Gil Hodges, Eddie Mathews, Roy Campanella Holding Baseball Bat at Ebbets Field
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Gil Hodges (left), Eddie Mathews (middle), and Roy Campanella (right) holding a baseball bat. The three players are standing in front of the back of a batting cage with the centerfield grandstand of Ebbets Field visible in the background. The players are facing the camera and are visible from the hips up. Mathews is wearing his Milwaukee Braves uniform and cap, while Hodges and Campanella wear Brooklyn Dodgers uniforms and caps. All three are smiling and looking at the head of the bat in front of them. Information on the slide reads, "Hodges, Ed Mathews, Campanella; 1953" See camparo01_61, and matheed01_10.
Player(s)
Hodges, Gil, 1924-1972; Mathews, Eddie, 1931-2001; Campanella, Roy, 1921-1993
Team(s)
Brooklyn - NL; Milwaukee - NL (1953-1965)
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1953–1953
Subject
Hall of famers; Third basemen (Baseball); First basemen (Baseball); Catcher (Baseball)
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.)
Location
New York (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Hao-Hor
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)