Players from the 1940 Intercity Semi-Pro League: Rufus Mitchell, RHP for Master Sales, Linwood “Bubber” Donner, 3rd base for Coca Cola, Zeb Finlayson, LHP for DuPont, and Dutch Bottoms, umpire.
Photographed in Richmond, Va. Images from the Hank Wolfe papers, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library.
June 1, 1938: Manager Joe McCarthy, center, congratulates “The Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, before he starts his 2,000th consecutive game. His streak ended at 2,130 on May 2, 1939.