Jackie Robinson Sliding in Third Base During Game 3 of 1952 World Series
Description
A slide of a black-and-white photograph of Jackie Robinson (right) sliding into third base during Game 3 of the 1952 World Series. Robinson is sliding on his left side with his left hand in the dirt. He is wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers road uniform. New York Yankee third baseman Gil McDougald (left) is in foul territory looking toward home plate. He is wearing a Yankees home uniform. Umpire Art Passarella (center), partially blocked by McDougald, looks down at Robinson. The day game was played at Yankee Stadium. Information written on the physical slide, “sliding Gil McDougald”
Player(s)
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972; McDougald, Gil, 1928-2010
Team(s)
Brooklyn - NL; New York - AL
League(s)
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
October 3, 1952
Subject
Hall of famers; World Series (Baseball) (1952); Sliding (Baseball); Base running (Baseball); Baseball umpires; Third basemen (Baseball); African American baseball players
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009)
Location
New York, (N.Y.)
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Rob-Rus
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)