Charlie Gehringer Sliding photograph
Date1940 or 1941
DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Charlie Gehringer, of the Detroit Tigers, captured sliding towards home plate as New York Yankees pitcher, Atley Donald, tries to tag him out. Donald has missed the ball and the baseball is visible over Gehringer's head. Donald is bent over with his glove touching the ground. Gehringer is dressed in the Detroit Tigers home uniform whereas Donald is dressed in the New York Yankees road uniform. Based on Gehringer and Donald's uniforms and their time with their respective teams this photograph was taken in 1940 or 1941.
Object numberBL-1995-13370-036
Subject
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
Subject
Donald, Atley, 1910-1992
Subject
Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
Subject
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Classificationsphotographic materials
Collection NumberBA PHT 125 Charlie Gehringer photographic materials
Dimensions10 x 8 in.
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Object number: BL-1995-13370-009
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
between 1938 and 1942
Object number: BL-1995-13370-037
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
1940 or 1941
Object number: BL-1995-13370-015
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
approximately 1926
Object number: BL-1995-13370-008
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
approximately 1924
Object number: BL-1968-04131-0201
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
1951 August 02
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0840
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
1951 August 02
Object number: BL-1968-01451-0843
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
1951 August 02
Object number: BL-1995-13370-007
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
between 1940 and 1941
Object number: BL-1995-13370-045
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
1934
Object number: BL-1968-01174-004
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
between 1934 and 1936
Object number: B-1963-1695
Ozern, Edward, 1913-2004
1963 August 20
Object number: BL-1995-13370-010
Gehringer, Charlie, 1903-1993
1937