Help Identifying....from Jackie Robinson Photo

[jgmp123]

So I got my Jackie signed picture today and I was hoping someone could help identifying the people in the background...It looks like the pictures were taken at a Brooklyn Dodgers event.... Pics aren't the best, but the best I could do with my camera and the size of the photo.
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[mr2686]

Per the last picture it looks like Walter O'malley in the middle and Buzzie Buvasi on the very end on the right

[jgmp123]

Mike,

Thank you very much! I wonder if the individual who took the pictures and got the Jackie signatures worked for the organization....Man, I wish it was that easy to get the back story on many of these items.

[RichardSimon]

That is definitely O Malley.
I am glad that so many Net54 guys were able to get such a reasonably priced authentic Jackie Robinson autograph and that I was able to help though I regret missing out myself.

[mr2686]

Reasonably priced? Heck Richard, that was a steal.

[jgmp123]

Richard,

I don't the the few guys that won one of that Jackie's can thank you enough for your help with this. Just shows how special the Net54 community is.

I have been talking to another guy that snagged one of the photo's and he has Dressen in his photo...with that and the photo of Duke and his son I am assuming the photo's were taken sometime around 1952...Thoughts?

[RichardSimon]

Dressen managed from 1951-53 so it can be called circa 1952.

[yanks12025]

Here's the back of another picture. Looks like 1952 also

[jgmp123]

Well there we go....what is the trophy for? Does anyone else think Dressen is 5th from the left??

[RichardSimon]

Dressen was all of 5'5" and the fifth guy in the picture is shorter than the others. You may be right.

[mr2686]

James, the one next to last on the right (next to the one I believe is Bavasi) might be Fresco Thompson. I believe he was assistant GM in 52.

[jgmp123]

So it sounds like this is what we know so far... Assuming the ladies are wives of the gentlemen...The only two men left are the ones on the far left...

[drc]

I can imagine the photographer taker/autograph getter being an employee of the team. Perhaps a relative of an employee who tagged along. A couple of the images don't appear to be 'fan access.' One was in the lockerroom, where I assume fans weren't allowed.

[yanks12025]

Anyone know the player in my photo?

[mr2686]

I was thinking it was preacher roe....but not positive

[JimStinson]

Looks a bit like Andy Pafko

[JimStinson]

Who ever it is, Someone needs to tell Dressen that the old saying "KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL" applies on the playing field and not in the clubhouse

[Leon]

Originally Posted by jimstinson

who ever it is, someone needs to tell dressen that the old saying "keep your eye on the ball" applies on the playing field and not in the clubhouse

lol...

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by mr2686

I was thinking it was preacher roe....but not positive

I am pretty sure it is Preacher Roe.

[bobw]

Looks like Andy Pafko with Dressen

[yanks12025]

Richard,

I came across these other ones also on ebay that were ended early? Do these look good also? They all came form the same place because Drew looked at them all on the same day. Would someone really ask Jackie to sign all these random photos, what if there's even more out there. Just seems odd!

http://www.ebay.com/csc/shopvintagep...mplete=1&rt=nc

[RichardSimon]

The ebay link you had posted showed nothing.
They are a bunch of random photos but all obviously taken by the same person, probably on the same day, and signed on the same day by Jackie.

[yanks12025]

Opps Sorry, click his completed auctions.

[RichardSimon]

I think they look good. The back story must be very interesting.

[yanks12025]

I was able to buy two more of these photos, they look good like the others.

[yanks12025]

Anyone know the event that the second pic was taken at or what for?