Found browsing though my pictures directory recently — a great Ebbets Field shot with trolley in foreground. And there are even some Brooklynites dodging it! ;)
Mar
02
2009
02
2009
Eddie Fisher & Pee Wee Reese
From 1955, here’s Eddie Fisher getting an award from Dodger Pee Wee Reese at Ebbets Field. This is from May 31st, just before a night game versus the Pirates, which you can check out on Retrosheet. The Dodgers lost that night, but, as you might recall, things worked out pretty darn well that year.
The next year, in October 1956, Eddie Fisher and his wife Debbie Reynolds had a daughter who eventually became famous in her own right — Carrie Fisher. Who has her own blog now.
It’s a small world.
(Photograph from the always-awesome If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There’s Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats.)
Jan
16
2009
16
2009
Very first pitch at Ebbets Field
From 1913, here’s the first pitch ever at Ebbets Field, thrown out by Miss Genevieve Ebbets, daughter of Charley Ebbets.
I’m pretty sure that’s her father sitting next to her, too.
From the Library of Congress at Flickr.
UPDATE: And here is Miss Ebbets in mid-throw…
Sep
11
2008
11
2008
Video: Ebbets Field demolition
Via bobster1985 on Flickr comes this video of the 1960 Ebbets Field demolition — be sure to check out his photos as there are some cool, classic shots from around the league.