DATE: 1951 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: New York Giants SUBJECTS: Sal Maglie, Jim Hearn, Eddie Stanky APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x8" Doubleweight 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: 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. James Tolbert Hearn (Big Jim) was born in 1921 in Atlanta, GA and died in 1998 in Boca Grande, FL. He went to college at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He played major league baseball from 1947 to 1959 as pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, appeared in the 1951 World Series, and was selected in 1952 as an All-Star. He was nicknamed "Big Jim" because of his height. He retired in 1959 after tearing a ligament in his back. He died of Hodgkins disease in 1998. 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." SKU: XP12460
Item: XP12460
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