"California at Bat: America's Pastime in the Golden State" Press Image
“CALIFORNIA AT BAT: AMERICA’S PASTIME IN THE GOLDEN STATE” EXHIBIT PRESS IMAGES & IMAGE CREDITS
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DESCRIPTION: Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972) broke the color barrier as the first African American Major Leag ue Baseball player of the modern era in 1947, when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers as second baseman.
CREDIT: Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1954, by Bob Sandberg, Look Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.
DESCRIPTION: “The Jackie Robinson Story” (1950) is a biographical film starring Jackie Robinson as himself depicting Robinson's fight against racism as the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era.
CREDIT: “The Jackie Robinson Story” (1950) one -sheet movie poster courtesy of the Stephen Wong Collection.
DESCRIPTION: Born in Martinez, CA and raised in San Francisco, Joe DiMaggio (1914 – 1999) played for the New York Yankees from 1936 to 1951. Nicknamed “Joltin’ Joe” and “The Yankee Clipper,” he is best known for his 56-game hitting streak from May 15 to July 16, 1941, a record that still stands in 2018.
CREDIT: Joe DiMaggio, 1936, by Charles Colon courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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DESCRIPTION: During the 13 seasons Joe DiMaggio played for the New York Yankees, the club won 10 American League pennants and nine World Series championships.
CREDIT: Joe DiMaggio 1936 rookie New York Yankees home uniform courtesy of Stephen Wong. Photo by Francesco Sapienza.
DESCRIPTION: Born and raised in San Diego, CA, Ted Williams (1918 – 2002) quickly gained recognition as one of the sport’s greatest hitters after he joined the Boston Red Sox in 1939. Williams, who played his entire 19-year career for the Red Sox, retired in 1960 with a .344 batting average, 521 home runs and a .482 on-base percentage, the highest of all time.
CREDIT: Ted Williams (1918 – 2002), Boston Red Sox rookie center fielder, 1939, public domain.
DESCRIPTION: Ted Williams (1918 – 2002) endorsed many products during his Major League Baseball career and appeared in advertisements for Moxie soda, Louisville Slugger bats, Havoline Motor Oil and many other brands. After his 1960 retirement, Williams was hired by Sears to develop an extensive line of sporting equipment.
CREDIT: Original Ted Williams Moxie advertising display, circa 1950s, courtesy of the Stephen Wong Collection.
DESCRIPTION: Willie Mays (b. 1931) is widely regarded as baseball’s greatest all-around player. Dubbed “The Say Hey Kid,” Mays led the New York and San Francisco Giants to World Series wins in 1954 and 1962 and played in 24 All-Star games, a record he shares with Hank Aaron and Stan Musial.
CREDIT: Wille Mays, circa 1962, courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library and Museum.
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DESCRIPTION: Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sanford “Sandy” Koufax (b. 1935) was the first major leaguer to pitch four no-hitters, and the first to average striking out over nine batters per game.
CREDIT: Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers posed pitching, circa 1963, courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library and Museum.
DESCRIPTION: The eighth player to pitch a perfect game in baseball history, Sandy Koufax was the youngest player ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at the age of 36 in 1972.
CREDIT: Sandy Koufax 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers road jersey courtesy of the Stephen Wong Collection. Photo by Francesco Sapienza.
DESCRIPTION: California native Dottie Wiltse Collins (1923-2008) was a six-season pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League’s Minneapolis Millerettes and Fort Wayne Daisies in 1940s.
CREDIT: Dottie Wiltse Collins, 1940s. Courtesy of the History Museum, South Bend, Indiana – The National Repository for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
DESCRIPTION: Recognized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was the subject of the 1992 film “A League of Their Own” directed by Penny Marshall.
CREDIT: “A League of Their Own,” (1992) one-sheet movie poster, courtesy of Poster Collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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DESCRIPTION: The Sacramento Solons played in the Pacific Coast League during several non-consecutive periods from 1903 to 1976 and won the pennant in 1942. The team’s name was taken from the ancient Greek lawmaker Solon to reference the city’s role as the capital of California.
CREDIT: Sacramento Solons, Edmonds Field, 1942, courtesy of the Alan O’Connor Collection.
DESCRIPTION: The Sacramento Solons were affiliated with Major League Baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals from 1936 to 1944 and incorporated the St. Louis mascot into their logo during that period.
CREDIT: 1941 Sacramento Solons program courtesy of the Alan O’Connor Collection.
DESCRIPTION: Entrance to Edmonds Field, home of the Pacific Coast League’s Sacramento Solons until 1960, at the intersection of Broadway and Riverside.
CREDIT: Edmonds Field entrance, Sacramento, 1944 by McCurry Foto Co., courtesy of the California State Library.
DESCRIPTION: A complimentary guest pass to a Sacramento Solons game at Edmonds Field.
CREDIT: Circa 1940s Edmonds Field pass courtesy of the California State Library.
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DESCRIPTION: Boston Red Sox players, including Harry Hooper (1887-1974) born in Bell Station, CA on far right, walk onto the field of the 1912 World Series.
CREDIT: Boston Red Sox, 1912 World Series, courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.
DESCRIPTION:
Custom-made for the Boston Red Sox for the 1912 World Series, this
mackinaw coat worn by Hall of Famer Harry Hooper (1887 – 1974) is
the only mackinaw coat from that Series known to still exist in 2018.
CREDIT:
1912 World Series Harry Hooper Boston Red Sox mackinaw coat
courtesy of Stephen Wong. Photo by Francesco Sapienza.
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