Frankl Lary (17), Detroit right-hander, smiles with Billy Bruton in the dugout after pitching a four-hitter tonight to beat the Cleveland Indians, 6-0. Bruton got four of the Tigers' 16 hits, driving in two runs with a homer and a single. DATE: 8-24-1961 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: Detroit Tigers SUBJECTS: Bill Bruton, Frank Lary APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8-1/8"x10" MARKS / STAMPING: Note the application of editor's paint/mark-ups on the face of this photo. 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: William Haron Bruton was born in 1925 in Panola, AL and died in 1995 in Marshallton, DE. He played major league baseball from 1953 to 1964 as outfielder for the Milwaukee Braves and the Detroit Tigers, and appeared in the 1958 World Series. His brother Jack Bruton played in the Negro Leagues. Frank Strong Lary (Mule, Taters, The Yankee Killer) was born in 1930 in Northport, AL and died in 2017 in Tuscaloosa, AL. He went to college at the University of Alabama. He played major league baseball from 1954 to 1965 as pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets and the Chicago White Sox, and was selected in 1960 and 1961 as an All-Star. SKU: X03323
Item: X03323
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