2000.1.460

2-Apr-54
7.5 in HIGH x 11 in WIDE
(19.05 cm HIGH x 27.94 cm WIDE)
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
2000.1.460


Tribune label on the back, April 2, 1954, "The 1954 Oakland Oaks, who open the Coast League season Tuesday in Sacramento, pose in their bright new uniforms. The Oaks will wear the white suits with red and blue trimmings for the first time in the local season opener April 13. The starters are (left to right) left fielder Pete Milne, second baseman Johnny Jorgensen, thir baseman Bobby Wilson, center fielder Sammy Chapman, first baseman Jim Marshall, right fielder Bill Howerton, shortstop Russ Rose, catcher Len Neal and pitcher Al Gettel." Photo shows the team posing in a line with their bats resting on their left shoulders.

Used: Oakland Tribune

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