SAFE ON SLIDEGene Mauch, of the Cubs, slides home a step ahead of Del Ennis' throw in the fifth inning of the first game between Chicago and the Phillies. Mauch raced in on Hal Jeffcoat's safety to right. Umpire Robb calls the play as catcher Andy Seminick makes a vain stab at Mauch. The Cubs won, 6 to 2.
DATE OF IMAGE: 6-27-1948
PRINT DATE: 1990s
ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 4 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, in a later period
TEAM: Chicago Cubs
SUBJECTS: Gene Mauch, Andy Seminick
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x8"
MARKS / STAMPING: Note that the signatures shown are facsimiles (i.e. printed as part of the image). This photo is NOT hand-signed. Please bid accordinly.
NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1
COMMENTS / 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: Gene William Mauch (Skip) was born in 1925 in Salina, KS and died in 2005 in Rancho Mirage, CA. He played major league baseball from 1944 to 1957 as infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox. After nine seasons as a journeyman middle infielder and three seasons as a player-manager in the minor leagues, Gene Mauch went on to manage four major league clubs. His record in his short time in the minors was outstanding, as he won the American Association playoffs at the helm of the Minneapolis Millers in both 1958 and 1959. He also managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1960-68), Montreal Expos (1969-75), Minnesota Twins (1976-80), and the California Angels (1981-83, 85-87). In 2004 he was elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
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: XP12743
Item: XP12743