Henry Aaron September 1959 Sport Magazine Photograph
Description
A color slide of a full-length photograph from the September 1959 issue of Sport Magazine of Henry Aaron, seen batting at Milwaukee County Stadium. The photograph is from a high angle behind home plate on the first base side. Aaron is in his batting stance in the right-handed batter's box, looking toward the pitcher's mound. St. Louis Cardinals catcher Hal Smith and an unknown umpire are crouching behind home plate.
Player(s)
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021; Smith, Hal, 1931-2014
Team(s)
Milwaukee - NL (1953-1965); St. Louis - NL (1892-)
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1958–1959
Subject
Batting (Baseball); Hall of famers; Outfielders (Baseball); Catchers (Baseball); African American baseball players; Sports--Periodicals.
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Location
Milwaukee (Wis.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Aa-Al
Photographer
Lauritzen, Niels
Media Type
Slides (photographs)