Connie Mack Stadium as it was on April
25, 1957 corner of 21st & Lehigh
Catalog # 1277
Pittsburgh Pirates at Phillies, April 25.1959, Richie
Ashburn at bat, # 2 Granny Hamner on deck.
Catalog # 1279
Phillies Wally Post at bat #14 can’t believe
the umpires call as Smokey Burgess returns the ball.
Catalog # 1282
The view from the right field stands once filled
with fans of both the Athletics & Phillies during better
times.
Catalog # 1284
Eddie Sawyer Phillies manager # 24 at home plate.
Another great view of the 1st base side of the stadium.
Catalog # 1286
August 5, 1959 just a great view of “old’
Comiskey Park former home of the Chicago White Sox.
Catalog # 1288
Eddie Stanky coaching 3rd, former A's pitching
great Ed Rommel, umpire, Andy Carey at 3rd base, Tony Kubek
at short stop.
Catalog #1290
Yogi Berra at bat, Ralph Houk coaching 1st
base, J.W.Porter at 1st base for Cleveland.
Catalog #1292
Mickey Vernon at bat.
Catalog #1294
Whitey Ford Yankee pitcher.
Catalog #1296
Yankee Stadium on June 7, 1958.
Catalog #1298
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The famous “Scoreboard” and a postcard
view of the ball-field including Connie Mack’s famous
“fence.”
Catalog # 1278
Phillies Harry Anderson at bat while
#6 “Puddin Head Jones” waits on deck.
Catalog # 1280
Pirates Dick Stuart takes his chances against the
Phillies Seth Moorehead (not shown) while Phillies catcher
Jim Hegan waits for the pitch.
Catalog # 1281
Pittsburgh takes batting practice.
Catalog # 1283
A great view from behind home plate.
Catalog # 1285
August 5, 1957 the Phillies at Wrigley Field. That’s
Richie Ashburn at bat. Wrigley Field looks the same as it
did 44 years ago.
Catalog # 1287
On a warm and sunny 7th of June, 1958, future
A's Society president Dave Jordan managed to get a seat just
behind the third-base dugout for a Yankees-Indians
game at Yankee Stadium - the old Yankee Stadium before its
renovation in the mid-'60s. Luckily,
he had his camera with him, and some of the top players in
the game were out there on the field. Now you can see what
Dave saw that day. Catalog #1289 - 1298.
Three of Cleveland's most feared sluggers of 1958
are captured here. Rocky Colavito in photo #1289. Two time
American League batting champion ('47 & '53) Mickey Vernon
in photo # 1294. Future Yankee great Roger Maris at the plate
in photo # 1295.
Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle photo # 1293 shown in
his right handed batting pose.It was this pose that the Hartland
Plastics Company made famous a few years later in releasing
in their now scarce1960's era Mickey Mantle Hartlland Figurine.
Yankee's pitcher and future Hall of Famer Whitey
Ford is captured in a familiar pose on the mound in photo
# 1296.while photo #1292 shows another future Yankee Hall
of Famer Yogi Berra at the plate.
Other photos include Bobby Shantz & Ryne Duren
photo # 1297,Cleveland hurler Don Mossi #1291 and one of Leo
Durocher's favorite players Eddie Stanky is shown coaching
third base in photo #1290.
Rocky Colavito at bat.
Catalog #1289
Don Mossi,Cleveland pitcher leaving field.
Catalog #1291
Mickey Mantle at bat, Dick Brown catching.
Catalog #1293
Roger Maris at bat, Yogi Berra catching,
John Stevens umpire.
Catalog #1295
Bobby Shantz & Ryne Duren.
Catalog #1297
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