Leo Durocher and Joe Gordon negative

Dateprobably 1940

DescriptionA black-and-white negative of Leo Durocher and Joe Gordon. Durocher is captured as his right foot lands on the base. Durocher has the number 2 on the back of his uniform. Joe Gordon, with the number 6 on the back of his uniform, is captured walking away from the base. An umpire is in the background with his hands by his side. Ebbets Field is in the background. A Coca-Cola advertisement is visible on the back wall of the stadium. Durocher is dressed in a Brooklyn Dodgers home uniform and Gordon is dressed in a New York Yankees road uniform. Based on Durocher and Gordon's uniforms and their time with their respective teams, this negative was probably taken in 1940.

Object numberBL-1954-00230-025

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Look magazine

Subject Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)

Subject Gordon, Joe, 1915-1978

Subject Durocher, Leo, 1905-1991

Subject New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 011 Look Magazine photographic materials

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