Fred Saigh (center) owner of the St. Louis Cardinals who has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $15,000 for income tax evasion, is greeted by club manager Eddie Stanky (left) and William Walsingham, Jr., club vice president on his arrival here 1/29. Saigh flew east to meet with Commissioner Ford Frick adn National League president Warren Giles. DATE: 1953 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 3 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals SUBJECTS: Eddie Stanky, William Walsingham Jr, Fred Saigh APPROXIMATE SIZE: 9-1/8"x7" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Edward Raymond Stanky (The Brat or Muggsy) was born in 95 in Philadelphia, PA and died in 999 in Fairhope, AL. He played major league baseball from 943 to 953 as infielder for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, appeared in the 947, 948 and 95 World Series, and was selected 3 times as an All-Star. His Giants manager Leo Durocher once summed up Stanky's talents: "He can't hit, can't run, can't field. He's no nice guy... all the little SOB can do is win." SKU: XP11719
Item: XP11719
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