Pie Traynor photograph

Dateprobably 1922

DescriptionA black-and-white, head and shoulders photograph of Pie Traynor captured looking towards the camera with a straight face. Traynor is dressed in a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, but it is indistinguishable whether or not it is a home or road uniform. A newspaper caption affixed to the back of the photograph (not shown) states, "Pirates owner accuses cozy Dolan of tampering with Traynor. Charges that Dolan, the Giant coach, had tampered with 'Pie' Traynor, third baseman of the Pittsburgh Pirates last year, and attempted to make him dissatisfied with his salary on the team, were made in Pittsburgh on Oct. 2nd by Barney Dreyfuss, Pirates owner, in commenting upon the startling baseball scandal." Based on Traynor's uniform and his time with the Pirates, this photograph was probably taken in 1922.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-1386

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York World-Telegram

Subject Traynor, Pie, 1898-1972

Subject Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions5 x 7 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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