Henry Aaron Batting in 1973
Description
A slide of a black-and-white, full-length photograph of Henry Aaron swinging and watching the flight of the ball heading towards leftfield at Shea Stadium against the New York Mets. The photograph is from leftfield and shows crouching Mets catcher Ron Hodges, and bending home plate umpire Ed Vargo. Behind Aaron are spectators in the first few rows along the first baseline. He is following through on his swing, and his baseball bat, held with both hands, is above his left shoulder. He wears his Atlanta Braves road jersey with a blue top and white pants. Both feet are firmly on the ground, but his back right foot is on his toes in perfect balance.
Player(s)
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021; Hodges, Ron, 1949-
Team(s)
Atlanta - NL; New York - NL (1962-)
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
July 8, 1973
Subject
Hall of famers; Catchers (Baseball); Baseball umpires; African American baseball players
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Shea Stadium (New York, N.Y.)
Location
New York (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Aa-Al
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)