Lou Gehrig Taking Batting Practice Before the 1937 World Series
Description
A slide of a black-and-white full-length photograph of Lou Gehrig swinging at a pitched ball. Gehrig is wearing a sweatshirt with no lettering and baseball trousers with pinstripes visible. His stirrup socks are white. He is wearing a baseball cap with the logo "NY". He has completed his swing, and his bat has rotated over his right shoulder. His right foot rests on the heel and stretches out in front of his body. His left leg is behind him, and his left foot is up on the toes. Catcher Arndt Jorgens wears a mask and chest protector and is to the left of the frame behind Gehrig. A blurred figure of a man wearing a suit and hat is in the background watching him. Further in the background are double-decker stands with vertical beams running from the overhang to the ground. The Getty image description found outside of the collection reads, "Description(Original Caption) Giant killer? At least that's what Lou Gehrig hopes to be when he gets his big bat swinging in the World Series starting October 6th. The Yankee first baseman is shown during batting practice at the Polo Grounds, the home of the opposition, on the eve of the series opening. Another caption found reads, "NEW YORK - OCTOBER 5: First baseman Lou Gehrig #4 of the New York Yankees takes batting practice at the Polo Grounds before the beginning of the 1937 World Series with the New York Giants on October 5, 1937."