Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
SummaryImage represented is one of a related set (DODG 0385), some of which may also be described in this new record; Brooklyn Dodger rightfielder Carl Furillo lounging on outfield fence and pointing to number "344" with baseball bat; 0385 shows Furillo frontally, with darkened seats behind him; 0386 shows Furillo from left, with sunlit seats behind him. Caption on 0385: "Furillo's Favorite Figure: Carl Furillo, who led the National League in batting with a .344 mark poses happily on top of the right field fence at the Yankee Stadium yesterday. The right field wall is 344 feet from home plate, identical to Furillo's batting mark."
NoteTitle from caption on verso of 0385. On verso of 0385: date stamped: Sep. 29, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. 0385 (retouched): 7 x 9 in.; 0386: 10 x 8 in.
SubjectFurillo, Carl, 1922-1989 ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York
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