Ted Williams at Hall of Fame Induction with Casey Stengel and Commissioner Eckert
Description
A slide of a black-and-white Associated Press Wire photograph showing Ted Williams, Casey Stengel, and Commissioner of Baseball William D. Eckert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Williams and Stengel were inducted into the Hall at the ceremonies on July 25, 1966. All three gentlemen are shown from the waist up wearing business suits in front of the Hall of Fame. Williams is shown laughing, with his right side toward the camera. Stengel is in the middle of the photo, facing the camera. Commissioner Eckert is on the right, looking at Stengel and presenting him with his Hall of Fame plaque. The caption printed on the left side of the photograph reads, “(CPN1) COOPERSTOWN, N.Y, JULY 25 -- JOIN BASEBALL IMMORTALS -- Ted Williams, left and Charles Dillon (Casey) Stengle [sic] pose with Commissioner of Baseball William D. Eckert, right, at Twenty-seventh annual Hall of Fame Ceremonies at Cooperstown, N.Y., today. (AP WIREPHOTO) (cwh21153stf) (SEE AP WIRE STORY) 66” See willite01_281.