Hope It's Only Surface Injury, Says A's Trainer Shantz Pulls Back Muscle Pitchi! By Will Cloney. Bobby Shantz. Bobby Shantz was voted the American League's most valuable player last year although he didn't make a single appearance at Fenway Park. In fact until yesterday he hadn't started a game here since July 10, 1949, when he lasted just a third of an inning. And yesetrday after 3 2-3 innings of hitless hurling he wound up with his left arm in a sling. "This should have been a perfect day for a pitcher," grieved Bobby, "and look what happened to me. With the wind at my back I was feeling fine until I threw the first pitch to Sammy White after two out in the fourth. I felt somthing pull a little at the back of my shoulder. Then the next pitch-bang. It really pulled." Trainer Packy Schwarz hustled Bobby into the first aid room and plunked him on the rubbing table, spikes and all. With experienced fingers he quickly
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- Title:
- Hope It's Only Surface Injury, Says A's Trainer Shantz Pulls Back Muscle Pitchi! By Will Cloney. Bobby Shantz. Bobby Shantz was voted the American League's most valuable player last year although he didn't make a single appearance at Fenway Park. In fact until yesterday he hadn't started a game here since July 10, 1949, when he lasted just a third of an inning. And yesetrday after 3 2-3 innings of hitless hurling he wound up with his left arm in a sling. "This should have been a perfect day for a pitcher," grieved Bobby, "and look what happened to me. With the wind at my back I was feeling fine until I threw the first pitch to Sammy White after two out in the fourth. I felt somthing pull a little at the back of my shoulder. Then the next pitch-bang. It really pulled." Trainer Packy Schwarz hustled Bobby into the first aid room and plunked him on the rubbing table, spikes and all. With experienced fingers he quickly
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[Information from item housing] Shantz, Bob Phil. Athletics Rookie Pitcher
- Date:
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[ca. May 1953]
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Photographs
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Photographic prints
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
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Baseball
Baseball players
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : print ; sheet 230 x 184 mm
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- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/34852r607
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