DATE: 1947-49 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Detroit Tigers SUBJECT: Vic Wertz PHOTOGRAPHER: George Burke APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Handwritten identification of photo's subject. Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 3-1/2"x5-1/2" real photo postcard of Vic Wertz, pictured in his Detroit Tigers uniform circa 1947-49. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1947-49, but this card was produced some time later (no earlier than the 1950's judging by the standard Kodak back). Comes from a large collection of such postcards that we will be listing over the coming months, all having standard postcard backs but being postally unused. 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 item being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Victor Woodrow Wertz was born in York, PA and died in 1983 in Detroit, MI. He played major league baseball from 1947 to 1963 as outfielder and 1st baseman for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, and the Minnesota Twins, appeared in the 1954 World Series, and was selected 4 times as an All-Star. In one of the most famous plays in baseball history, Vic Wertz hit the long fly ball that Willie Mays caught in the 1954 World Series (see The Catch). It went over 450 feet to dead center of the Polo Grounds in New York, and a sportswriter said, "It would have been a home run in any other park, including Yellowstone." He was a World War II veteran, worked in the Detroit area beer distribution business during and after his baseball career, was known for his extreme baldness, and was very well liked by fans because of his winning personality. SKU: GB12852
Item: GB12852
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