Henry Aaron Singles Against St. Louis Cardinals 1959
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph taken August 2, 1959, of Milwaukee Braves' Henry Aaron batting during the second game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee County Stadium. The photograph is from the first base side of the field. It shows the moment of Aaron's baseball bat meeting a ball tossed by Cardinals' pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell, who is not visible. Hal Smith is the St. Louis catcher in the photo. The at-bat result was a single to center field for one of the 223 hits Aaron recorded that season. Home plate umpire Bill Jackowski is barely visible to the far left of the image. The Cardinals' dugout and fans behind the dugout are visible. See aaronha01_02, and aaronha01_129.
Player(s)
Aaron, Henry, 1934-2021; Hal Smith, 1930-2020
Team(s)
Milwaukee - NL (1953-1965); St. Louis - NL (1892-)
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
August 2, 1959
Subject
Batting (Baseball); Hall of famers; Outfielders (Baseball); African American baseball players; Catchers (Baseball); Baseball umpires
Source
Milwaukee journal
Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Location
Milwaukee (Wis.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Aa-Al
Photographer
Lauritzen, Niels
Media Type
Slides (photographs)