AFTER THE BALKING WAS OVEREddie Stanky (left) signed a two-year contract yesterday to manage the Cardinals, while Owner Fred Saigh looked on with approval.
DATE: 1951
ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot
TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals
SUBJECTS: Eddie Stanky, Fred Saigh
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x7-7/8"
MARKS / STAMPING: Clipped caption from unidentified publication in which the photo ran remains affixed to the verso.
NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1
COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a number of photos to be offered which hail 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."
SKU: XP12380
Item: XP12380