| DATE SHOT: 1946 SUBJECTS: Frank McCormick, Charlie Gilbert, Andy Seminick APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x8-1/8" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Frank McCormick and Charlie Gilbert ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Signature is original, Photo is Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot SIGNERS: Frank McCormick COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for signature quality and photo condition. This is one of a number of photos and ephemera to be offered this week which hail from the personal collection of All-Star player Andy Seminick. 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: Frank Andrew McCormick (Buck) was born in New York, NY and died in 1982 in Manhasset, NY. He played major league baseball from 1934 to 1948 as 1st baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, appeared in the 1939, 1940 and 1948 World Series, and was selected 9 times as an All-Star. In 1958, McCormick became the Reds analyst on WLWT-TV, where he stayed through the 1968 season. Charles Mader Gilbert was born in New Orleans, LA and died in 1983 in New Orleans, LA. He played major league baseball from 1940 to 1947 as outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies. Andrew Wasil Seminick was born in 1920 in Pierce, WV and died in 2004 in Melbourne, FL. He played major league baseball from 1943 to 1957 as catcher for the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, appeared in the 1950 World Series, and was selected in 1949 as an All-Star. After retiring, Seminick worked for the Philadelphia organization for the rest of his life. First, as a coach with the Phillies (1957-58), then managed 11 Phillies' minor-league teams (1959-66, 1970-73), and returned as a coach for the Phillies (1967-69). After that, he scouted and served as a roving minor-league instructor for the Phillies (1974 to mid-1980s). Notably, ninety of the players he managed or coached eventually played in the major leagues. In the 1990s, Seminick served as a catching instructor for Philadelphia in spring training and in the Florida Instructional League. SKU: XP12761
Item: XP12761
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