TIGER CATCHER BEANEDRudy York, Detroit Tiger catcher, is shown being taken from the field on a streeetcher after he was beaned by a pitched ball in the fourth inning of the Detroit-Washington game at Griffith Stadium here, on July 21. York was rushed to a hospital, where X-rays were taken of his head to determine the seriousness of his injury.
DATE OF IMAGE: 7-21-1938
PRINT DATE: 1960s
ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period
TEAM: Detroit Tigers
SUBJECT: Rudy York
ISSUER: United Press International
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x8-1/8"
MARKS / STAMPING: Original paper caption remains affixed.
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: Preston Rudolph York was born in Ragland, AL and died in 1970 in Rome, GA. He played major league baseball from 1934 to 1948 as 1st baseman and catcher for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, and was selected 7 times as an All-Star. In 1947 York nearly died when a fire, believed to have been started by a cigarette, swept his hotel room. He was led to safety, but after a slow start, he was traded to the White Sox in the midseason. He was given his unconditional release in February 1948 and picked up by the Athletics, for what would be his final season as a big leaguer. After retiring, he coached for the Red Sox four seasons, serving as an interim manager in 1959 (one game).
SKU: X03255
Item: X03255