Ted Williams and Earl Battey During Old-Timers Game


Description

A color slide of a photograph of Ted Williams (right) batting at Fenway Park during an Old-Timers game and Earl Battey (center) catching. The photograph is from behind home plate on the first base side of the field. Williams is standing in the left-handed batter's box with his back to the camera. He is wearing a Boston Red Sox uniform. Battey is kneeling on his right knee with his back to the camera and is about to catch the baseball visible in front of Williams. He is wearing a powder blue Minnesota Twins uniform. Standing next to Battey is an unknown umpire (right) with his back toward the camera. He is wearing an umpire uniform with a mask and balloon chest protector. The background shows an unknown man in a Red Sox home uniform and the Green Monster. Information written on the physical slide reads, "Ted Williams In Action Ph: See Below"

Player(s)
Williams, Ted, 1918-2002; Battey, Earl, 1935-2003
Team(s)
Boston - AL; Minnesota - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date

1983–1987

Subject
Hall of famers; Batting (Baseball); Catchers (Baseball); Baseball umpires; Old Timers' Game
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Fenway Park
Location
Boston (Mass.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Wil
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)
Tags

None