Game Oct 1909

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#34 Milwaukee Braves fans listen to a game against the Dodgers in 1956

Milwaukee Braves fans listen to a game against the Dodgers in 1956

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#35 A rapt audience in a Chicago bar watches the 1952 Subway Series between the Yankees and Dodgers in 1952. New York won in seven games.

A rapt audience in a Chicago bar watches the 1952 Subway Series between the Yankees and Dodgers in 1952. New York won in seven games.

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#36 First-base grandstand at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 1913

First-base grandstand at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 1913

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#37 Brooklyn baseball fans at the 1916 World Series seated with Jennie Veronica

Brooklyn baseball fans at the 1916 World Series seated with Jennie Veronica

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#38 Baseball fans enjoying hot dogs while waiting for gates to open at Ebbets Field, 1920

Baseball fans enjoying hot dogs while waiting for gates to open at Ebbets Field, 1920

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#40 Sitting in the Bleachers at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field in 1910

Sitting in the Bleachers at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field in 1910

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#41 Baseball fans during the opening game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958

Baseball fans during the opening game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958

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#43 Baseball fans reflecting the diversity of San Francisco outside Seals Stadium in the 1950s

Baseball fans reflecting the diversity of San Francisco outside Seals Stadium in the 1950s

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#44 Fans watching the opening game at Candlestick Park wearing commemorative hats, 1960s

Fans watching the opening game at Candlestick Park wearing commemorative hats, 1960s

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#45 Little fans getting autographs from Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, 1960

Little fans getting autographs from Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, 1960

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#46 San Francisco Giants’ Willie Mays with fans at the Polo Grounds upon returning with Giants to face the New York Mets, 1960s

San Francisco Giants' Willie Mays with fans at the Polo Grounds upon returning with Giants to face the New York Mets, 1960s

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#47 Giants first baseman Willie McCovey waves to fans as he’s honored at Candlestick Park in 1977.

Giants first baseman Willie McCovey waves to fans as he's honored at Candlestick Park in 1977.

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#49 Fans celebrating the moment the Giants won the pennant in 1989

Fans celebrating the moment the Giants won the pennant in 1989

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#52 Proud winners of the 1920 Washington Herald Junior Baseball Championship, 1920

Proud winners of the 1920 Washington Herald Junior Baseball Championship, 1920

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#53 Night baseball at Ebbets Field, overcrowded stadium, 1940s

Night baseball at Ebbets Field, overcrowded stadium, 1940s

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#54 People watching scores on Play-O-Graph outside The New York Herald Building in 1911 World Series

People watching scores on Play-O-Graph outside The New York Herald Building in 1911 World Series

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#55 People watching baseball game with no outfield wall, at 1905 World Series

People watching baseball game with no outfield wall, at 1905 World Series

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