Lou Gehrig in Mid-swing, Pop up
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Lou Gehrig in mid-swing hitting a pop fly. Gehrig is standing in the left-handed batter's box in the right portion of the photograph. He looks straight up and his baseball bat is over his right shoulder. His left leg is bending behind him, and his left foot balances on the toes. His right leg is slightly in front of him, bent at the knee, with his foot flat on the ground. He twits to the right as he swings. He is wearing the home uniform of the New York Yankees. An unidentified catcher and umpire are in the photograph.
Player(s)
Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1923–1939
Subject
Batting (Baseball); Hall of famers; Baseball umpires; Catchers (Baseball)
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009)
Location
New York (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Gar-Gra
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)