Jim Bottomley Accepting Gold from Former National League President John Heydler
Description
A slide of page 121 of the book St. Louis Cardinals by Fred Lieb. Page 121 shows a black-and-white full-length photograph of John Heydler (left) presenting Jim Bottomley (right) with a $1,000 bag of gold, for being the 1928 National League Most Valuable Player. Bottomley is wearing a white home St. Louis Cardinals uniform. A microphone is in front of them, and people, including members of the Philadelphia Phillies, are crowding around the two men. Information on the slide reads, "award ceremony".
Player(s)
Bottomley, Jim, 1900-1959
Team(s)
St. Louis - NL (1892-); Philadelphia - NL (1883-)
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
June 8, 1929
Subject
First basemen (Baseball); Hall of famers; Baseball executives; Award presentations; Awards; Most Valuable Player Award (Baseball); Books
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Sportsmans Park III
Location
St. Louis, (Mo.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Bou-Cam
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)