Henry Aaron and the 1952 Eau Claire Bears Team
Description
A slide of a black-and-white team photograph of the 1952 Eau Claire Bears at Carson Park featuring Henry Aaron. The team is posing in three rows. Top row from left to right: Chester Morgan, Richard Engquist, Elmer Toth, Gordon Roach, Wes Covington, Robert MccConnell, Kenneth Reitmeier. Middle row: Henry Aaron, Donald Auten, Chuck Doehler, Bill Adair, Lantz Blaney, George Kornack, Julie Bowers. Bottom row: Bill Conroy, Johnny Goryl, Robert Brown, Don Jordon, Joe Subbiondo. The Bears were a class C team in the Northern League, a farm team of the Boston Braves. Information written on the physical slide reads, "1952 EauClairTen"
Player(s)
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021; Conroy, Bill, 1930-2022; Goryl, Johnny, 1933-; Brown, Robert, 1928-2007; Jordan, Don, 1932-2020; Subbiondo, Joe, 1928-2018; Auten, Donald, 1932-; Doehler, Chuck, 1934-2012; Adair, Bill, 1913-2002; Blaney, Lantz, 1931-; Kornack, George, 1930-2019; Bowers, Julie, 1926-1977; Morgan, Chester, 1932-2017; Engquist, Richard, 1929-2001; Toth, Elmer, 1930-2013; Roach, Gordon, 1929-2010; Covington, Wes, 1932-2011; MacConnell, Robert, 1929-; Reitmeier, Kenneth, 1932-
Team(s)
Eau Claire - NORL
League(s)
Unknown
Picture Date
1952–1952
Subject
African American players; Hall of famers; minor leagues
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Carson Park
Location
Eau Claire (Wis.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Aa-Al
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)