Call me un-American, but I’d never heard of American Legion baseball until the day before I shot a game.
After checking out the list of teams, though, I’m not too surprised about my ignorance: There are only 26 teams in Texas (where I grew up)… and there are 393 teams in Pennsylvania (where I am now).
So yesterday around sunset, I photographed my first legion ball game. It was a junior game, with the boys’ ages ranging from 16 to 19. The light was beautiful, and the field was nestled behind a small business and between several backyards.
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Dallastown's Travis Hamberger pitches against Spring Grove in the seventh inning of an American Legion baseball game on Friday, June 17, 2011, at Shryock Field. Spring Grove defeated Dallastown 7-1 in seven innings at Shryock Field in an American Legion baseball game on Friday, June 17, 2011.
I also brought along the paper’s 300mm, which proved to be too tight for home plate, at least from where I shot (on the further end of the home team’s dugout).
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Spring Grove's Paul Smith slides into home in the first inning of an American Legion baseball game against Dallastown on Friday, June 17, 2011, at Shryock Field.
And, finally, an autofocus accident with which I’m okay:
© 2011 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Dallastown pitcher Tyler Fisher watches as second baseman Ryan Tracy makes a catch during the first inning of an American Legion baseball game against Spring Grove on Friday, June 17, 2011, at Shryock Field.
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Nice photos!keep it up