RANSOM DIDN'T MAKE ITRansom Jackson (2), Chicago Cubs third baseman, is out at second base on an attempted double play in second inning today, as Eddie Stanky, New York Giants second baseman, fires ball to first. But Stanky's throw to first baseman Whitey Lockman was bad, allowing the batter, Kevin Connors, to advance to second. New York won 4-3.
DATE: 7-31-1951
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: New York Giants
SUBJECTS: Eddie Stanky, Randy Jackson
ISSUER: Associated Press
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8-1/8"x10"
NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1
COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a number of photos to be offered which hail from the personal collection of All-Star player and manager Eddie Stanky. 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 1915 in Philadelphia, PA and died in 1999 in Fairhope, AL. He played major league baseball from 1943 to 1953 as infielder for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, appeared in the 1947, 1948 and 1951 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."
Ransom Joseph Jackson (Handsom Ransom) was born in 1926 in Little Rock, AR and died in 2019 in Athens, GA. He played major league baseball from 1950 to 1959 as 3rd baseman for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians, appeared in the 1956 World Series, and was selected in 1954 and 1955 as an All-Star. Later after baseball he sold life and health insurance.
SKU: XP12868
Item: XP12868