DATE: 1980s ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Kansas City Royals SUBJECTS: Hal McRae, Tim Laudner, Jack W O'Connor APPROXIMATE SIZE: 9-1/2"x6-1/2" 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: Harold Abraham McRae was born in 1945 in Avon Park, FL and went to college at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He played major league baseball from 1968 to 1987 as outfielder and designated hitter for the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals, appeared in the 1970, 1972, 1980 and 1985 World Series, and was selected 3 times as an All-Star. The father of Brian McRae, Hal McRae was his son's manager with the Kansas City Royals from 1991 to 1994. Unfortunately for McRae, many younger fans remember him for his famous 1993 tirade against the media during which he ranted and raved before throwing a telephone and bloodying the face of a reporter. He was the first player to make his career essentially as a designated hitter. Originally an outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds, a shoulder injury took away his throwing arm at a young age, but he found a home as the DH of the Kansas City Royals for a number of seasons. He was still a part-time outfielder for the Royals from 1973 to 1975, but he really thrived after becoming a full-time DH, even leading the American League in RBI in 1982 and finishing second in the batting race to teammate George Brett in 1976. In addition to stints as skipper of the Royals and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, McRae has also been hitting coach for the Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals. Timothy Jon Laudner was born in 1958 in Mason City, IA and went to college at University of Missouri Columbia. He played major league baseball from 1981 to 1989 as catcher for the Minnesota Twins, appeared in the 1987 World Series, and was selected in 1988 as an All-Star. Jack William O'Connor was born in 1958 in Twentynine Palms, CA. He played major league baseball from 1981 to 1987 as pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos and the Baltimore Orioles. SKU: SPP01476
Item: SPP01476
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