Johnny Watwood with Bat digital image

Dateapproximately 1932

DescriptionA black-and-white digital image of Johnny Watwood captured warming up on the baseball field as he practices his batting swing. Watwood is looking over his left shoulder and is holding the baseball bat over his right shoulder as his back foot twists in the ground. Watwood is dressed in the Boston Red Sox road uniform. Marty McManus, who wears the number three uniform, is visible in the background behind Watwood speaking to an unidentified Boston Red Sox player. Other unidentified Boston Red Sox players are visible on the baseball field in the background. An unidentified stadium is partially visible in the background. Based on Watwood's uniform and his time with the Boston Red Sox this digital image was taken in approximately 1932.

Object numberBL-2018-00500-7708

Photographer Conlon, Charles Martin, 1868-1945

Subject Watwood, Johnny, 1905-1980

Subject McManus, Marty, 1900-1966

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 010 Charles Conlon photographic materials

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