Billy Werber with Bat digital image

Dateapproximately 1937

DescriptionA black-and-white digital image of Billy Werber captured posing in his batting stance in front of the dugout. Werber is looking over his right shoulder as he holds the baseball bat above his left shoulder and his back foot twists in the dirt. Werber has a serious expression on his face. He is dressed in the Philadelphia Athletics road uniform. Two Philadelphia Athletics players are visible standing behind Werber in the background. One player is unidentified and the player who has the number three on the back of his jersey is Chubby Dean. Baseball fans are visible in the unidentified stadium in the background. Based on Werber's uniform and his time with Philadelphia Athletics this digital image was taken in approximately 1937.

Object numberBL-2018-00500-7823

Photographer Conlon, Charles Martin, 1868-1945

Subject Werber, Billy, 1908-2009

Subject Dean, Chubby, 1915-1970

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 010 Charles Conlon photographic materials

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