Mel Ott and Ben Chapman photograph

Date1945 or 1946

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of Mel Ott and Ben Chapman captured standing together. Chapman, dressed in a Philadelphia Phillies road uniform, is standing with his hands on his hips and a small smirk on his face while looking at Ott. Ott, dressed in a New York Giants home uniform, is captured in profile looking at Chapman with a straight face. Ott is holding a baseball bat in his left hand. Based on their uniforms and their time with their respective teams, this photograph was taken in either 1945 or 1946.

Object numberBL-1968-01451-0260

Photographer Greene, William C., 1901-1963

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Ott, Mel, 1909-1958

Subject Chapman, Ben, 1908-1993

Subject New York Giants (Baseball team)

Subject Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions6.5 x 8.5 in.

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

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