Boston's Elliott, 3rd sacker, out at first on throw from Keltner to Robinson. Umpire is Bill Grieve. DATE: 10-8-1948 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 3 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Boston Braves SUBJECTS: Bob Elliott, Eddie Robinson, Bill Grieve ISSUER: International News Photo PHOTOGRAPHER: Herb Scharfman APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x8-1/8" 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 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: Robert Irving Elliott (Mr. Team) was born in San Diego, CA and died in 1966 in San Diego, CA. He played major league baseball from 1939 to 1953 as 3rd baseman and outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, appeared in the 1948 World Series, and was selected 7 times as an All-Star. After his playing career ended, Elliott then returned to California and became a manager in the Pacific Coast League, with the San Diego Padres (1955-57) and the Sacramento Solons (1959). After a third-place finish in Sacramento, Elliott received his only major league managing opportunity when he took over the Kansas City Athletics for the 1960 season. It was bad timing; the A's were one of the weakest teams in the American League, and the team's owner, Arnold Johnson, died suddenly just before the season began. The A's won only 58 games while losing 96 (.377) in Elliott's only season at the helm. He was fired by new owner Charles O. Finley at season's end, and replaced by Joe Gordon. In 1961, Elliott was a coach for the expansion Los Angeles Angels during their maiden AL campaign. William Edward Robinson was born in 1920 in Paris, TX and died in 2021 in Bastrop, TX. He played major league baseball from 1942 to 1957 as 1st baseman for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, appeared in the 1948 and 1955 World Series, and was selected 4 times as an All-Star. Eddie Robinson was the field director for the Baltimore Orioles in 1961. Hw moved to the Houston Colt .45s as the assistant GM in 1962-1963 and farm director in 1964-1965. He was the Kansas City A's director of player development in 1967. He was with the Atlanta Braves as farm director from 1968 to 1972 and General Manager from 1973 to 1976. Robinson moved on to the Texas Rangers as GM from 1977 to 1982. From 1993 to 1996, he was the New York Yankees assistant coordinator of scouting. William Thomas Turner Grieve, Jr. (Billy) was born in 1900 in Yonkers, NY and died in 1979 in Yonkers, NY. Bill Grieve was an umpire 22 years (1934-1955), four in the minors (1934-1937) and 18 in the American League (1938-1955). Billy went into the armed forces during World War I, coming home a Sergeant. Once home from the War, Grieve began his umpiring career at Glen Park (now War Memorial Field) in 1922. He also played basketball for four different teams, and coached the Cook Post American Legion Baseball team to the 1926 Junior World Championship. After his first game as an umpire, he knew that being an umpire was what he was meant to do. He signed as an umpire with the Eastern League in 1934 and began his umpiring career at age 33. He umpired in the Northeastern League (1934); New York-Pennsylvania League (1935-1936) and the American Association (1937). While he was working in the Minor Leagues, he served a two-year term in the New York State Assembly (1936-1937). In 1938 his contract was purchased by the American League and his first MLB umpiring assignment was on April 19, 1938 at age 37. In his first week of American League umpiring, he ejected Oral Hildebrand and Ben Chapman in separate incidents. He made the controversial call that gave the Boston Red Sox a victory over and the lead in, the League’s 1949 pennant race with the New York Yankees. He umped his final MLB game on September 25, 1955 at age 55. He umpired in 2,784 games, not including 17 World Series games (1941, 1948 and 1953) and two All-Star Games (1941 and 1949). 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: XP12833
Item: XP12833
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