DATE: Spring 1966 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Chicago White Sox SUBJECTS: Gene Freese, Don Buford APPROXIMATE SIZE: 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: Eugene Lewis Freese (Augie) was born in 1934 in Wheeling, WV and died in 2013 in New Orleans, LA. He went to college at West Liberty State College. He played major league baseball from 1955 to 1966 as 2nd and 3rd baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, and appeared in the 1961 World Series. Donald Alvin Buford was born in 1937 in Linden, TX and went to college at the University of Southern California. He played major league baseball from 1963 to 1972 as 2nd and 3rd baseman and outfielder for the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, appeared in the 1969, 1970 and 1971 World Series, and was selected in 1971 as an All-Star. From 1973 to 1976, Buford played for the Nankai Hawks in Japan. After his playing career, he was a San Francisco Giants coach from 1981 to 1984 and a member of the Baltimore Orioles staff in 1994. He was also a Washington Nationals coach in 2005. Additionally, he managed the 1992 Hagerstown Suns, 1993 Bowie Baysox, 2003 Bluefield Orioles, 2004 Aberdeen IronBirds, and 2006 Daytona Cubs. In 2008 he was elected to the International League Hall of Fame. SKU: XP12431
Item: XP12431
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