DATE: 1959 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Chicago Cubs SUBJECTS: Sammy Taylor, Moe Drabowsky, Cal Neeman APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10-1/8"x8" MARKS / STAMPING: Original paper caption remains affixed to the verso. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 3 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: Samuel Douglas Taylor was born in 1933 in Woodruff, SC and died in 2019 in Woodruff, SC. He played major league baseball from 1958 to 1963 as catcher for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians. Myron Walter Drabowsky was born in 1935 in Ozanna, Poland and died in 2006 in Little Rock, AR. He went to college at Trinity College. He played major league baseball from 1956 to 1972 as pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox, and appeared in the 1966 and 1970 World Series. In 1958, still with the Cubs, he gave up Stan Musial's 3,000th hit. In 1963, now with the Athletics, Drabowsky was the losing pitcher in Early Wynn's 300th career win. Drabowsky's greatest moment came in the 1966 World Series. Pitching for the Baltimore Orioles, he struck out eleven batters in relief to win Game 1. The 11 strikeouts remains a World Series record for a relief pitcher, and included six consecutive whiffs, which tied a World Series record. In 1969, he joined the expansion Kansas City Royals and became their first pitcher to win a game. Off the field, Drabowsky earned a reputation as a practical joker and clubhouse prankster. After his playing career ended, he was a coach with the Chicago White Sox in 1986 and with the Chicago Cubs in 1994. He was a minor league pitching instructor for the White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles for over a decade, until a few weeks before his death, living in Sarasota, FL. Calvin Amandus Neeman was born in 1929 in Valmeyer, IL and died in 2015 in Lake St. Louis, MO. He went to college at Illinois Wesleyan University. He played major league baseball from 1957 to 1963 as catcher for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators. SKU: L15187
Item: L15187
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