Boston Red Sox base runner George Kell slides safely across home plate as a throw to Philadelphia Athletics catcher Billy Shantz gets away. Athletics pitcher Bob Trice and home plate umpire Nestor Chylak look on at Fenway Park.
Original data from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Athletics vs. Red Sox at Fenway, ca. 1950-1959
Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
The A's one-year uniform style makes this 1954. A's pitcher Bob Trice was the only other black player on the Athletics in 1954 besides Vic Power (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).
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