DATE: 1951 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: New York Giants SUBJECTS: Whitey Lockman, Rocky Bridges ISSUER: International News Photos APPROXIMATE SIZE: 9"x7" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a number of photos to be offered which hail from the personal collection of All-Star player and manager Eddie Stanky. 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: Carroll Walter Lockman was born in 1926 in Lowell, NC and died in 2009 in Phoenix, AZ. He played major league baseball from 1945 to 1960 as 1st baseman and outfielder for the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds, appeared in the 1951 and 1954 World Series, and was selected in 1952 as an All-Star. Lockman's coaching career began immediately after his playing days ended, as he joined the Reds' staff in 1960 under skipper Fred Hutchinson. In 1961, when his old mate, Alvin Dark, became manager of the Giants, Lockman became his third base coach, serving through 1964. Lockman then joined the Chicago Cubs as a minor league manager, coach and Director of Player Development. In July 1972, he succeeded his old mentor, Leo Durocher, as Cubs' manager and the revitalized Cubbies won 39 of 65 games to improve two places in the standings. Lockman managed the Cubs with owner Phil Wrigley hellbent on dismantling the team. Nonetheless Lockman brought on young talent such as Burt Hooton, Rick Reuschel and Bill Madlock and kept the team in contention. But losing marks in 1973 and into 1974 cost Lockman his job; he was relieved of his duties 24 July 1974 and moved back into the Chicago front office. He finished with a career major league managing record of 157-162 (.492). Lockman later was Chicago’s Player Development Supervisor (1971); Assistant to Vice President/Director of Player Development (1972-1974; Vice President, Director of Player Development (1975); and Vice President/Director of Player Development 1976-1989). He was then with the Montreal Expos as a Senior Consultant, Player Personnel/ Special Assistant to the GM (1990-1992) and the Florida Marlins in various advisory/consultant capacities (1993-2001). He retired after the 2001 season, rounding out a 59 year baseball career. Everett Lamar Bridges was born in 1927 in Refugio, TX and died in 2015 in Coeur d’Alene, ID. He played major league baseball from 1951 to 1961 as infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Angels, and was selected in 1958 as an All-Star. His minor league managerial career is profiled in Jim Bouton's collection of baseball articles and essays entitled I Managed Good, But Boy Did They Play Bad. SKU: XP12426
Item: XP12426
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