Jimmie Foxx Running Home photograph

Date1929 October 08

DescriptionA black-and-white full-length action photograph of Jimmie Fox running to home plate. Foxx, wearing a Philadelphia Athletics road uniform, facing the camera, is shown from a birds-eye view. Foxx, far right, captured mid-step, supports his weight on his front left leg, while is right leg, that is bent at the knee, extends backwards. While running, holding both arms waist height, bent at the elbow, Foxx looks forward and down, at the approaching home plate. Standing behind home plate, to the left of Speaker, is Philadelphia player Bing Miller, holding two bats, the Philadelphia catcher Zack Taylor, the umpire Bill Klem, as well as the bat boy. Pasted on the reverse (not shown), typed in black ink, is a caption that reads, "C-7479--PHILADELPHIA "ATHLETICS" DEFEAT CHICAGO "CUBS," 3-1 IN FIRST GAME OF WORLD SERIES BEFORE 51,000 AT WRIGLEY (...) CHICAGO. (...)HOTO SHOWS JIMMY FOXX SCORING THE FIRST (...)UN OF THE GAME IN THE SEVENTH INNING (...) HITTING A HOME-RUN. (...)." Stamped on the reverse (not shown), in red ink, is the date, "OCT 15 1929." Stamped as well on the reverse (not shown), in purple and blue ink respectively, are the dates, "FEB 10 1932," and "APR 20 1934," each with the phrase "LAST TIME USED." Handwritten on the reverse (not shown), in red ink, is the phrase, "Last time used Aug 21, 1974." Handwritten information on the reverse (not shown) identifies these four players.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0156

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer New York World-Telegram

Subject Klem, Bill, 1874-1951

Subject Foxx, Jimmie

Subject Miller, Bing, 1894-1966

Subject Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)

Subject Taylor, Zack, 1898-1974

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions9.5 x 7.5 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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