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Identifier
20033779
Description
Fort Worth Cats outfielders, Jack Paepke, left, and Eddie "Duke" Snider. Snider and Paepke are the biggest long-ball threats in the lineup. Snider is 19 years old and joined the team mid-season after serving in the military. Despite only playing in 68 games, he is tied for the team lead with five home runs. Paepke has three round-trips in 62 games. The men are kneeling in the outfield grass, wearing the Cats' home uniform. They are posed with Louisville Slugger bats.
Archival Date
1946-09-09
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-419
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Baseball; Baseball players; LaGrave Field; Baseball bats; Louisville Slugger; Paepke, Jack; Snider, Duke; Snider, Eddie; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team)
Subjects
Baseball; Baseball players; LaGrave Field; Baseball bats; Louisville Slugger; Paepke, Jack; Snider, Duke; Snider, Eddie; Fort Worth Cats (Baseball team)