Gov. Hurley throws out the first ball as Joe Cronin and McCarthy watch, at Fenway

Gov. Hurley throws out the first ball as Joe Cronin and McCarthy watch, at Fenway

Item Information

Title:
Gov. Hurley throws out the first ball as Joe Cronin and McCarthy watch, at Fenway
Description:
Massachusetts Governor Charles Hurley throws out the first pitch on Opening Day of the 1937 season at Fenway Park. He is flanked by Red Sox manager Joe Cronin, New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy, and Red Sox team owner Tom Yawkey.
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
April 23, 1937
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Glass negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Sports: Identified [Baseball]
Subjects:
Sports spectators
Baseball managers
Governors
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.)
Cronin, Joe, 1906-1984
Hurley, Charles Francis, 1893-1946
Yawkey, Thomas A., 1903-1976
McCarthy, Joe (Joseph), 1887-1978
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/b5644v40p
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Gov. Hurley throws out the first ball as Joe Cronin and McCarthy watch, at Fenway, 1937
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.
Accession #:
08_06_010756