Henry Aaron Running After Hitting Against Robin Roberts
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Henry Aaron, seen hitting against Robin Roberts at Milwaukee County Stadium. The photograph is the third in a series of three taken from behind home plate. Aaron starts running toward first base from the right-handed batter's box after hitting the baseball Roberts has thrown. Roberts is watching the flight of the ball toward left field. An unknown umpire and catcher, Carl Sawatski, are in the foreground with their backs to the camera. Another unknown umpire is at second base. Aaron is wearing a Milwaukee Braves home uniform, while Roberts and Sawatski are wearing Philadelphia Phillies road uniforms.
Player(s)
Aaron, Hank, 1934-2021; Sawatski, Carl, 1927-1991; Roberts, Robin, 1926-2010
Team(s)
Milwaukee - NL (1953-1965); Philadelphia - NL (1883-)
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1958–1959
Subject
African American players, Hall of famers; Hitting (Baseball); Pitchers (Baseball); Baseball umpires; Catchers (Baseball)
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Location
Milwaukee (Wis.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Aa-Al
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)