Boston Braves base runner Tommy Holmes slides into home plate ahead of the throw to New York Giants catcher Wes Westrum (#9) in front of onlooking home plate umpire Lee Ballanfant and several Braves players including Eddie Stanky (#12) at Braves Field. New York Giants pitcher Andy Hansen (#44) backs up the play.
Original data from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: Braves vs. the N.Y. Giants at Braves Field, ca. 1950
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.
Andy Hansen pitched in just three games in Boston between 1949 and 1950 -- August 17 and 18, 1949 and July 7, 1950. Wes Westrum was his catcher in all 3 (Society for American Baseball Research, 2010-2011).