DATE: 1946-50 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals SUBJECTS: Enos Slaughter, George Kell APPROXIMATE SIZE: 9"x5-3/4" and 8"x10" doubleweight NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 2 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: Enos Bradsher Slaughter (Country) was born in Roxboro, NC and died in 2002 in Durham, NC. He played major league baseball from 1938 to 1959 as outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics and the Milwaukee Braves, appeared in the 1942, 1946, 1956, 1957 and 1958 World Series, was selected 10 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. In 1946 he led the National League with 130 RBI and led the Cardinals to a World Series win over the Boston Red Sox. In the seventh game of that series, Slaughter made a famous "Mad Dash" for home from first base on Harry Walker's double in the eighth inning of game seven with two outs and the game tied 3-3. This play was named #10 on the Sporting News list of Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments in 2001. Slaughter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985; his jersey number nine was retired by the Cardinals in 1996, and the team dedicated a statue depicting his famous Mad Dash in 1999. George Clyde Kell was born in Swifton, AR and died in 2009 in Swifton, AR. He went to college at Arkansas State University. He played major league baseball from 1943 to 1957 as infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, was selected 10 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. Following his retirement as a player, Kell worked as a play-by-play announcer for the Orioles (1957), CBS television (1958), NBC radio (1962), and the Tigers (1959-1996). From 1975 until his retirement in broadcasting, Kell was joined on Tiger telecasts by Al Kaline as color commentator. Kell had a relaxed, easygoing "country-gentleman" style of announcing. In contrast to his compatriot Ernie Harwell, who opened his radio broadcasts with "Hiya, Tiger fans!", Kell traditionally opened his broadcasts with "Good EVE-ning, everyone!" When paired with colorman Larry Olsterman, the opening was often "Thank you Larry and good afternoon." Kell was also known for particular colloquialisms in his style, such as always referring to a high pitch near the batter's eyes as being "up in his wheelhouse", or a hard-hit home run being "tommyhawked" into the stands. A particularly good catch was exemplified by "Speared by (Aurelio) Rodriguez! Whale of a play!" His home run call was simple but delivered with rising pitch: "Long drive...way back...could be...it is! Home run! The game-ending out, whether it meant a Tiger win or loss, usually merited a decrescendo: "Fly ball to centerfield...this should be the ballgame... it is." Kell also relayed stories of his Hall of Fame career in the same folksy style. A favorite story of his was about the incident when his jaw was broken by a line drive off the bat of Joe DiMaggio. "I got up, made the play at third, then passed out." Kell served ten years on the Arkansas State Highway Commission (1973-83) and owns a car dealership, George Kell Motors, in Newport, Arkansas. SKU: XP12037
Item: XP12037
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