DATE: 1952-55 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals SUBJECTS: Red Schoendienst, Eddie Stanky, Howie Pollet, Rest Unidentified APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7"x5" photo in 8-1/2"x6-1/2" vintage mat 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: Albert Fred Schoendienst was born in 1923 in Germantown, IL and died in 2018 in Town and Country, MO. He played major league baseball from 1945 to 1963 as 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and the Milwaukee Braves, appeared in the 1946, 1957 and 1958 World Series, was selected 10 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1989 he was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Edward Raymond Stanky (The Brat or Muggsy) was born in 1915 in Philadelphia, PA and died in 1999 in Fairhope, AL. He played major league baseball from 1943 to 1953 as infielder for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, appeared in the 1947, 1948 and 1951 World Series, and was selected 3 times as an All-Star. His Giants manager Leo Durocher once summed up Stanky's talents: "He can't hit, can't run, can't field. He's no nice guy... all the little SOB can do is win." Howard Joseph Pollet was born in New Orleans, LA and died in 1974 in Houston, TX. He played major league baseball from 1941 to 1956 as pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox, appeared in the 1942 and 1946 World Series, and was selected 3 times as an All-Star. Pollet returned to the field in 1959 as the Cardinals' pitching coach, serving through 1964. In his last season there, St. Louis won the world championship. He then moved back to his adopted city of Houston, Texas in 1965, serving as pitching coach of the Astros for one season. Pollet was a partner of his Buffaloes manager and former Cardinal pilot Eddie Dyer in insurance, real estate and energy businesses in Houston. He retired from baseball and resumed his business career after the 1965 season. SKU: XP12420
Item: XP12420
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