About This Item


  • Call NumberDODG_0164
  • TitleHurling hints
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine in suit holding baseball for six boys in jackets and ties. Caption: "Hurling Hints: Carl Erskine, who will pitch the opener for the Dodgers against the Pirates today, demonstrates his grip to a group of Little Leaguers at last night's Dodger Knot Hole Club dinner at the Hotel St. George. Looking on, left to right, are John Molloy, Robert Yoquinto, Sandy Robinson, Dick Ryer, Owen Murray and Richard Gumo."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Apr., 1953; "Eagle Sports Picture by Mickey Senko"; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorSenko, Mickey
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectErskine, Carl ; Hotel St. George (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Boys -- New York (State) -- New York ; Hotels -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (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: Erskine, Carl: General