Two Days in the Bash

Images from Games Two and Three between the Giants of 1912 and the 1982 Padres

The Bash has a way of making baseball history feel less like a museum and more like a ballpark you can walk into. One inning, you are close enough to hear John McGraw barking from the bench; the next, you catch Dick Williams standing at the dugout rail with that piercing stare.

A Bash Magazine photographer was there for Games Two and Three, chronicling two days in the Round One series between the 1912 New York Giants and the 1982 San Diego Padres. He was there to capture the faces, moments, and contrasts that told the story as these two clubs tried to survive and move on in the Big Beautiful Baseball Bash.

Managers John McGraw and Dick Williams talk prior to game two

Christy Mathewson greets members of the 82’ press and fans before game 2

The Game Two starters pose before the game, Charles “Jeff” Tessereau of the Giants and the “Count” John Montefusco of the Padres

“Laughing” Larry Doyle secured a key hit for the Giants in their Game two victory

Christy Mathewson interviewed on BASH TV by Keith Oberman

The San Diego Chicken made the trip back to 1912 and shown putting the hex on the Giant players as they head to their dugout prior to game three.

Giants starter Rube Marquard warming up prior to Game three

The managers meet with the umpires prior to the first pitch.

Giants Jack “Cheif” Meyers’ hit helped New York to get an early lead in game three

Myers’ wife Anne (left), cheers as the Giants take the lead.

Terry Kennedy, a Bracket MVP, homers to put the Padres ahead for good, Myers wife shows her disappointment

San Diego’s Game MVP Juan Eichelberger