JIM GENTILE 1966 Houston Astros Vintage News Wire Photo

DATE SHOT: 1966

SUBJECT: Jim Gentile

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 5"x11"

MARKS / STAMPING: Penned notation of the photo's date. Caption is embedded in the obverse image as is typical with wire photos.

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

COMMENTS / CONDITION: See scans for further details including condition.

BIO: James Edward Gentile (Diamond Jim) was born in 1934 in San Francisco, CA. He played major league baseball from 1957 to 1966 as 1st baseman for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Houston Astros and the Cleveland Indians, and was selected 3 times as an All-Star.

SKU: L11091

Item: L11091