DATE: 1982 ORIGINAL or DUPLICATE: Original Film TEAM: New York Yankees SUBJECT: APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm in standard slide mount NUMBER OF SLIDES: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is an original color transparency (film) which, like original negatives, can be used to produce high-quality prints (and unlike negatives, can be viewed and enjoyed with the naked eye, without having to use software to invert the image). See scan for further details. 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: Joseph Salvatore Altobelli was born in 1932 in Detroit, MI and died in 2021 in Rochester, NY. He played major league baseball from 1955 to 1961 as 1st baseman and outfielder for the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins. lli set a Florida State League record in his first year of pro ball, getting a hit in 36 straight games while playing for the Daytona Beach Explorers in 1951. In 1977, Altobelli took over the San Francisco Giants and stayed there until Dave Bristol replaced him in mid-1979. In 1980, Altobelli led the Columbus Clippers to the International League title, then coached for the New York Yankees in 1981 and 1982. Since 1998, Altobelli has been a radio broadcaster for the Rochester Red Wings. He was inducted into the Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1989. In 2008 he was elected to the International League Hall of Fame. SKU: LS12065
Item: LS12065
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