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Leon 04-13-2019 04:40 PM

1942 Sporting News Braves 8 x 10 Spahny?
 
Do you guys think the taller guy in the middle row, with the big nose, might be Warren Spahn? He was on the team for a few games that season but this guy looks older than 21 yrs old, which is how old Warren would have been. I don't think he is on the photo and someone else thinks he is. I am not that great at facial recognition some(most)times. I don't own this photo, btw..

http://luckeycards.com/braves.jpg

bobw 04-13-2019 04:44 PM

Looks like Ernie Lombardi

Leon 04-13-2019 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobw (Post 1869965)
Looks like Ernie Lombardi

It does and Lombardi makes more sense since he was tall at 6'3". Thanks!

bigfanNY 04-13-2019 05:08 PM

Yes definitely Ernie

Scott Garner 04-13-2019 06:28 PM

Definitely the Schnozz

Chris Counts 04-14-2019 10:17 AM

No Spahn, but lots of interesting players here. Besides Lombardi, I see Paul Waner, Casey Stengel, George "Highpockets" Kelly, Max West, Tommy Holmes, Tony Cuccinello and Johnny Sain.

Tom Hufford 04-15-2019 08:13 PM

And the guy in civilian clothes, standing at the left end of the center row, is longtime Red Sox outfielder Duffy Lewis, of the famed Tris Speaker-Harry Hooper-Duffy Lewis outfield. He was a coach with the Boston Braves 1931-35, and was the Braves' travelling secretary 1936-1961. He may have been the only person who witnessed both Babe Ruth's first and last major league home runs (as his Red Sox teammate in 1915, and as a Braves coach in 1935).


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