Unknown Brooklyn Dodger base runner slides safely across home plate ahead of the throw backhanded by Boston Braves catcher Bill Salkeld (#15) as unknown umpire looks on at Braves Field.
Original data from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Brooklyn Dodgers vs. the Braves, ca. 1950-1959
Corrected date based on research by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
Summary provided by the Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011.
The only Braves catcher to wear #15 was Bill Salkeld from 1948 to 1949 (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).