What image would you choose to have Graig paint for you...

[GKreindler]

Hey Mark,

That Clemente shot is definitely from Ebbets Field. If I remember correctly, it was a line drive that was caught off of the bat of Pee Wee Reese. I also think it was an early July game in '55. I'm sure Jimmy can weigh in, as the photo probably still has the slug.

Anywho, that wall in Brooklyn must have been so damn interesting. What's so wonderful about it is that sometimes, I forget exactly how large it was. I mean, you can see it in panoramic photos of the ballpark and all, but it's only when I see an actual player in front of it that I remember how much vertical real estate it took up.

What a park that place must have been...

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Hey Mark,

That Clemente shot is definitely from Ebbets Field. If I remember correctly, it was a line drive that was caught off of the bat of Pee Wee Reese. I also think it was an early July game in '55. I'm sure Jimmy can weigh in, as the photo probably still has the slug.

Anywho, that wall in Brooklyn must have been so damn interesting. What's so wonderful about it is that sometimes, I forget exactly how large it was. I mean, you can see it in panoramic photos of the ballpark and all, but it's only when I see an actual player in front of it that I remember how much vertical real estate it took up.

What a park that place must have been...

Graig is spot-on as usual. I have the photo in front of me and the slug reads:

LEAPING CLEMENTE---

NEW YORK----PITTSBURGH'S ROBERTO CLEMENTE GOES HIGH ONTO THE RIGHTFIELD WALL TO GRAB PEE WEE REESE'S BLAST IN THE SECOND INNING OF TODAY'S FIRST GAME BETWEEN THE PIRATES AND THE DODGERS AT EBBITS FIELD.

7-3-55 PHOTO BY HERB SCHARFMAN

From "A Portrait of Baseball Photography"

"A photographer for International News, The New York Mirror and the Brooklyn Dodgers in his early days, Scharfman became one of the greatest sports photographers of his generation."

Amazingly, this 55 year old photograph remains in stunning NM condition.

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