Chico Carrasquel Forcing out Hector Lopez at Second Base
Description
A slide of a black-and-white full-length photograph showing Chico Carrasquel throwing to first base after forcing out a sliding Hector Lopez. George Strickland is standing in the background. Carrasquel and Strickland are wearing Cleveland Indians home uniforms. Lopez is sliding on his right side with his back to the camera and is wearing a Kansas City Athletics road uniform. The event is from the fourth inning of the game on July 3, 1956, at Cleveland Stadium.
Player(s)
Carrasquel, Chico, 1926-2005; Strickland, George, 1926-2010; Lopez, Hector, 1929-2022
Team(s)
Cleveland - AL; Kansas City - AL (1955-1967)
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
July 3, 1956
Subject
Second basemen (Baseball); Sliding (Baseball); Base running (Baseball); Shortstops (Baseball)
Source
AP
Stadium
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Cleveland, Ohio)
Location
Cleveland (Ohio)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Gar-Gra
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)