November 19, 2009 12:40 pm
"I remember Eddie Stanky -- he was a wonderful player. My wife and I were there on the day he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Incredible."
- John Applista
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Eddie Stanky in Dodgers uniform, c. 1945
Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY
"The Brat" played for five teams over the course of his 11 year career, including the Dodgers from 1944-1947 and the Giants in 1950-1951, and was an irritant to whoever his opponent might be at the moment.
November 19, 2009 12:40 pm
"I remember Eddie Stanky -- he was a wonderful player. My wife and I were there on the day he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Incredible."
- John Applista