Babe Ruth Photo. Trying to identify who is standing next to Ruth

[GDoggy]

While going through the lineup, Johnny Broaca image shows up. The glasses are not the same, but I believe it is him. Some 10 years later, probably would have different glasses. If so, why would he be on the field in uniform at the Old timer's game? Or for that, why any game after 1937 (last year with the Yankees)?
1940 pic: https://outlet.historicimages.com/products/cvb58091

[Butch7999]

Sorry, but totally not Broaca. Nor Selkirk. Nor Danny MacFayden, George Toporcer, Chick Hafey, Lee Meadows,
or Carmen Hill. Wishing we had something positive to suggest instead of just negative. We're thinking, though,
he's not necessarily a guy who wore glasses during his playing days but needed specs only later...
Looking for a source that lists Yankee coaches in 1940s seasons...

edited to add: also not Art Fletcher.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

Sorry, but totally not Broaca. Nor Selkirk. Nor Danny MacFayden, George Toporcer, Chick Hafey, Lee Meadows,
or Carmen Hill. Wishing we had something positive to suggest instead of just negative. We're thinking, though,
he's not necessarily a guy who wore glasses during his playing days but needed specs only later...
Looking for a source that lists Yankee coaches in 1940s seasons...

Wikipedia lists coaches and managers for each team. Just type in "1947 New York Yankees", and you'll get the page. Scroll down, and you see a full roster for (supposedly), everyone who played for the team that year, along with the coaches and manager(s). There is also a link at the top right of each page, for the preceding and following years.

I just looked at the rosters for the 1945-47 teams, and didn't come up with any good choices for the man in the photo.

Steve

[hardware303]

Not sure if you already have this info or if this helps, but there's a list of other players in uniform in the article from the NYT the next day.

[Dto7]

The player is Wally Schang

[Butch7999]

Bam! Don nails it again.

[GDoggy]

Thanks to everyone who helped figure out this great mystery. This was an interesting research project. I did not know anything about this game before this and to think about the players who were in this Old Timers game, such as, Frank Baker, Earle Combs, Tris Speaker, Jimmie Foxx, Chief Bender, Cy Young, Ed Walsh and Ty Cobb, well WOW.

I have been going through and posting my collection here (not really into selling, but I do trade): http://www.gladishsolutions.com/pressphotos/ There are some, such as this one, which did not have a tag. So trying to get place accurate information on it.