PORTRAIT OF A TIRED PITCHERThis is how 39-year-old Sal Maglie, Brooklyn Dodgers' pitcher, looked as he made his way to dressing room after winning opening game of World Series over New York Yankees, 6-3. Sal was in frequent difficulty throughout the game. He struck out ten, walked four and gave the Yankees nine hits. DATE: 10-3-1956 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: Brooklyn Dodgers SUBJECT: Sal Maglie ISSUER: Associated Press APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8-1/8"x10" 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: Salvatore Anthony Maglie (The Barber) was born in 1917 in Niagara Falls, NY and died in 1992 in Niagara Falls, NY. He went to college at Niagara University. He played major league baseball from 1945 to 1958 as pitcher for the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals, appeared in the 1951, 1954 and 1956 World Series, and was selected in 1951 and 1952 as an All-Star. Sal Maglie made his major league debut in 1945 with the New York Giants at the "old" age of 28. After the season, he jumped to the Mexican League. All of the players who jumped to Mexico were suspended indefinitely by Commissioner Happy Chandler and Maglie would not appear in another major league game until 1950. When Maglie returned, he began the season in the bullpen before moving into the starting rotation. Maglie was 18-4 while eating up 206 innings for the Giants. He also led the league in ERA. Maglie gained his interesting nickname, 'The Barber', because he would throw the ball around batters' chins who were crowding the plate. While pitching for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 World Series, Maglie was the losing pitcher in Don Larsen's perfect game on October 8, 1956. After his playing days ended, he became a coach. He was a member of the Boston Red Sox staff from 1960 to 1962 and again in 1966 and 1967. Maglie also served a stint on the Seattle Pilots coaching staff in their only season, 1969. SKU: X03343
Item: X03343
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