Burning the diamonds before the game
- IHM.2021.0150
- Item
- 1953
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Burning the diamonds before the tournament was done to dry them out
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
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Burning the diamonds before the game
Part of Recreation Collection
Burning the diamonds before the tournament was done to dry them out
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Tom Alston at Cardinals workout
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Tom Alston in the middle of a St. Louis Cardinals workout. Tom Alston played for the Indian Head Rockets and later became the first Black player on the St. Louis Cardinals.
The diamonds burning before the game
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Burning the diamonds before the tournament was done to dry them out
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
1952 Indian Head Rockets Team Photo
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The Indian Head Rockets and their manager at a baseball tournament
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
1950 Indian Head Rockets and their team bus
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The 1950 Indian Head Rockets posed in front of their team bus
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
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Charlie Robinson in his Rockets uniform
Indian Head Rockets waiting to receive their trophy
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The crowd gathered around the trophy moments before it was awarded to the Indian Head Rockets (Florida Cubans).
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
1953 Indian Head Rockets with trophy
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The Indian Head Rockets (Florida Cubans) with a recently won trophy
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Indian Head Rockets receiving trophy
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Jose Hernandez and the rest of the Rockets (Florida Cubans) receiving their trophy
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
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Enlarged baseball card of Pumpsie Green, the first is a headshot of him in his New York Mets uniform, the second is him catching a ground ball in his Red Sox gear.
Crowd gathered to watch the baseball tournament
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A slightly elevated view of the crowd gathered to watch one of the famous 2-day tournaments
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Filled parking lot outside the baseball tournament
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The filled parking lot beside the field of the tournament with packed bleachers in the background.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
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Edward "Peanuts" Davis in the middle of a throw at practice.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Gilberto Yzquierdo receiving a trophy
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Gilberto Yzquierdo, manager of the Rockets (Florida Cubans), receiving the trophy for having won the Sixth Annual Indian Head Ball Tournament.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
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Jim Morrow in his Rockets uniform at practice.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)