Enos Slaughter?

Archive · #1 04-30-2009, 04:18 AM

Posted By: Phil Garry

Can anyone positively identify which player on the below photo, if any, is Enos Slaughter?

[linked image]

Thanks

Archive · #2 04-30-2009, 04:34 AM

Posted By: dennis

i would guess he would be the 3rd from the right with only his head showing.

Archive · #3 04-30-2009, 06:49 AM

Posted By: Chris Counts

If he's in the photo, I believe he's in the top row, sixth from the right. Enos, by the way, was only 5-9. It's hard to tell, though. Can you get a better scan?

Archive · #4 04-30-2009, 06:54 AM

Posted By: Steve Murray

Bottom row, third from the right?

Archive · #5 04-30-2009, 07:10 AM

Posted By: Phil Garry

Unfortunately, this is the only image I have to go by. I was using Slaughter's 1941 Double Play card (w/Johnny Mize) to match up against and my guess was the guy all the way on the left with the towel around his neck.

Archive · #6 04-30-2009, 07:39 AM

Posted By: Ryan Christoff

It's ironic that someone said Slaughter is bottom row, 3rd from the right, because that's Cuban great, Miguel Gonzalez. And this image is from a Cuban postcard from 1940.

Top row, sixth from the right is obviously Josh Gibson. Could be Joe Jackson, though.

-Ryan

Archive · #7 04-30-2009, 07:46 AM

Posted By: Jim VB

Ryan,

I sent you an email a couple of days ago. Did you get it, or did it end up in spamville somewhere?

Archive · #8 04-30-2009, 08:07 AM

Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Oddly enough, I saw Max Lanier right away, but there are a few who look like Enos in the image. I might have to agree with the fellow who guessed top row, sixth from right.

Archive · #9 04-30-2009, 08:38 AM

Posted By: Ryan Christoff

Jim,

Thanks for reminding me. I did get your e-mail, but it was right in the middle of a lovely batch of kidney stones, so your e-mail and all others from Sunday to basically today have pretty much been forgotten. I'll e-mail you right now.

-Ryan

bmarlowe1 · #10 04-30-2009, 02:49 PM

just testing the new board's features

FrankWakefield · #11 04-30-2009, 09:47 PM

If you email me the scan of the image I could better compare photos and faces to the image you've posted...

Without that, I'm thinking 6th from top right would be him if he's in there. He a a solid, dependable player, who wasn't as tall as we'd expect. He was a ballplayer, though. A good 'un.