RIP Al Rosen

[nolemmings]

What I find interesting about that SI cover is that it must be showing batting practice, given that his teammate is catching and there is no umpire, yet he looks so determined and, more importantly, there is such a crowd. Pardon if this is an ignorant question but was one picture superimposed or otherwise placed with another-- the precursor to photo-shopping? It looks like there's an aura around the catcher's head.

EDITED TO ADD my condolences aslo, Mr. Rosen was a very classy man.

[ooo-ribay]

I loved the Humm Baby teams he put together with the SF Giants.

RIP, Al.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

What I find interesting about that SI cover is that it must be showing batting practice, given that his teammate is catching and there is no umpire, yet he looks so determined and, more importantly, there is such a crowd. Pardon if this is an ignorant question but was one picture superimposed or otherwise placed with another-- the precursor to photo-shopping?

EDITED TO ADD my condolences aslo, Mr. Rosen was a very classy man.

Todd,
I have always assumed it was a staged photo. Never game much thought to your super-imposed question. Makes sense that it might be.

[Koufax32fan]

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[Volod]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

What I find interesting about that SI cover is that it must be showing batting practice, given that his teammate is catching and there is no umpire, yet he looks so determined and, more importantly, there is such a crowd. Pardon if this is an ignorant question but was one picture superimposed or otherwise placed with another-- the precursor to photo-shopping? It looks like there's an aura around the catcher's head.

EDITED TO ADD my condolences aslo, Mr. Rosen was a very classy man.

Intra-squad spring-training game. Back in the '50's, not as many teams, especially in the Cactus League, so intra-squad games were common. The catcher - looks like Hank Foiles - is using a special strap over his helmet to provide extra security for his mask. That's what you see as an "aura."

[nolemmings]

Thanks for the info. I should have thought of that, and remembered that balls and strikes at those games were usually called from behind the mound. Looks like a pretty good turnout though, as even the games between teams only drew a couple of thousand.

[rsn1661]

I saw the bad news and got to thinking that I had a 1954 Who's Who in Baseball with him on the cover. It was in beautiful shape when I got it from my mother however is sustained some water damage a few years back. Carl Furillo and Mickey Vernon are pictured on the inside covers.

[71buc]

He was one of the players my father loved. This original photo is from 1947 the year he played for the Oklahoma City Indians. he had one of the finest individual seasons in league history. He led all hitters in average .349, hits 186, doubles 47, extra-base hits 83, RBIs 141, total bases 330, slugging percentage .619, and on-base percentage .437. He was elected Texas League MVP.

[ledsters]

[egri]

Very sorry to hear of his passing. I always thought he belonged in Cooperstown, along with a couple other folks we lost recently, Al Dark and Minnie Minoso. Rosen and Dark probably lost out because they lost time due to World War II, and Minoso due to the color barrier.

Mr. Rosen was kind enough to sign a 1953 Topps for my project back in August. I don't have a photobucket, but the picture is here. A couple days after he died, I was looking at the card and I noticed the card's original owner had drawn a mustache in pencil on him. I hadn't noticed it before, but now it's all I see when I look at the card. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to remove it?