Baseball Photo Trivia

[fan_since79]

He had much more success at basketball.

 

 

[makepeac]

Detroit native and local high school and college legend Dave Debusschere. I was a Detroit Piston fan back when he played along with Dave Bing, Jimmy Walker, later Bob Lanier. Was sad to see him traded to the Knicks.

The Pistons also had Ron Reed back then, who also pitched in the bigs. Two multi sport pro athletes on the same team. 

[Homebrewer]

5 hours ago, yk9001 said:

It was Clemente.  7 in 1960 and  7 games 11 years later. Wow.

Awesome book I read last winter..that's how I guessed (and maybe just remembered) He always felt undervalued and unappreciated, and even though he played hard every day, he felt that his WS appearances were a chance for him to get some attention on the national level...this is a really good book on a really complicated man..and one of the all time greats.

https://www.amazon.com/Clemente-Passion-Grace-Baseballs-Last-ebook/dp/B00BSBVK4A/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1

[Angel Oracle]

15 hours ago, makepeac said:

Detroit native and local high school and college legend Dave Debusschere. I was a Detroit Piston fan back when he played along with Dave Bing, Jimmy Walker, later Bob Lanier. Was sad to see him traded to the Knicks.

The Pistons also had Ron Reed back then, who also pitched in the bigs. Two multi sport pro athletes on the same team. 

Also, Eddie Miles was on those Pistons teams.   That was back when I first became a basketball fan from watching NBA telecasts in the 1965-66 season while living in Charlotte.  Bing and Walker did come in after that season.

DeBusschere also became to this day the youngest ever NBA head coach at age 24, as the Pistons' player coach.   That is crazy young to be a head coach at any level, much less the NBA.

He did win two NBA titles later on with the Knicks in 1970 and 1973, frustrating my Lakers both times.

[fan_since79]

Those Knicks teams were something else. I got to watch some of their games on TV as I was living in Bucks County, PA and we could pick up a couple of New York stations. I watched more than a few Mets games too during the '69 season.

Acquiring DeBusschere meant that Willis Reed could move to center, where he was much more effective. Reed, DeBusschere, Bradley, Frazier, and Barnett, the starting five in 1970 (later Earl Monroe). The 1973 champs also had Jerry Lucas and Phil Jackson. 

[Angel Oracle]

Dick Barnett started his NBA career with the Lakers in the early 1960's, becoming one of the NBA's best 6th men.

Phil also played on the 1970 Knicks team.

[Angels#1Fan]

The Lakers traded Barnett for Bob Boozer..thank you Fred Schaus..terrible trade.

When I was a kid every Laker fan tried to emulate Barnett's leg kick jumper on the playground. lol

[yk9001]

I've watched highlights of those Knicks teams in the 70s and I think they are completely overrated . Their style of play looks like what a woman's team looks like today . 

[fan_since79]

One of these infielders was MVP in the year this photo was taken. Another was MVP in an earlier year.

[makepeac]

3B Ken Boyer NL MVP in '64 far left, 1B Orlando Cepeda MVP in '67 far right, SS Dal Maxvill and 2B Julian Javier in middle. 

[fan_since79]

MVP in an earlier year than 1964, so it's not Cepeda.

Boyer and Javier are correct. I'll admit the SS is not easy. I wouldn't have gotten it.

 

[makepeac]

Now that I'm not looking at the pic on a smartphone screen it's Bill White and Dick Groat. Wondered why they showed the old style unis. Cepeda would have still been with the Giants at this point.

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, makepeac said:

Now that I'm not looking at the pic on a smartphone screen it's Bill White and Dick Groat. Wondered why they showed the old style unis. Cepeda would have still been with the Giants at this point.

That's right. Starting infield of the 1964 Cardinals. L to R: Boyer, Groat, Javier, and White. 

[fan_since79]

found this on Facebook. Hope it's not fake news:

Sam Crawford hit 309 triples in 10,594 career plate appearances.

Last year the entire American League hit 371 triples in 92,040 plate appearances.

[fan_since79]

in honor of the holiday:

President Eisenhower makes a grand entrance at the 1956 World Series at Ebbets Field.

[Dick B Back]

22 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

in honor of the holiday:

President Eisenhower makes a grand entrance at the 1956 World Series at Ebbets Field.

And I'm sure everyone knows Ike played professional ball under an assumed name for some bucks. He didn't want to lose his amateur status to be able to play both baseball and football at West Point

[Homebrewer]

Read that Ike and Mamie were pretty much detested by the White House staff. Ike trotted around like he was in a country club, and Mamie was very cold and demanding, and had breakfast in bed every morning. They never bothered to learn anyone's names and treated the staff like shit.

[Angel Oracle]

On 2/19/2017 at 11:18 AM, Angels#1Fan said:

When I was a kid every Laker fan tried to emulate Barnett's leg kick jumper on the playground. lol

Fall Back Baby!

[fan_since79]

A son consoles his father after a tough loss.

 

[Angel Oracle]

Gotta be 1967 Red Sox manager Dick Williams and his son.

[makepeac]

Wonder if this is after their Game 7 WS loss to the Cardinals in October 1967 or two months later when he found out that his Cy Young award winning pitcher Jim Lonborg tore up his knee while skiing? 

[fan_since79]

It's rookie manager Dick Williams after his Red Sox team lost Game 7 to Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967.

He would end up winning 4 pennants and two World Series titles. His stint as manager of the Angels was a disappointment, however.

[fan_since79]

4 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Gotta be 1967 Red Sox manager Dick Williams and his son.

The calendar on the wall was a big help, I'm sure.

[Angel Oracle]

Actually, I already knew before looking at that calendar.   It looked like a young Williams, and I knew that he managed the Impossible Dream team in 1967.

[fan_since79]

He was kind to children. Too bad baseball wasn't kind to him.