April Pick Ups

[71buc]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I'm happy to have just added this great Type I 1956 Sports Illustrated photo of Sal "The Barber" Maglie to my collection. The photo was the work of Arthur Daley.

Sal Maglie threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 25th, 1956 and was the tough luck loser in Don Larsen's World Series Perfect Game on October 8th, 1956. The photo has November, 1956 stamped on it on the back.

Scott, those are great additions to an already ridiculously impressive collection. How do you keep finding these items?

[ooo-ribay]

We need more nicknames like "The Barber"

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

We need more nicknames like "The Barber"

Absolutely!!

[gnaz01]

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I recently attended a SABR meeting in Little Rock, AR where Sal Maglie's son Mike spoke to the group.

I was surprised to hear that the origin of the nickname "The Barber" did not come from his "close shave" pitches. Mike Maglie told us that one day a reporter asked Leo Durocher which player in the locker room was Sal and his response was "he's the guy that looks like the barber behind the third chair."

Certainly not as colorful as the guy that who threw inside when needed??????

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

I recently attended a SABR meeting in Little Rock, AR where Sal Maglie's son Mike spoke to the group.

I was surprised to hear that the origin of the nickname "The Barber" did not come from his "close shave" pitches. Mike Maglie told us that one day a reporter asked Leo Durocher which player in the locker room was Sal and his response was "he's the guy that looks like the barber behind the third chair."

Certainly not as colorful as the guy that who threw inside when needed??????

How funny! No, Sal "The Barber" has definitely lost some of its sex appeal as a macho nickname. I suppose it's better than Sal "The Pedicurist", but not by much...

[GaryPassamonte]

Ed Barrow 1931 Income tax form.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Scott, those are great additions to an already ridiculously impressive collection. How do you keep finding these items?

Mike,
I don't even know how I find these things.
It helps to collect a theme I suppose....
I'm glad you like the photo & it was a genuine bargain.