1947 Lancaster Red Rose Baseball team. Back row: Tom Floyd (trainer), Freddie Peeler, Bill James, Tom Astbury, Cloyd Sheedy, George Armstrong, Eddie Boehm, Gus Holborough, Charles Landau. Front row: Walt Novick, Leon Griffith, Mat Usciak, Lester McCrabb, Nelson Fox, Tom Kirk, Bill McCarthy, Joe Zack, Len. Kelly.
Lancaster Red Roses, Tri-State Baseball League champions. Players were Jack Deal, Tom O'Hara, Alex Boucher, Frank Kessaw, Eddie Lemon, Cy Barger, Reisling, Tom Dougherty, Bull Durham, Chick Hartley, Fred Croulios, Alteyer, Butch Rementer, Lucia.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Stockyard baseball team at the old Stumpf Field. Dick Grabill, second row, second from right. Others on the team included Jim Geist, the Caldwell brothers, Norm Hoffman, Nelson Gibble, Bill Cushman, and Dick Bernhardt. Coach was Dick Seitz.