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John Chief Meyers- (D. 1971) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1909 to 1917. He played on the early Giants teams under manager John McGraw and was the primary catcher for Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson. Meyers hit over .300 for three straight years as the Giants won three straight National League pennants from 1911 to 1913. Overall, he played in four World Series - the 1911, 1912, and 1913 Series with the Giants, as well as the 1916 Series with the Robins. Meyers, a Cahuilla Indian from California, was educated at Dartmouth College. Meyers had his greatest success in the 1912 season, hitting .358 and finishing third in the MVP award voting. His .441 on-base percentage led the league. Meyers was also a key player in that year's World Series versus the Boston Red Sox, which featured the infamous ""Snodgrass Muff"" as well as captivating performances by Mathewson and Smoky Joe Wood. He was a teammate of Jim Thorpe’s and returned to the public eye after being featured in Lawrence Ritter’s, “Glory of Their Times”

Offered is a 6.5” x 8.5” original Double weight action TYPE I photograph of slugger Red Murray at bat and with popular Native American catcher Chief Meyers behind the plate. Taken in Marlin, Texas during spring training in 1914 in their New York Giants uniforms, this is from the archives of Underwood and Underwood stamped on back along with the original paper caption.

Original Chief Meyers photos are few and far between.