Connie Mack Spring Training photograph, 1941 February 12

Date1941 February 12

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Connie Mack, right, as he meets with some of his pitchers and catchers during spring training prior to the start of the 1941 baseball season. Mack has a serious expression on his face and is holding a baseball out. Philadelphia Athletics baseball players, who are dressed in the Athletics road uniformed, look intently at Mack. They are, from left to right, Herman Besse, Carl Miles, Lester McCrabb, and John Babich. A newspaper clipping is affixed to the back of the photograph (not shown) (not shown) and states, "Philadelphia Athletics Batteries Training Carlsbad, Calif. -- Under the supervision of Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, the pitching and catching staffs yesterday donned uniforms and started spring training for the coming baseball season. Photo shows L-R pitchers, Herman Besse, Carl Miles, Lester McCrabb, and John Babich with manager Connie Mack as they started spring training yesterday. 2/13/41" Based on the newspaper clipping this photograph was taken on February 12, 1941.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-1106

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Mack, Connie, 1862-1956

Subject Besse, Herman, 1911-1972

Subject Miles, Carl, 1918-2016

Subject McCrabb, Les, 1914-2008

Subject Babich, Johnny, 1913-2001

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions9 x 7 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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