Brooklyn Dodgers Team photograph

Date1949 October 04

DescriptionA black-and-white photograph of the Brooklyn Dodgers team from 1949. The team is organized in four rows, the front row has the bat boy sitting on the ground, the second row is sitting on a bench, third row is standing and the back row is standing on a bench. The photograph is taken at an angle from the left side of the team. All of the players and coaches are wearing Brooklyn Dodgers home uniforms expect for the trainer and club house boy who are wearing t-shirts and the team manager and secretary who are wearing suits. The caption on the back (not shown) reads, "National League Champions New York: Members of the National League Champion Brooklyn Dodgers who will meet the New York Yankees in World Series starting Oct. 5 pose for the traditional team picture. The scene is at Yankee Stadium, where the Dodgers held a workout in the enemy ballpark. Back row (left to right) are: Billy Cox, Jackie Robinson, Gene Hermanski, Paul Minner, Jack Banta, Preacher Roe, Rex Barney, Ralph Branca, Don Newcombe, and Mike McCormick. Middle row: Harold Wendler, trainer; Eddie Miksis, Bruce Edward, Gil Hodges, Erv Palica, Joe Hatten, Carl Furillo, Luis Olmo, Peewee Reese, Harold Parrott, secretary; and John Griffin, clubhouse boy. Front row: Roy Campanella, Marv Rackley, Carl Erskine, Sam Narron, bullpen catcher; Jake Pitler, coach; Clyde Sukeforth, coach; Burt Shotton, manager; Milt Stock, coach: Dick Whitman, Johnny Jorgensen, and Duke Snider. Seated in front is bat boy Stan Strull. 10-4-49"

Object numberBL-1968-01451-1019

Publisher New York World-Telegram

Subject Cox, Billy, 1919-1978

Subject Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972

Subject Hermanski, Gene, 1920-2010

Subject Minner, Paul, 1923-2006

Subject Banta, Jack, 1925-2006

Subject Roe, Preacher, 1916-2008

Subject Barney, Rex

Subject Branca, Ralph, 1926-2016

Subject Newcombe, Don, 1926-2019

Subject McCormick, Mike, 1917-1976

Subject Miksis, Eddie, 1926-2005

Subject Edwards, Bruce, 1923-1975

Subject Hodges, Gil, 1924-1972

Subject Palica, Erv, 1928-1982

Subject Hatten, Joe, 1916-1988

Subject Furillo, Carl, 1922-1989

Subject Olmo, Luis, 1919-2017

Subject Reese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999

Subject Campanella, Roy, 1921-1993

Subject Rackley, Marv, 1921-2018

Subject Erskine, Carl

Subject Narron, Sam, 1913-1996

Subject Pitler, Jake, 1894-1968

Subject Sukeforth, Clyde, 1901-2000

Subject Shotton, Burt, 1884-1962

Subject Stock, Milt, 1893-1977

Subject Whitman, Dick, 1920-2003

Subject Wendler, Harold

Subject Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsphotographic materials

Collection NumberBA PHT 001 New York World-Telegram photographic materials

Dimensions9.75 x 7.75 in.

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

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