DATE: 2-10-2001 ORIGINAL or DUPLICATE: Original Film SUBJECTS: 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: Lawrence Peter Berra was born in 925 in St. Louis, MO and died in 205 in West Caldwell, NJ. He played major league baseball from 946 to 965 as catcher for the New York Yankees and a few games with the New York Mets, appeared in 4 World Series, was selected 8 as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 972. Berra also managed the 964 New York Yankees, the 972-75 New York Mets, and then the Yankees again from 984-85. He has become a beloved figure in American sport, which in some ways has obscured his immense talents as a competitive athlete. Berra, who quit school in the eighth grade, has a tendency toward malapropism and fracturing the English language in highly provocative, interesting ways. Simultaneously denying and confirming his reputation, Berra once stated, "I didn't really say everything I said." In 999, Berra appeared at No. 40 on The Sporting News' list of the 00 Greatest Baseball Players, and fan balloting elected him to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. At the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Berra had the honor of being the last of the 49 Hall of Famers in attendance to be announced. He received the loudest standing ovation of the Hall of Famers due to playing and managing both New York ballclubs. Maurice Morning Wills was born in 932 in Washington, DC. He played major league baseball from 959 to 972 as shortstop and 3rd baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, appeared in the 959, 963, 965 and 966 World Series, and was selected 5 times as an All-Star. Wills was selected as the 962 National League MVP and 962 Major League Player of the Year. After his playing days, he became a baserunning guru, working for a number of teams, and managed in the winter leagues. He was hired by the Seattle Mariners to succeed Darrell Johnson as manager in 980, but his stay at the helm was disastrous. Distracted by off-field problems, he led the Mariners to a lusterless 20-38 record to finish the 980 season. With rumors of discontent running rife during spring training in 98, he was picked by Sports Illustrated as the manager most likely to be fired in its season preview issue, and made that prediction a reality by leading the team to a 6-8 start that spelled the end of his tenure. The team improved noticeably under his successor, Rene Lachemann. Still, Wills is only the third black man to manage in the major leagues, after Frank Robinson and Larry Doby. He is the father of Bump Wills. Donald Newcombe (Newk) was born in 926 in Madison, NJ and died in 209 in Santa Monica, CA. He played major league baseball from 949 to 960 as pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians, appeared in the 949, 955 and 956 World Series, and was selected 4 times as an All-Star. Newcombe was the 949 National League Rookie of the Year earned a Cy Young, National League MVP and Pitcher of the Year honors for his performance during the 956 season. After retiring from the major leagues, he played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan in 962 as a first baseman and outfielder. He later worked in the front office of the Dodgers. SKU: LCD01603
Item: LCD01603
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