DATE: 1939 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Chicago Cubs SUBJECTS: Dick Bartell, Hank Leiber, Gus Mancuso APPROXIMATE SIZE: 9"x7" MARKS / STAMPING: Associated Press Photo stamp. Stamped file date. Remnants of original paper caption remain affixed (actual caption is absent). NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. 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: Richard William Bartell (Rowdy Richard or Shortwave) was born in 1907 in Chicago, IL and died in 1995 in Alameda, CA. He played major league baseball from 1927 to 1946 as infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers, appeared in the 1936, 1937 and 1940 World Series, and was selected in 1933 and 1937 as an All-Star. Bartell later managed and coached in the minor leagues for ten years. Henry Edward Leiber was born in 1911 in Phoenix, AZ and died in 1993 in Tucson, AZ. He went to college at the University of Arizona. He played major league baseball from 1933 to 1942 as outfielder and 1st baseman for the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, appeared in the 1936 and 1937 World Series, and was selected 3 times as an All-Star. August Rodney Mancuso (Blackie) was born in Galveston, TX and died in 1984 in Houston, TX. He played major league baseball from 1928 to 1945 as catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, appeared in the 1930, 1931, 1933, 1936 and 1937 World Series, and was selected in 1935 and 1937 as an All-Star. He was the brother of Frank Mancuso. SKU: L00137
Item: L00137
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