| Title: | First-hand view of lefty flipper |
| Description: | One of two views of Sandy Koufax standing with two men in suits before chalk board inscribed with team rosters; 0555 shows Koufax holding baseball up, with man at right supporting his arm. Caption: "First-Hand View of Lefty Flipper: Sanford (Sandy) Koufax, Brooklyn's 18-year-old pitching prospect from the University of Cincinnati, drops in at Flock's downtown office to say hello during Christmas holidays. Admiring his southpaw flipper are veep Fresco Thompson, right, and Scout Al Campanis, who signed him." See also DODG 0556. |
| Date: | 1954 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
| Creator: | Senko, Mickey. |
| More Details: |
Title from caption on verso of 0555. On verso of 0555: date stamped: Dec. 23, 1954; "Eagle Sports Photo by Mickey Senko"; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. 0555 retouched, with grease pencil cropping marks. |
| Collection: | Brooklyn Dodgers [3]
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| Subject: |
Koufax, Sandy, 1935- [4] Campanis, Al. [5] Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) [6] Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) -- Employees. [7] Baseball players [8] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | DODG 0555 |