THAT STINGS!Minnesota Twins' Earl Battey falls to ground after being hit on back with ball pitched by Baltimroe Orioles' Eddie Watt in 5th inning of American League contest in Twin Cities Sunday. Battey, the Twins' catcher, injured his left knee as he fell to the ground and was forced to leave the game.
DATE: 8-1-1966
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: Minnesota Twins
SUBJECT: Earl Battey
ISSUER: Associated Press
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8"x10-7/8"
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: Earl Jesse (Jr.) Battey was born in 1935 in Los Angeles, CA and died in 2003 in Ocala, FL. He played major league baseball from 1955 to 1967 as catcher for the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, appeared in the 1965 World Series, and was selected 4 times as an All-Star. Battey earned a total of 3 Gold Glove Awards as a catcher over the course of his playing career.
SKU: L14400
Item: L14400