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Old 05-23-2023, 04:47 AM
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All 3 Braves players are wearing jerseys from 1951 in this photo. You can tell by the Brave patch on the right shoulder and the smaller glove patch on the left. Bruton could've been a spring training invitee.



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Originally Posted by GeoPoto View Post
This image portraying six African American ballplayers was taken on March 12, 1953, before a Miami, Florida spring training game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves. From left to right, it includes Jackie Robinson, George Crowe, Joe Black, Sam Jethroe, Roy Campanella and Bill Bruton. Its unquestionable spring training 1953 origin is due to the fact that Bill Bruton played his inaugural and/or rookie season in 1953 with the Milwaukee Braves, even though he is wearing a Boston cap in the illustration along with the two other Braves players (Crowe and Jethroe). So how is this possible? Remarkably, this photograph was taken only a single day before the Boston Braves were officially relocated to Milwaukee!
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