Charlie Gehringer Batting photograph

Dateapproximately 1934

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Charlie Gehringer captured while warming up his batting swing. Gehringer is standing along the side of the baseball field and is holding his baseball bat over his right shoulder after completing his practice swing. Gehringer's back left foot is twisting in the grass. Gehringer is dressed in the Detroit Tigers road uniform. An unidentified baseball player is visible on the field in the background. Baseball fans are visible in the unidentified baseball stadium that is in the background. Based on Gehringer's uniform and his time with the Detroit Tigers this photograph was taken in approximately 1934.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0842

Subject Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993

Subject Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions8 x 10 in.

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