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Posted By: Glenn
I picked up this old UPI wire photo on ebay. Looks like Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Cochrane, but the press notes have been removed from the back, so I can't tell the specific game/date of the photo, and I figured somebody here might be able to help. |
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Posted By: Joann
FWIW, definitely Tiger Stadium. |
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Posted By: Hal Lewis
Cochrane, yes. |
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Posted By: jay behrens
Definately not Foxx. Great photo though. |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
UPI was formed in 1958. |
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Posted By: Todd Schultz
I believe the photo may be from several years later, judging from the arm patch. Although my eyes are bad, it seems to be the patch worn during the 1942 season in honor of our troops during World War II. Check out Marc Okkonen's site on uniforms and see for yourself (buy his book if you haven't already--very handy resource). |
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Posted By: Mike H
That isn't Foxx or Cochran |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
That's a good answer, Mike. We were missing the forrest for the trees. |
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Posted By: jay behrens
Looking closer, it doesn't look anything like Cochrane either. |
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Posted By: Todd Schultz
Looks too skinny. Still, compare his mug from the 1939-46 exhibit to the photo, changing that Jimmy Cagney smile to a "whoops, I flocked up" look. |
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Posted By: Todd Schultz
having looked at it more painstakingly, I can say with some certainty that it is not Redd Foxx and Johnny Cochrane in that photo. Case closed. |
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Posted By: Daniel Bretta
Looks like Birdie Tebbetts and Johnny Pesky to me. |
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Posted By: barry arnold
your original message title reminded me of that Robin Williams flick involving |
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Posted By: Bob W
The catcher may not be a Tiger, based on the sleeve patch,the Tigers didn't have stripes on the stirrups or a stripe on the sleeve. The catcher may be with the Indians. |
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Posted By: Chris Counts
This picture presents an interesting puzzle. According to the Hall of Fame site, the wartime patch was used from 1942 to 1945. But I have a 1953 Bowman Enos Slaughter wearing the patch. And he was serving in the war from 1943-45. Is the picture on his card really 11 years old? He sure looks like a veteran in it. As for the catcher, I find it hard to believe he's wearing a Tigers' uniform. Let's say for instance it is 1942. We know the catcher is wearing a home uniform with trim on the sleeves. And he's not on the Red Sox. And he's not on the Browns, because they wore white hats. And we also know it's not the Yankees or Senators, because they had no trim on their sleeves. That leaves the White Sox, the Indians and the A's. Does the stadium pictured match any of those ballparks? I certainly can't tell. I guess it's possible the catcher is a National League player, but without bunting in the background, I find it hard to believe it's an All-Star game. I'm curious how this puzzle turns out. It's a great photo ... |
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Posted By: Bob W
The catcher is on the Indians, you can see a part of the "C" to the right of his chest protector. The catchers for the Indians during the war years were Otto Denning, Jim Hegan, and Gene Desautels in 1942 and Buddy Rosar in 43 and 44. |
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Posted By: Chris Counts
I looked at cards of Desautels and Rosar on eBay, and Desautels looks like a pretty good candidate. I found his 1940 Play Ball and his 1953 Mothers' Cookies cards. The Play Ball is a particularly good image. I think it's a tough high number. If anybody on this board has either one of these, could you post it? |
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Posted By: jackgoodman
Hope this helps: |
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Posted By: Richard Simon
Mike is right, no way is that Foxx or Cochrane. |
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Posted By: Mike
I collect Foxx items. I have hundreds of cards and photos of him. As already stated, no way. By the way, the runner looks like Buck Weaver. It's not, but it looks like him. Kind of funny. |
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Posted By: Glenn
Thanks for the input, everybody. I stand corrected. I've been thinking the picture would look cool as the center panel on a T202. Not that I use photoshop, or that the photo is from the right era, just think it has a certain T202 essence to it. |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
Glenn, it's still a nice photo. I don't recall many catcher running down runner photos like that from any era, especially with as clear an imgage. |
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