About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0401
  • TitleLarceny foiled
  • SummaryUmpire calling out runner attempting to steal second base, probably during second game of 1953 World Series at Yankee Stadium. Caption: "Larceny Foiled: Junior Gilliam, attempting to steal second base after his first inning single, is an easy out as Phil Rizzuto applies the tag. The Yankee shortstop had gotten the ball on peg from catcher Yogi Berra. Umpire is Bill Grieve."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 9 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Oct. 2, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectRizzuto, Phil, 1917-2007 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; New York Yankees (Baseball team) ; Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009) ; World Series (Baseball) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBronx (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Sports: Baseball: Dodgers: Gilliam, Junior: General