DATE: 1966 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Chicago White Sox SUBJECTS: Leo Durocher, William Eckert, Eddie Stanky ISSUER: Sports Illustrated PHOTOGRAPHER: Herb Scharfman APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7-7/8"x9-7/8" doubleweight 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: Leo Ernest Durocher (The Lip) was born in West Springfield, MA and died in 1991 in Palm Springs, CA. He played major league baseball from 1925 to 1945 as shortstop for the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, appeared in the 1928 and 1934 World Series, was selected 3 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. Durocher managed the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939-46 and 1948, the New York Giants from 1948-55, the Chicago Cubs from 1966-72, and the Houston Astros from 1972-73. William D. Eckert (Spike) was born in 1909 in Freeport, IL and died in 1971 in Grand Bahama, Bahamas. The little known fourth Commissioner of Baseball, William Eckert is probably the least known of the men who held the office. When Ford Frick announced his retirement, the short list included Joe Cronin, Lee MacPhail, and Gabe Paul but the owners selected General Eckert instead. Eckert was a West Point graduate who later attended Harvard Business School. At the time of his election, he was the ultimate outsider, having not seen a game in person for ten years. In fact one of the oft-repeated quips about him is that someone is supposed to have said, upon hearing of his election "My God, they've just elected the unknown soldier!" Among Eckert's moves in office were voiding Tom Seaver's signing with the Atlanta Braves and overseeing the expansion of 1969. He was asked to resign in 1969, when the owners lost confidence in his leadership. He did so and died two years later while playing tennis in the Bahamas. 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." Herbie Scharfman was born in 1912 and died in 1998. A photographer for International News, The New York Mirror and the Brooklyn Dodgers in his earlier days, Scharfman became one of the greatest sports photographers of his generation. His works have been made famous throughout the pages and covers of Sports Illustrated ever since the magazine's inception. SKU: XP12382
Item: XP12382
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